Head of Department

5 days ago

Gold Coast, Australia Education Full time

About the School
Foxwell State Secondary College prides itself on academic, sporting, cultural and community excellence and is a proud example of high quality state school education. We provide a rich learning environment that is innovative and future-focused, meeting the high expectations of the College and the wider community for optimal student learning. We ensure quality outcomes and positive wellbeing for students in a College focused on innovation, sustainability, and community engagement. We relate learning to the real world and empower our students - academically, physically, socially-emotionally and ethically - to make responsible choices.
About the Role
Our college is proud of our student achievements and regularly celebrates both the individual and group success in our wider community. You will lead college wide initiatives leading to improved student engagement in college life. You will track student attendance, behaviour and engagement patterns, to inform your actions. Portfolio areas included but are not limited to our Student Mentoring Program, Planning for Personal Accomplishment, Student Leadership Program and Extracurricular engagement.
As the Head of Department, 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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