Head of Department

Head of Department (Curriculum) - Everton Park State School

Education (Organisation site ( http://qed.qld.gov.au/ ) )
Metropolitan North Region - School and Regional Operations and Performance Division

Everton Park State School is seeking an experienced Head of Department (Curriculum) with deep knowledge and understanding of the Australian Curriculum Version 9. We are particularly looking for someone to drive changes around the new approaches to reading. Additionally, the successful applicant willoversee the management and maintenance of resources in the school library. This is a temporary full-time position commencing 14 July 2025 until 12 December 2025, unless otherwise determined.

Job details

Position status

Position status Fixed Term Temporary

Position type

Position type Full-time

Occupational group

Occupational group Education & Training

Classification

Classification Stream 2 /HO1

Workplace Location

Job ad reference

Job ad reference QLD/MNR630746/25T

Closing date 07-May-2025

Yearly salary

Yearly salary $141088 - $143582

Fortnightly salary

Fortnightly salary $5407 - $5503

Total remuneration

Salary Other

Job duration

Job duration Until 12 December 2025 unless otherwise determined

At Everton Park State School, we believe that every student has the opportunity to succeed. As a school it's our purpose to ensure we have an environment where teachers can teach so that students can learn. We aim to nurture amazing young people who achieve their holistic and academic potential. All our year groups, enjoy a curriculum of stimulating, exciting and challenging learning experiences carefully differentiated to meet the needs of all our students. We highly value all areas of learning and our curriculum reflects this.

In our school, Success with Honour means that everything we say and everything we do are true reflections of what we value and what is important to us. When we act with integrity we are sincere and true to ourselves. People trust and respect us, our relationships are solid and our students feel positively about themselves. We are special because we are a very happy, fun-filled and exciting school, a wonderful place to learn and work. We are part of a friendly community who work in partnership together to give our children the very best well-rounded education: truly outstanding, truly excellent

About the Role:

Responsibilities include, but not limited to;

• Form partnerships with students, parents, other government agencies, and community groups.
• Be futures oriented and strategic.
• Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling especially in relation to students and staffwithin the school department.
• Manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the curriculum areas or whole school programto achieve goals.
• Lead the relevant curriculum areas or whole school program to develop, articulate and commit to a sharededucational vision focussed on providing quality learning outcomes for all students.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

How to Apply:

• Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
• A 2-pg 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).

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights ( https://www.forgov.qld.gov.au/humanrights ) and diversity ( https://www.forgov.qld.gov.au/inclusion-and-diversity-commitment ) .

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.

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• MNR630746_25T - Role Description (PDF, 242KB) ( https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/b_fileupload.proc_download?in_file_id=39797690&in_servicecode=CUSTOMSEARCH&in_organid=14904&in_sessionid=0&in_hash_key=B4305E501EAFCD855476B9922D346A39 )
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