Head of Department

3 weeks ago

Toowoomba, Australia Education Full time

About the Department of Education
The Department of Education are 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 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.
Living and working in the Darling Downs South West RegionThe Darling Downs South West region is an area on the western slope of the Great Dividing Range in Queensland and covers an impressive 480,000km2 of land.
Toowoomba is the largest city in the region, which is approximately 90 minutes drive west of Brisbane. Quintessential country towns are part of our diverse region and are a focus of support for the Head of Department (Curriculum) role that is focused on rural and remote schools with approved kindergarten programs, such as Proston, Durong South, Bell and Talwood. Working in the Darling Downs South West region offers a desirable working and relaxed lifestyle conditions. Singles and families are well-catered for with an affordable and community-oriented lifestyle with access to essential facilities and experiences for everyone.
While living here, you'll enjoy diverse climates, with cooler temperatures in the higher altitudes of Toowoomba and the Southern Downs, combined with the outback way of life.
About the RoleAs the Head of Department (Curriculum) you will work as part of the State Delivered Kindergarten team in Darling Downs South West Region to lead the following key tasks in schools with approved kindergarten programs:

- Lead kindergarten curriculum in the context of the whole school program to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focussed on providing quality learning outcomes for all children in the early years.
- Embed socially just practices in daily school life.
- Actively participate in lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.
- Form partnerships with students, parents, other government agencies, and community groups.

This role fulfills the Department of Education's legislative obligations to provide access to a qualified early childhood teacher for relevant schools with approved kindergarten programs.
While this position is located at Newtown State School, the role travels to schools with kindergarten across the region. The role is supervised and supported by both the base school Principal and the Director for Partnerships and Programs in DDSW Regional Office.

**Mandatory Requirements**:

- ACECQA recognised early childhood teacher qualifications are a mandatory requirement of this role. For further information, visit here for further information.
- Current full registration, or current provisional registration with eligibility for full registration, as a teacher in Queensland.

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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