Head of Special Education Services

2 weeks ago


Ipswich, Australia Education Full time

(Image sourced from Kruger State School)
Kruger State School is a large school in the Ipswich corridor. At this school, we aspire to Excellence and Equity through our key strategies in the focus areas of:

- Educational Achievement
- Improve the educational achievement of all students Wellbeing & Engagement
- Support students to be 'Present, Centred and Ready to Learn' each day Culture & Inclusion
- Develop a culture of collaboration between the school and the community.

The HOSES at Kruger State School will be committed to providing students with a diverse and inclusive education with a focus on the whole child.
As part of the Leadership Team, they will lead a Student Services Team in:

- Case Management processes, including liaising with external support agencies and specialists
- Support teachers in AC planning processes, and provide advice on reasonable adjustments and ICPs
- Work strategically for successful outcomes.

You will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:

- 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.
- Manage human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources to achieve goals

The successful applicant will have experience in leading change, working with and leading teams, excellent curriculum knowledge and clear understanding of how to support teachers to implement reasonable adjustments.
Kruger State School uses a range of support strategies for students including trauma informed practices, Teach Like a Champion, PBL and ESCMs. Experience in these areas would be well considered.
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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