Head of Special Education Services

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

**About Us**:
Mitchelton State High School successfully blends excellence in academic performance, Creative Arts and Sports. With an enrolment of approximately 530 students, our school is set within 11 hectares of leafy landscaped grounds approximately 10km north-west of Brisbane. Students at Mitchelton State High School learn in a community that values respect, engagement, achievement and lifelong learning. We encourage all students to perform at their best, maintain a positive attitude and aim for individual excellence in all that they do. In all classrooms and in the playground we promote positive behaviours for learning. We place the highest priority on tolerance, acceptance and safety, underpinned by our Responsible Behaviour Plan and Safe School Policy.

**About the Role**:
As Head of Special Education Services, you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with our leadership team, our staff, students and the school community.You will prioritise Clarity, High Expectations, Instructional Leadership and create and sustain an environment of inclusiveness and personalised teaching and learning for students.
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
- 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.

**As HOSES you will demonstrate strategic leadership by**:

- Building and ensuring a strong, equitable and inclusive environment to support a shared vision in raising the achievement of all students including high ability students.
- Monitoring, tracking, analysing and triangulating data to inform strategic direction and realise the intent of strategic planning.
- Leading a systematic approach to professional learning, coaching and mentoring to improve differentiated teaching and learning.
- Aligning the teaching, assessing and reporting of the Australian Curriculum for students with adjustments to their learning and the environment.

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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