Deputy Principal

2 weeks ago

Gold Coast, Australia Education Full time

About the School
Founded in 1979, Merrimac State High School is a coeducational, public school for students from 12 to 18 years of age. The school has two phases of education; Junior Secondary for students in Years 7-9 and Senior Secondary for Years 10-12. Merrimac State High School is one of the Gold Coast's premium educational environments. It is an internationally recognised school seeking to contribute to the development of each student through a shared focus emphasising respect, responsibility and reliability. Our school motto 'Pride in Excellence' charts our course towards the pursuit of excellence. This is best achieved through students, parents, teachers and community working together to deliver the best educational opportunities.
About the Role
As the Deputy Principal (Special Education) you will have responsibility for the following:

- Assist the Principal to lead the school community through the school special education program (SEP) or early childhood development program (ECDP) to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focussed on providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
- Deputise for the Principal when required.
- Uphold the deputy principalship as a values based, ethical and moral activity.
- 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 parents, other government agencies, community groups, industry and business.
- Be futures oriented and strategic.
- Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling especially in relation to students with disability.
- Manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the SEP/ECDP to achieve goals.

For a full list of mandatory requirements please see the attached role description.

**Interested? To apply**:

- Attach a maximum 3 page 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 below:
1. Demonstrated capacity to provide curriculum leadership in the area of special education, leading to the achievement of quality learning outcomes for all students. 2. Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and the capacity to develop and sustain productive relationships within and beyond the school community. 3. Capacity to use strategic thinking and analytical skills to contribute to educational outcomes at the school level. 4. Capacity to manage effectively human, financial and physical resources to deliver high quality organisational outcomes. 5. Demonstrated capacity to develop and maintain an organisational culture based on ethical professional and personal behaviours and corporate values.

**Please note**: The final criteria will be addressed through referee checks and elaborated on at interview.
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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