Deputy Principal

3 days ago


Gold Coast, 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 Southport Special School
Southport Special School is a Queensland Department of Education and Training school campus where quality teaching supports the learning of all of our students. Located on the sunny Gold Coast and not far from the M1, our school caters for the learning of students from Prep to Year 12.
At Southport Special School, we value high levels of collaboration and shared decision making. We aim to support every student to be their very best. We do this through the use of evidence-based research to inform teaching and learning programs and rigorous use of student learning data to inform the next steps for teaching and learning. Our shared ways of working include the pedagogical approaches of explicit Teaching, the Science of Reading and Positive Behaviour for Learning.
About the Role

**Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- Be futures oriented and strategic;
- Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling especially in relation to students with disability;
- Ability to drive the school's explicit improvement agenda;
- Set high standards for student and staff performance;
- Engage in data analysis to support teachers in behavioural support processes;
- Effectively lead complex case management processes in collaboration with families, therapists and external providers;
- 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 response to the How you will be Assessed section of 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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