Head of Department

6 days ago

Toowoomba, Australia Education Full time

About the School
Wilsonton State High School offers a quality education to students in years 7 through to 12. Our school prides itself on providing the very best academic, vocational, cultural and sporting opportunities for our students. At the heart of Wilsonton State High School is our motto, 'Stand Strong, Stand Proud, Stand Together.' This motto helps us shape our school environment where we believe that success and excellence should be sought after and practised. Wilsonton State High School is a growing school community which strives to provide successful learning outcomes for our students.
About the Role
As the Head of Department - Science at Wilsonton State High School, you will have responsibility for, but not limited to the following:

- Leadership of the curriculum of this department to ensure that our students are given every opportunity to successfully achieve.
- Leading the Science Department to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focussed on providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
- Identifying and implementing practices that focus on continually improving services and student outcomes.
- Using the outcomes of evaluations including the feedback of staff, students, and other stakeholders, lead the continuous improvement of the Department's training and assessment strategies and practices.
- Setting high standards for student and staff performance.
- Actively encourage and participate in lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.
- Embedding socially just practices in daily school life.
- Forming partnerships with students, parents, other relevant industry and community groups.

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 2 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.

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.

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