Head Of Department
2 days ago
The students themselves have a commitment to learning and their future pathways.
Teachers are supported through Professional Development to enable them to teach diverse students with contemporary pedagogy.About The Department Of Education The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity.
This starts with recruitment and selection.
The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary.
This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.About The School Centenary Heights State High School is located in the Toowoomba District and serves principally the urban community of South-East Toowoomba.
The school was opened in 1968 and is one of several state and private high schools which service Toowoomba and the surrounding districts.
The school occupies a site of approximately 10 hectares in a residential area adjacent to the Southtown Shopping Centre.Around 1800 students across Years 7 to 12 are enrolled at Centenary Heights State High School.
Approximately 55% of students come from our traditional state primary partner schools, while 30% come from other schools in and near Toowoomba and 15% from overseas, interstate or intrastate.About The Role Lead the Junior Secondary (Year 7-9) Department through: High School transition programs including parent information evenings, Year 7 Transition Day, Year 7 Interface, school tours, Year 6 classroom visits Liaising with feeder Primary Schools to understand individual student and cohort needs Support the Year 7 Camp team to coordinate and run the annual Year 7 Camp Work with the Timetabling DP and other Heads of Department to design appropriate Teaching Transition Teams to support the needs of Year 7 students and Faculty specific staffing needs Leading Year 7 Teaching Transition Teams to support student engagement, learning needs and social emotional support Collaboratively lead along with the Diverse Learning DP to assign future Year 7 students into appropriate class grouping Support the Year 7, 8 and 9 Heads of Year teams to guide the social emotional and learning needs of all students through the early years of High School Lead the coordination of the Junior School Leaders program including selection processes, attendance at school and community events, support Student Leaders meetings Support the Deputy Principal to facilitate NAPLAN ensuring QCAA processes and timelines are met Lead The Languages Department Through Manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the Languages Department to meet goals as outlined within the School's AIP Support faculty staff to maintain high expectations of quality teaching and learning for Languages focusing on whole school pedagogy practices Lead curriculum and assessment alignment to support the school's and department's initiatives Coordinate School of Distance Ed student enrolments with relevant Guidance Officers and be the school's point of contact, facilitate exams and support student engagement Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply: Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history) Attach a 2-page response to the How you will be assessed section of the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace.
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