Head of Special Education Services

Lead a distinctive and community-focused school in Queensland's rural education landscape.

A permanent appointment is available for a Head of Special Education Services to join Haigslea State School, commencing 20 October 2025.

Mossman State High School is seeking a passionate and experienced leader to champion inclusive education as Head of Special Education Services. In this pivotal role, you will foster a culture of equity and excellence for students with disability, leading high-quality teaching practices and ensuring appropriate adjustments in line with current legislation and policy. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact on student outcomes and help shape a supportive, inclusive school environment.

This is a progressional position as per the Role Description. The successful applicant will be appointed to the lower classification with eligibility for progression to the next, once specific criteria have been met or demonstrated. Please note salary rate shown is reflective of both classification ranges.

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.

Who We Are:

Haigslea State School is a small school seeking applicants for a dedicated and experienced Head of Special Education Services to join our team. In this role, you will play a vital part in promoting and developing an inclusive culture across our whole school community to ensure equity and excellence for all students. You will be responsible for developing and supporting high-quality teaching and effective adjustments in line with relevant legislation and policies, ensuring all students can thrive.

Step Into Your Next Chapter:

• 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.

Please refer to the attached role description for the full list of responsibilities and mandatory requirements for this position. Please note this position does include a teaching load.

Submit Your Application:

• Attach a brief, 2 page resume, including contact details for two referees (Referees should be familiar with your relevant work histrory.)
• Attach a written statement (2-page Maximum) addressing the selection criteria outlined in the role description
• 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.

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.

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