Head of Special Education Services

3 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

**About Us**:
Stafford Heights State School is a co-educational state primary school with a population of 300 including an ECDP. Our school is characterised by students of great diversity and encompasses a broad range of ethnic and cultural heritages including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. We set realistic goals and expectations for our students within a supportive environment that values education through everyone stiving to do the very best they possibly can to achieve success. This philosophy along with an emphasis of personalised learning reflects a school culture that promotes teaching of skills which leads to the growth and development of self-sufficient, resilient learners by nurturing and coaching the notion of self-belief, consistent effort and persistence. Teachers and children value respect for self, others, learning and property to achieve these goals and become active citizens who make meaningful contributions to society.

**About the Role**:
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
- 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.
- Provide, support and/or coordinate case management for students who require extensive or substantial adjustments.
- Support classroom teachers and other school staff to access departmental or other external specialist services, professional development, and supports as needed.
- Participate in school decision making processes as well as professional development to contribute to school goals, vision and planning.
- 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 and maintain partnerships with parents, other government agencies, and community groups to support students with disability.

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).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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