Are you looking to promote an inclusive culture and practices within school communities to ensure equity and excellence for students with disability?

If so, Depot Hill State School have a fantastic opportunity to join their team as the Head of Special Education Services (HOSES) on a full-time temporary basis, from 12 July 2025 until 13 December 2025, unless otherwise determined.

If you would like to have a positive influence on our school community, apply below.

Job details

About Depot Hill State School

Our school, located on the south side of Rockhampton, is a co-educational, Prep to Year 6 school which provides an inclusive and supportive learning environment to wrap around and help prepare our students to be ready to learn. By offering breakfast club daily and a morning playgroup, a chaplain, after school sport and learning clubs weekly, we cater to the needs of our diverse population.

Curriculum is organised under the eight curriculum areas of English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health and Physical Education, Technologies and The Arts and Languages Other Than English (LOTE). Literacy and numeracy are our core business as these life skills underpin all aspects of the teaching and learning process. Learning outcomes are achieved through the implementation of dedicated literacy and numeracy blocks and moderated, multi age units of work

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 across a cluster of three small schools in or close to Rockhampton
• Lead and manage the Special Education 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.

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); and
• A 2-pg response to the How you will be Assessed section of 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). 

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies. 

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CQR638580_25T - Role Description (PDF, 145KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants