Head of Special Education Services

6 hours ago

Ipswich, 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 the Role
The role of Head of Special Education Services at Rosewood State School will include:

- managing a team of up to four Inclusion staff, for whom you would be directly responsible
- liaising with other members of the school leadership team to achieve school outcomes
- organisation skills to triage student referral and support processes
- line manage and supervise external agents who engage with students on site
- oversee all data collection related to the role
- experience in working in special needs / disabilities / student support
- exceptional organisational skills
- open communication skills
- strong demonstrated ability to build relationships and make connections with students, families and agencies (internal and external)

Rosewood State School pride themselves on ensuring student needs are met and excelled. We are seeking a confident HoSES to support this work.
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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