Head of Department

7 days ago

Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

**About Us**:
Learning at Mount Gravatt High is paramount and structured under Four Pillars - Academic, Cultural, Sport and Community, which provides our students with additional curriculum and extra-curriculum opportunities. Our Four Pillars create a sense of belonging and enables students to develop and be recognised for their individual strengths.We are a school that strongly values student learning progression, disruption free learning environments, being socially just and recognition of achievement. Our students are highly successful in their post school destinations, which is the result of the school's high expectations of students with regard to work ethic, achievement, behaviour and uniform standards.
We feel sure that you will enjoy your time at Mount Gravatt High School and appreciate our positive school culture as we work collaboratively to ensure every student achieves academically, socially, and emotionally.

**About the Role**:
In this role you will lead and support the Humanities teaching team to ensure, curriculum alignment with the implementation of the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 and the Queensland Senior Curriculum, embed the culture of reflection by ensuring fidelity and high engagement with the Mount Gravatt High approach to pedagogy, and alignment and precision to achieve equity and excellence.
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
- 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.
- Be futures oriented and strategic.
- Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling especially in relation to students and staff within the school department.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

**How to Apply**:

- Please attach a maximum 3-page resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor); and
- A maximum 4-page written response outlining your suitability for the role referring to the key capabilities under the 'How you will be Assessed' section in 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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