Calamvale Community College has a vacancy for a Head of Department - Humanities.

This position has responsibility to strategically lead the Humanities faculty across the secondary campus of the college. This position is suited to a leader with a passion for curriculum and pedagogy to engage student learners.

Job details

This is a temporary full-time position for 12 months, to commence from 14 July 205 until 26 June 2026, unless otherwise determined.

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. 

About the School

Calamvale Community College is a thriving multicultural Prep to 12 school with over 2400 students representing 66 countries, all on one campus, with tailored areas for prep, junior, junior secondary and senior schools.

About the Role

The Head of Department - Humanities will be a valuable member of a Senior Leadership Team focussed on our school strategic priorities of improvement in Curriculum, Pedagogy and Culture of Learning. This position will develop the capability of Humanities staff and the quality assurance practices necessary to ensure a faculty wide approach to systematic curriculum development and delivery. The position will be line managed and supported by a secondary school Deputy Principal.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Leading curriculum development and implementation across the Humanities faculty.
• Leading and working with Humanities staff to develop, align and quality assure the three levels of planning.
• Leading and working with colleague Heads of Department to implemenet the schoolwide Pedagogical Approach complementing subject specific pedagogical approaches.
• Quality assuring the implementation of the Australian Curriculum v9.0 with a focus on the alignment of Achievement Standards, Cross-curricular Priorities and General Capabilities.
• Quality assuring the alignment of assessment practices, formative and summative feedback and moderation processes across the faculty.

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

Interested? To Apply

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history).
• Attach a written statement (2-page maximum) addressing Key Capabilities 1-4 as per Role Description "How you will be assessed" section.

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.

• Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MSR636048_25T - Role Description (PDF, 387KB)
  Role Description