Head of Department - Gold Coast, Australia - Education

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Gold Coast, Australia

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About the School
Helensvale State High School - An Independent Public School.

We have a clear and compelling purpose for why we exist as expressed by 'One Student, One Community, Many Futures'.

Our school strives to provide a personalised learning experience to create independent, future ready, successful lifelong learners.
About the Role
The Head of Department is accountable to and under the direction of the Deputy Principal.

As the Head of Department - Mathematics, 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.

For a full list of mandatory requirements please see the attached role description.

Interested? To apply:

Attach a brief resume (maximum of 3 pages and minimum 10 point in Arial font) including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor)
Attach a maximum 2 page written response outlining your suitability for the role referring to the key capabilities identified in 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.

Contact Name:
Mandy Gamman, HR Manager

Closing Date:
TUESDAY, 20 JUNE 2023This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.