Head of Department

4 days ago

Gold Coast, Australia Education Full time

About the Department of Education
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.
The Opportunity As the Head of Department, Student Engagement - Behaviour you will:

- Lead the implementation of intervention programs that provide targeted behaviour support to student groups across all secondary-schooling year levels and manage external agencies involved with these
- Lead the strategic roll-out of professional development including the Essential Skills of Classroom Management that equip all staff with practical strategies to manage concerning behaviours
- Drive the portfolio of Positive Education within the broader school context, contributing to pastoral care and widespread curriculum.
- Quality assure practices, documentation and consistent response to both proactive, support and reactive behaviour management process
- Lead the Positive Behaviour for Learning committee (locally known as the Positive Culture for Learning Committee) in addressing behavioural data trends and driving consistent expectations across the school
- Nurture positive relationships between students, teachers and the community.

The Head of Department
- Student Engagement (Behaviour) reports to the Deputy Principal
Your Role
You will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:

- Monitor all students' behavioural data trends, reporting back to student management teams and driving targeted intervention strategies to achieve positive outcomes.
- Consistently review processes around behavioural reporting and management
- Understand and interpret relevant legislation and policies that impact behaviour management and positive behaviour within a secondary school setting
- Arrange and facilitate professional development for all staff on a regular basis
- Communicate and work with parents, staff, region and external supports to improve learning outcomes, student achievement and overall school experience for all stakeholders

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
**Interested? To Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page response to the How you will be assessed section of the attached 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.

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