Head of Department

2 weeks ago

Sunshine Coast, Australia Education Full time

About the SchoolSunshine Beach State School has been open since 1982 and has a proud and outstanding reputation in the community for providing a high-quality education. The school currently has a student population of approximately 800 students from Prep to Year 6. The focus is on development of the whole child - intellectually, socially, emotionally, physically, culturally and creatively to ensure that each learner is provided with the best opportunity to reach their full potential. Sunshine Beach State School is an accredited Glasser Quality School providing a positive, caring, fun and supportive learning culture.About the roleAs the Head of Department (Curriculum) you will have responsibility for the following:

- Lead the relevant curriculum areas or whole school program 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.
- Manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the curriculum areas or whole school program to achieve goals.

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 under the "how you will be assessed" section 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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