Head of Department

2 weeks ago

Sunshine Coast, Australia Education Full time

**About Us**:
Located centrally on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, Chancellor State College is a five minute drive to Mooloolaba, and is a one hour drive north of Brisbane. Our college enjoys a partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast to deliver world class educational opportunities to all in the Sippy Downs Educational Precinct. This unique agreement offers an incredible richness to our highly regarded programs that are delivering outstanding achievements in the academic, cultural, leadership, community and sporting pursuits of our students from prep through year 12 into university.
The programs on offer for our students enable them choice to follow multiple pathways on their seamless learning journey. Our primary campus has been recognised and awarded for its curriculum offerings while our distinctive junior secondary program offers the social nurturing that breeds academic excellence during early adolescence. Through these years our students have access to Futures programs that focus on enriching individualised talents in preparation for the senior years. Pathways in science and engineering, creative arts and music, English extension, touch football, football and futsal make us the college of choice for many families. Our international outreach programs are supported through the teaching of Japanese and Italian, with access to other languages through the School of Distance Education.

**About the Role**:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to;
- Lead the school department to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focussed on providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
- Embed socially just practices in daily school life.
- Set high standards for student and staff performance.
- Actively participate in lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.
- Form partnerships with students, parents, other government agencies, and community groups.
- Be futures oriented and strategic.
- Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling especially in relation to students and staff within the school department.

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.

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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