Head of Department

7 months ago


Gold Coast, 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 with 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.
About Oxenford State School
Whether your child is attending school for the first time or changing schools we welcome you to our school community and trust that our website will provide information that will assist you.
We believe that the most important people to enter the school grounds each day are the students and we take our responsibility for their learning seriously.
Our vision is for excellence in learning in a safe, positive, challenging and optimistic school environment; where students achieve academic success and aspire to personal greatness.
About the Role

**Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- Lead the implementation of curriculum provisions and related whole school programs to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focussed on providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
- Lead the implementation of whole school approach to pedagogy.
- Embed socially just practices in daily school life.
- Set high standards for student and staff performance.
- The applicant will have a teaching load.

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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