Head of Department- Curriculum

5 days ago

Gold Coast, Australia Queensland Government Full time

About the Department

The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About the Role

As the Head of Department
- Curriculum (Instrumental Music), you will be a key leader in the South East Region Music team, building teacher capacity, modeling best practices, and optimizing learning outcomes. Your focus will be on supporting Instrumental Music (IM) teachers in curriculum implementation and delivery, ensuring quality assurance processes related to the "IM QCE" (Queensland Certificate of Education), and driving recruitment and retention efforts to create an inclusive IM program. You will also contribute to twice-yearly moderation and offer support to teachers across primary and high school levels. Applicants should be qualified for registration with the Queensland College of Teachers, with experience in delivering the Queensland Instrumental Music Curriculum highly desirable, or a strong growth mindset to acquire the relevant knowledge. This role, based at the South East Regional Music Hub at Pimpama State School, and requires frequent travel across the region and includes a teaching component as part of the regional Instrumental Music team.

Your Responsibilities

As the Head of Department
- Curriculum (Instrumental Music), your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Lead the relevant curriculum areas or whole school program 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.
Actively participate in lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.

Please refer to the attached role description for the full list of responsibilities and mandatory requirements for this position.

Interested? To Apply

Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history).
Attach a written statement (2-page maximum) addressing Key Capabilities 1-4 as per Role Description "How you will be assessed" section.
Attach a copy of the mandatory requirements outlined in the attached role description

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.

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.

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
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