Head of Department

1 week ago

Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

About the School
Nundah State School is a delightful school to come to each day, with a culture of care and quality for our students from prep to year 6. Nundah State School is already well known for its:

- Commitment to professional and personal learning for all staff, including Dr William Glasser's Choice Theory, Reality Therapy and Lead Management as a core underpinning philosophical model of internal control psychology to develop skilled, responsive and resilient staff and students.
- Whole school pedagogies married with valuing staff agency and student voice.
- Co-curricular offerings which provide varied opportunities.
- Commitment to quality academic and social-emotional learning through our 10 Nundah Gifts.
- Community spirit and family-orientated participation.
- Diversity and multicultural complexity.
- Dedicated and diligent staff.
- Well-resourced contemporary indoor and outdoor learning spaces.
- Innovative and evidenced-based teaching learning.
- A very positive school culture and practices which promote risk-making and challenge.
- Substantial ongoing experiential leadership learning.

As the Head of Department (Curriculum), you will have responsibility for the following:

- Lead the relevant curriculum areas or whole school program to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focussed on providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
- Support the Deputy Principals in leading curriculum teaching and learning, and supporting positive behaviour choices as needed.
- 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 curriculum areas or whole school program 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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