Head of Department

3 weeks ago


Logan City, Australia Education Full time

About the School
Marsden State High School prides itself on providing our students with the best academic, vocational, cultural and sporting opportunities. Marsden State High School offers quality educational opportunities for our students in years 7 through 12. Since 1987, we have symbolised high quality state education in the Logan area underpinned by our culture of equity and excellence. Our core values of persistence, passion and pride define everything that makes our school unique. Marsden State High School believes that 'Everyday Counts' when it comes to student learning. We expect our students to attend school at least 92% of the time and have different programs in place to help our students achieve this goal.
About the Role
The Head of Department - Science is responsible for leading the Senior Science curriculum areas within our school, including Science Years 10 - 12 and relevant vocational education qualifications.
You will be required to lead teaching staff to provide quality learning outcomes for all students, and to lead continuous school improvement aligned to our school's strategic priorities. As an instructional leader, you will be focused on ensuring all students develop their global competencies so they can transition into the future workforce with confidence and resilience. As such, you will be required to demonstrate your previous success with:

- The design of curriculum and cross curricula learning experiences that meet the requirements of the Australian Curriculum and QCAA
- Engaging students in skill development through authentic learning experiences.
- Engaging with the wider school community to nurture quality positive relationships between students, parents, teachers and stakeholders across the school and wider community.
- Manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the faculty to achieve goals.

For a full list of mandatory requirements please see the attached role description.

**Interested? To apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor)
- Attach a maximum 2 page written response outlining your suitability for the role referring to the key capabilities identified in the attached role description.

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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.


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