Head Of Department

1 week ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Education Full time

**About Us**:
At Earnshaw, our curriculum engages all learners, enabling them to enjoy their schooling in a safe and inclusive environment. Our focus is on excellence in teaching and learning, and our college staff is highly professional with a strong commitment to the success and wellbeing of every student. We know and value all of our students as individuals, and take great pride in the strong and caring relationships we foster with our learners. We work in partnership with our school community to provide individualised pathways for students.

**About the Role**:
As Head of Department (Secondary), you will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:

- Lead the school department 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.
- Form partnerships with students, parents, other government agencies, and community groups.
- Be futures oriented and strategic.
- Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling especially in relation to students and staff within the school department.
- Manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the school department to achieve goals.

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

**How to Apply**:

- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
- Please also attach a 2-pg response to the How you will be Assessed section of the attached role description.

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.
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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