Head of Department

3 days ago

Gold Coast, Australia Education Full time

About the School
At Southport State High School we strive constantly to create a relational environment in which a commitment to personal excellence flourishes. We offer students the opportunity to accelerate, be challenged and to find a pathway that will ensure success. We develop and foster leadership and personal growth to complement the academic, artistic, technical and sporting opportunities that our school provides.Positive relationships between parents, students and teachers is the foundation of a supported learning environment that builds respect and allows students to be happy, to care about others, to expect greatness of themselves and lead to well grounded and balanced lives.
About the Role
You will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:

- Co-manage the recording and collection of NCCD data
- Strategically lead the direction of the 'every student succeeding' agenda at the school
- Leadership of Teachers of Differentiation to support pedagogical practice and students in inclusive classrooms
- Management of the implementation of personalised learning plans (PLPs) for Tier 1/2 students
- Support the transition of Tier 1/2 students into the school in Term 4.
- Lead the implementation of co-teaching
- Line manage co-teaching teacher aides
- Deliver professional learning for teachers on differentiation at a classroom level
- Coordination of master support provisions for students with Guidance Officers and Teachers of Differentiation
- Coordination of diagnostic testing of students identified as having learning difficulties
- Liaise with Curriculum HODs to develop timetable of Teacher of Differentiation support for classroom teachers
- Lead the implementation of signature differentiation practices in alignment with the Art and Science of Teaching.

This position is at a HOD/ Stream 2, Level 1, and will attract a time allowance of four lines. You will be line managed by the SS and JS Principal and be part of the Teaching and Learning Team.
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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