Head of Special Education Services

2 weeks ago


Ipswich, Australia Education Full time

About the School
Camira State School is a highly regarded public school which has been proudly servicing the students of Camira and other surrounding suburbs since 1974. Our school is a co-educational school that caters for Prep to Year 6 students. The school is easily accessible and conveniently located on Old Logan Road. The school boasts attractive, expansive and spacious grounds and offers great facilities and resources for all students. We also offer a Pre-Prep Program designed to ease the transition in to Primary Education.
Please explore our website to learn more about Camira State School.
About the Role
At Camira State School, we have a vibrant engagement hub lead by our Head of Inclusion. This role encompasses the line management of inclusion teachers, Guidance Officer, Psychologist, SLP, visiting AVTs, social worker and Teacher Aides. The role offers support and guidance to classroom teachers to make adjustments, provide differentiation advice and co teaching for the improvement of all student learning and wellbeing outcomes.
As the Head of Special Education Services you will have responsibility for the following:

- Lead the school special education unit or special education developmental unit teachers, students and stakeholders 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.
- Are active participants in life long learning and ongoing professional development.
- Form partnerships with parents, other government agencies, and community groups.
- Are futures oriented and strategic.
- Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling especially in relation to students with disability.
- Manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the unit to achieve goals.

For a full list of mandatory requirements please see the attached role description.

**Interested? To apply**:

- Attach a maximum 2 page resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor)
- Attach a maximum 1 page statement of suitability outlining why you are a good fit for the role and what you will bring to the position.

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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