Head of Special Education Services

_About the School:
Coorparoo State School has been successfully matching children's and family needs to the right educational environment since 1876. Our strong enrolment growth is a continued indicator of Coorparoo State School being seen as a school of choice within and beyond the Coorparoo community. Whole Child Learning Supports are a defining feature of Coorparoo State School (CSS), where a long-term commitment to safe, supportive and inclusive environments; staff, student and community capability; and strong systems for early intervention is both intentional and evidence based. Collectively and holistically, Whole Child Learning Supports (WCLS) remains as one of five defined school improvement priorities, ensuring that at Coorparoo State School, every child has a champion.

About the Role:
You will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:
Manage and coordinate the delivery of high-quality advice and support provided by the Special Education Program and/or Early Childhood Development Program.
Lead and manage the Special Education Program and/or Early Childhood Development Program to provide advice to classroom teachers for students with disability as needed.
Provide high quality advice to the school leadership team, classroom teachers and other school staff to develop, plan and implement effective reasonable adjustments for students with disability.
Coordinate and provide intensive targeted teaching for students requiring intervention.
Provide, support and/or coordinate case management for students who require extensive or substantial adjustments.
Support classroom teachers and other school staff to access departmental or other external specialist services, professional development, and supports as needed.
Participate in school decision making processes as well as professional development to contribute to school goals, vision and planning.
Implement and coordinate school-wide systems including data systems to monitor students with disability and record the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability.
Form and maintain partnerships with parents, other government agencies, and community groups to support students with disability.
Manage human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources to achieve goals.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

Demonstrated teaching competence and capacity to provide curriculum leadership in the area of special education leading to the achievement of quality learning outcomes for all students.
Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and the capacity to develop and sustain productive relationships within and beyond the school community.
Capacity to use analytical skills to contribute to educational outcomes at the school level.
Capacity to effectively manage human, financial and physical resources to deliver high quality organisational outcomes.
Demonstrated support for, and the capacity to develop and maintain, an organisational culture based on ethical professional and personal behaviours and corporate values.

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 written statement in response to 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).

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