Principal (Level 6) - Mackenzie State Special School

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

About the School
Mackenzie State Special School is a P-12 school located on the South side of Brisbane within the Metropolitan Region of Education Queensland. All students enrolled have an Intellectual Disability. At Mackenzie State Special School, we believe that rather than emphasize the impairment of each student, we should celebrate and further develop their ability. Our aim is to provide a broad and balanced curriculum program that offers each individual student the opportunity to develop a realistic and relevant knowledge and skills base to ensure their fullest participation in society.
About the Role
As the Principal you will have responsibility for the following:

- Lead the school community to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focussed on
- providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
- Uphold the principalship as a values based, ethical and moral activity.
- Embed socially just practices in daily school life.
- Set high standards for student and staff performance.
- Active participants in life long learning and ongoing professional development.
- Form partnerships with parents, other government agencies, community groups, industry and business.
- Futures oriented and strategic.
- Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling.
- Manage resources to achieve goals.

For a full list of mandatory requirements please see the attached role description.

**Interested? To apply**:

- Attach a maximum 3-page resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor)
- Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the selection criteria as per 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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