Head of Department

3 days ago

Toowoomba, Australia Education Full time

About the School
Centenary Heights State High School is a school of around 1800 students, located at Toowoomba, approximately 90 minutes west of Brisbane. Our school is a learning community promoting equity and excellence for all students in pursuit of their personal best. We strive to develop independent, holistic, lifelong learners; leaders and citizens who are agile and skilled with the social capability to thrive now and navigate toward a successful future. Centenary Heights State High School aims to provide a quality education underpinned by safety, respect and learning.
About the Role
The successful applicant will, as Head of Department - Visual Arts and Hospitality, be responsible for leading the curriculum areas within our school including relevant VET certificates. You will be required to lead teaching staff to provide quality learning outcomes for all students, and to lead continuous school improvement aligned to our school's strategic priorities. As an instructional leader, you will be focused on ensuring all students develop their global competencies so they can transition into the future workforce with confidence and resilience. As such, you will be required to demonstrate your previous success with:

- The design of curriculum and cross curricula learning experiences that meet the requirements of the Australian Curriculum, QCAA, and AQTF.
- Engaging students in skill development through authentic learning experiences.
- Engaging with the wider school community to nurture quality positive relationships between students, parents, teachers and stakeholders across the school and wider community.
- Manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the faculty to achieve goals.

As the Head of Department you will have responsibility for the following:

- 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.

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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