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Deputy Principal

1 month ago

Cairns, Queensland, Australia Queensland Department of Education Full time

Tagai State College is seeking a dynamic and visionary Deputy Principal - (Special Education), locally referred to as Deputy Principal Inclusion, to lead our Inclusive Education Program across the College. This is a permanent opportunity, beginning in Term 1, 2026. You'll be joining a passionate team committed to delivering high-quality inclusive education in a truly unique and rewarding environment.

Join us now and help shape a supportive future for every learner

About The Department

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.

What We Are Looking For

We're looking for a compassionate, student-centred leader with a strong track record in inclusive education. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in supporting students with diverse needs including disability, trauma, behaviour, and giftedness, along with a solid grasp of inclusive pedagogies and evidence-based interventions.

They will bring proven skills in staff leadership, professional development, and data-informed decision-making, as well as experience leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver positive student outcomes. A collaborative mindset and the ability to engage families, teachers, and specialists are essential.

This executive role reports to the College Executive Principal and requires strategic thinking, cultural responsiveness, and a strong commitment to continuous improvement.

Your Responsibilities

As the Deputy Principal (Special Education), your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

  • Improve the educational outcomes of all students in your school, especially those with disabilities
  • Develop the quality of teaching and learning
  • Nurture positive relationships between students, teachers, the community and stakeholders.
  • Line manage the Students with Disability teachers across the college
  • Lead teams to develop quality systems to support student services
  • Is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and participates in school decision making processes as well as professional development to contribute to school goals, vision and planning.
  • Manage and coordinate the delivery of high-quality advice and support provided by the Special Education Program and/or Early Childhood Development Program.
  • Lead and manage the Special Education Program and/or Early Childhood Development Program to provide advice to classroom teachers for students with disability as needed.
  • Provide high quality advice to the school leadership team, classroom teachers and other school staff to develop, plan and implement effective reasonable adjustments for students with disability.
  • Coordinate and provide intensive targeted teaching for students requiring intervention.
  • Support Students with Disabilities teachers and other school leaders to access departmental or other external specialist services, professional development, and supports as needed.
  • Implement and coordinate school-wide systems including data systems to monitor students with disability and record the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability.
  • Form partnerships with parents, other government agencies, community groups, industry and business.
  • Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling especially in relation to students with disability.
  • Manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the SEP/ECDP to achieve goals.

Please refer to the attached role description for the full list of responsibilities and mandatory requirements for this position.

Interested? To Apply
  • Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history).
  • Attach a written statement (2-page maximum) addressing Key Capabilities 1-4 as per Role Description "How you will be assessed" section.
  • Attach a copy of the mandatory requirements outlined in 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.

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. . Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.

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