Head of Special Education Services

23 hours ago

Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

**About the School**:
Yeronga State School is a medium sized, inner city school with heritage listing.
Our school is an enthusiastic and collaborative community of learners, proud of its long history but firmly focused on the future. School families and the local community have a strong affiliation and involvement with the school, committed to ensuring the high expectations for academic, sporting and music achievements are met through the community and school working together. Our community values effort and achievement by encouraging grit (persistence and resilience) and a growth mindset for all stakeholders. The school motto 'Service before Self' captures the school ethos of caring for each other and our global and local environments. The school surroundings creates a calm and peaceful setting that connects the community and supports social and emotional well-being.
The successful applicant will be responsible and accountable for student support provisions enacted across the school with particular emphasis on students with disabiity. This exciting role will involve driving the whole school vision for inclusive support practices and excellence in academic outcomes for students with disability.

**About the Role**:
The Head of Special Education Services position encapsulates classroom teaching and leadership of a large team of inclusion support staff.

**As the Head of Special Education Services, you will**:

- focus on educational leadership, participating in delivering the vision of State Schools Division
- develop the quality of teaching and learning
- nurture positive relationships between students, teachers, the community and stakeholders.

As the Head of Special Education Services, you will also have responsibility for the following:

- Lead the school special education unit or special education developmental unit teachers, students and stakeholders 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.
- Are active participants in life long learning and ongoing professional development.
- Form partnerships with parents, other government agencies, and community groups.
- Are futures oriented and strategic.
- Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling especially in relation to students with disability.
- Manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the unit to achieve goals.

The Head of Special Education Services is accountable to and under the direction of the Principal or delegate.
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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