Head of Department

3 days ago

Perth, Western Australia Department of Education Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Kelmscott Senior High School (SHS) is going through an exciting period of positive growth, change and innovation and this is an aspiring Head of Learning Area (HOLA's) opportunity to drive this change. We offer Department of Education endorsed Specialist Programs in Agriculture and Music, Gifted & Talented Secondary Selective Entrance Program and a range of Kelmscott academic programs in Mathematics, Science, English and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Kelmscott SHS has a proud reputation of promoting students to be active citizens at the local, state, national and international levels. Students at our school have a diversity of ethnic backgrounds and we celebrate this diversity as a proud Independent Public School.

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The Role

Kelmscott SHS is seeking an innovative and effective leader with outstanding interpersonal skills to fill the role of Head of Learning Area – Mathematics to join their leadership team with a mandate to re-imagine mathematics at Kelmscott SHS. We are seeking a leader that believes in a growth mindset and has attributes of resilience and determination with a drive to develop a team that seeks excellence in mathematics practice and student outcomes.

As a member of the School Leadership Team, you will contribute to the implementation of the school's Business Plan through participative decision making whilst promoting the school's vision and strategic directions. You should drive improvement by providing proactive leadership that is collaborative, inspiring and supportive. Leading by example, you should model high aspirations and expectations of staff and students.

The successful applicant should have the ability to lead change and innovation, supported by your capacity to use evidence-based data to inform decision making. You will be responsible for the analysis of performance data related to the Mathematics learning area and the development, implementation and analysis of improvement plans, both strategic and operational. You will be responsible for developing your team of teachers by providing curriculum leadership and working collaboratively to ensure quality teaching is delivered to meet the needs of all students, empowering each individual student to achieve to their full potential.

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