Head of Department

4 days ago

Sunshine Coast, Australia Education Full time

About the School
Nambour State College is a Prep to Year 12 college located on the Sunshine Coast. Nambour State College was founded in 2016, resulting from the amalgamation of Nambour State High School and Nambour State School. We value the history and traditions of education in Nambour whilst always striving to improve informed by the latest contemporary educational research. Our vision states that we support and nurture our students as they choose, and excel in, their individual educational pathway. Students leave us as confident, independent compassionate and innovative global citizens with the skills to succeed in their future.
About the Role
As the Head of Department - Mathematics, 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.
- Manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the school department 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 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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