Head of Department
7 months ago
**About Us**:
Meridan State College has an established reputation as a high performing school with an emphasis on quality teaching and high standards of behaviour in a safe, supportive environment.Meridan is a Prep-Year 12 College and boasts a distinctive sub school structure which fosters the education of this broad age range of students in modern campuses, which have been purpose designed to cater for each cohort at their specific age of development. Each phase offers a diverse and rich curriculum supported by quality teaching that gives our students a seamless progression through their 13 years of schooling. A dense rainforest divides the site providing a separation of the sub schools. A boardwalk which transverses the rainforest links the sub schools and provides unique learning experiences for our students in a beautiful, natural environment.
**About the Role**:
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
- Leading the implementation and delivery of the 7-10 Australian Curriculum Design Technology.
- Leading the implementation and delivery of the 10-12 courses (General, Applied and VET offerings).
- Leading the explicit improvement agenda of Design Technology faculty aligning with the MSC improvement agenda.
- Developing the quality of teaching and learning and nurturing positive relationships between students, teachers and stakeholders to maximise educational outcomes for students.
Highly desirable skills and experience;
- Team Leadership (diverse range of staff/roles).
- Design Technology Curriculum (AC, QCAA and VET).
- Contemporary understanding of industry requirements and direction.
- Mental health / social / emotional support strategies.
- Strong conflict resolution, mediation skills and staff team building skills.
- Develop and maintain community networks and partnerships.
- Current and emerging technology and education trends and opportunities.
- Data Literacy to develop and implement systems to track, monitor and lead intervention for student learning progress and wellbeing.
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 written statement in response to 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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