Head of Department

4 days ago


Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

About the Department of Education
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About Runcorn State High School
The Runcorn Way is embodied in our vision of High Expectations and Personalised Learning. Our high expectations extend to effort in academic work, as well as how we represent the school when involved in the myriad of opportunities students have on offer. We personalise learning everyday by aiming to know each student and how they learn best.
Positive student-teacher relationships result in our graduates having a high degree of social-emotional skill. Our core values of Persistence, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Empathy are explicitly taught through our approach to Positive Education, which is timetabled each week for students at Runcorn State High School. We offer effective support structures for students, and staff are employed specifically to progress our approach to both student and staff wellbeing.
About the Role
Runcorn State High School has a diverse cultural community with large numbers of students from a variety of different backgrounds. We see diversity as our strength and we work together to continue to build a culture of high expectations for all students. Our academic and sporting excellence programs are well known around the community.We are seeking a Head of Department (Secondary) to lead programs, special events, wellbeing and behaviour interventions in this section of the school. The successful applicant will also work as an integral member of our leadership team to continue to improve the school and educational outcomes for all of our students.
**Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- 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.

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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