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About Meridan State College
Meridan is a Prep-Year 12 College and boasts a distinctive sub school structure which fosters the education of this broad age range of students in modern campuses, which have been purpose designed to cater for each cohort at their specific age of development. Each phase offers a diverse and rich curriculum supported by quality teaching that gives our students a seamless progression through their 13 years of schooling. A dense rainforest divides the site providing a separation of the sub schools. A boardwalk which transverses the rainforest links the sub schools and provides unique learning experiences for our students in a beautiful, natural environment.
About the Role
**As the Head of Department Humanities and LOTE, you will**:
- Leading the implementation and delivery of the 7-10 Australian Curriculum for Humanities and LOTE
- Leading the implementation and delivery of the 10-12 courses (General, Applied and VET offerings)
- Leading the explicit improvement agenda of Humanities and LOTE faculty aligning with the MSC improvement agenda
- Developing the quality of teaching and learning and nurturing positive relationships between students, teachers and stakeholders to maximise educational outcomes for students
**Specific duties include**:
- Curriculum leadership and management for Humanities and LOTE (Australian Curriculum, Vocational Education and QCAA General and Applied)
- Develop and grow a contemporary vision for curriculum areas aligned to industry needs and deliver this trough a change management process.
- Lead implementation of the MSC Teaching and Learning cycle
- Lead moderation processes as per MSC Teaching and Learning cycle
- Lead implementation of MSC improvement agenda in Faculty context via facilitating change management
- Instructional leadership and coaching within and across faculty
- Line management of staff and manage APR process and staff performance.
- Manage the human, financial and curriculum resources of the Humanities and LOTE faculty.
The Head of Department is accountable to and under the direction of the Principal or delegate.
About You
**Skills and knowledge in the areas below are preferred**:
- Team Leadership (diverse range of staff/roles)
- Humanities and LOTE Curriculum (AC, QCAA and VET)
- Contemporary understanding of industry requirements and direction
- Mental health / social / emotional support strategies
- Strong conflict resolution, mediation skills and staff team building skills
- Develop and maintain community networks and partnerships
- Current and emerging technology and education trends and opportunities
- Data Literacy to develop and implement systems to track, monitor and lead intervention for student learning progress and wellbeing
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Applicants are requested to provide a CV (maximum 2 pages) with contact details of 2 references (one of which must be your current supervisor).
- Applicants are also requested to provide a written statement (maximum 2 pages) addressing key capabilities 1-4 as per the 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.
