Head of Department

About the School Nerang State High School is a proud school, that encourages its students to take PRIDE in all that they do. Built in 1986, the year of Hayley's Comet, Nerang State High School is centrally located between the Hinterland and the Gold Coast's famous beaches. We value diversity at Nerang State High School and our curriculum caters for individual needs, by offering a range of programs for our students. We have academic, cultural and sporting excellence programs, with strong connections to local universities and community partners. We offer a range of extra-curricular activities for our students. In the arts, students are able to join our drumline, funk band, dance troupe and concert band or participate in our school musicals. Our mountain biking program allows students to utilise the Nerang National Park Mountain Bike Tracks weekly and compete in national competitions. We also offer a range of sports through district, inter-school competition and annual school events, including the swimming carnival, athletics carnival and cross country competition. Nerang State High School provides students with every opportunity to have a well-rounded education that prepares them to have the confidence and knowledge to succeed as young adults. We believe our school motto, 'Seek Within and Strive Beyond', is a guide to ensuring our students achieve their very best. About the Role As the Head of Department - Mathematics, your responsibilities will include: - Work as a key member of the school leadership team to implement the whole school explicit improvement agenda, with a focus on building teacher capability and student engagement. - Leadership of the strategic directions within the Mathematics faculty, aligned to the school Annual Improvement Plan and focussed on providing quality learning outcomes for all students. - Use high-level analytical skills to develop strategic actions and implement these through influencing, delegation and teams. - The implementation of the Australian Curriculum for Years 7 to 10 (Mathematics), including unit preparation, assessment, reporting and moderation. - Direction and oversight of class practices, including planning, delivery and assessment. - Setting high standards for student and staff performance. - Strategic development and implementation of the annual faculty budget. - Understanding and communicating the legislation and policies that impact on schooling. Implicit in this leadership role is the responsibility to implement the school vision and whole-school explicit improvement agenda, with a keen focus on building pedagogical capacity to ensure inspirational teaching provides highly engaging learning and success for all students. The ideal applicant will be a high calibre educational leader with a contemporary leadership style focussed on collegial engagement, collaboration and innovation in order to foster and drive continuous improvement throughout the faculty. The Head of Department - Mathematics will support high quality teaching, effective use of resources, and high standards of learning and achievement for all students. For a full list of mandatory requirements please see the attached role description. **Interested? To apply**: - Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor) - Attach a maximum 3500 word written response outlining your suitability for the role referring to the key capabilities 1 to 4 under the "how you will be assessed" in the attached role description. Provide 1-2 contexts per criteria to illustrate your suitability for each. Focus on your leadership of outcomes. *Preference is A4 page size; Calibri 11 font; 2cm margins. * 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.