Head of Special Education Services

**About Us**:
Our School aims to provide relevant and engaging learning pathways for all students, whilst maintaining a strong focus on academic achievement leading to tertiary entrance or the workplace.
Our school is a safe, enjoyable, focused and disciplined place of learning. The school takes pride in having high expectations in terms of student behaviour and learning achievement. We recognise we are preparing students for varied and ever-changing futures.
We provide a breadth of offerings across Maths, English, Science, Health and Physical Education, Technology and The Arts. Along with these curriculum skills, our students commit to achieving the very best that they can do. Excellence in performance and a positive attitude towards themselves, their work, their community and their School will give them the skills and abilities to successfully access future opportunities.
Our School works together with the local community and School-based apprenticeships and traineeships are well supported by students and local businesses. Partnerships with training organizations enables students to engage in range of VET Certificates. We also offer students the opportunity to be involved in our Duke of Edinburgh, Sporting, Agriculture and Equestrian programs.

**About the Role**:
As Head of Special Education Services, you will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:

- Manage and coordinate the delivery of high-quality advice and support provided by the Special Education Program.
- Lead and manage the Special Education Program to provide advice to classroom teachers for students with disability as needed.
- Provide high quality advice to the school leadership team, classroom teachers and other school staff to develop, plan and implement effective reasonable adjustments for students with disability.
- Coordinate and provide intensive targeted teaching for students requiring intervention.
- Provide, support and/or coordinate case management for students who require extensive or substantial adjustments.
- Support classroom teachers and other school staff to access departmental or other external specialist services, professional development, and supports as needed.
- Participate in school decision making processes as well as professional development to contribute to school goals, vision and planning.
- Implement and coordinate school-wide systems including data systems to monitor students with disability and record the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability.
- Form and maintain partnerships with parents, other government agencies, and community groups to support students with disability.
- Manage human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources to achieve goals.

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).
- Please also attach a 2-pg response to the How you will be Assessed section of 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.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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