Head of Department

6 days ago

Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

About Ferny Grove State High School
Ferny Grove State High School is a vibrant school with a student population reaching 2000. Our school is large enough to offer significant diversity and something for everyone, whilst ensuring that every student is valued as an individual who is encouraged and supported to 'Always Aim High'. Our school vision is 'Every individual discovering their passion on their pathway of learning'. And we strive to achieve this vision by enacting our purpose: 'To create an inclusive and respectful environment that fosters resilient, knowledgeable and globally-connected individuals'.
Distinctive features of the school include our four Signature Programs: German Immersion; Instrumental and Choral Music; FAST - Ferny Advanced Sporting Teams - Touch Football; the Learning Excellence at Ferny Grove (LEAF) Program and our STEMx Program along with languages and cultures programs, vocational training programs, agriculture studies, and a wide variety of sporting programs. These signature programs enhance an outstanding educational provision to meet the needs of a diverse student group. We welcome your interest in our school.
About the Role
You will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:

- Lead the school department to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focussed on providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
- 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 students, parents, other government agencies, and community groups.

**Applicants for these positions must possess**:

- A relevant teaching qualification.
- Current full registration or current provisional registration with eligibility for full registration, as a teacher in Queensland. Pre-service/graduate teachers must have been granted provisional registration prior to commencing employment as a teacher.
- Working rights in Australia, which means you have, or you are eligible to obtain a valid Australian Visa with work rights (if you're not already an Australian Citizen or resident).

**A mandatory requirement of this role is**:
**How to Apply**:

- Enter your personal details
- Attach a CV (Max 3 pages) including contact details of two professional referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 2 page response to the "How you will be assessed" section of the attached role description

**Interested? To Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page 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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