Deputy Principal

1 day ago


Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

**About Us**:
The Gap State High School has been proudly educating students within the north western suburbs since it first opened in 1960. The school has grown steadily over this time and the facilities have been steadily extended and upgraded on the current site. It is located within approximately a 15 minute drive from the Brisbane CBD and enjoys good access to public transport.
The school is nestled on an attractive sloping site in the picturesque foothills of Mt Coot-tha and the grounds provide a pleasant environment for students and teachers alike, with parcels of natural bushland rolling grassed areas and a large oval. Its central location facilitates strong partnerships with our local primary schools including Ashgrove State School, Bardon State School, Payne Road State School, The Gap State School, Hilder Road State School, Oakleigh State School, Rainworth State School, Ithaca Creek State School and Mt Nebo State School. The school is also close to the Queensland University of Technology and the University of Queensland.

**About You**:
**We are looking for**:

- Ideally you will have leadership experience or be ready to take that next step into a leadership position. You must have an excellent understanding of the Australian Curriculum and associated Queensland curriculum requirements and experience in implementing and leading professional learning for staff.
- Demonstrated evidence of highly developed organisational, communication and organisational skills to create a positive culture of high expectations that drive effective, evidence-informed practices that enable student engagement and achievement.
- Demonstrated capacity to use collaboration and leadership skills to strategically plan and deliver quality professional learning and targeted leadership development to positively impact the capacity of staff to deliver on school priorities and improve student learning outcomes.
- Demonstrated success in forming, maintaining, promoting and developing productive relationships within and beyond the school community.

**About the Role**:
This position ideally, but not limited to, will be responsible for:

- Whole school systematic moderation processes;
- Alignment or horizontal and vertical curriculum across specific curriculum areas;
- Student leadership;
- Various operational school requirements;
- Whole school communications;
- Year level oversight in partnership with Heads of Year.

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 1-pg written statement in response to 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.
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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