Dauan Island Campus is one of the 16 remote island Primary campuses that make up Tagai State College. These campuses are spread across 48,000 square kilometres of ocean in the beautiful Torres Strait. The College also has a Secondary campus and partners with the TAFE campus located on Thursday Island.

The Executive of Tagai SC are seeking Expressions of Interest from experienced primary educators with leadership skills, to take up a temporary 6 month position of Head of Campus, Dauan Island.

This is a teaching Head of Campus role. This is an amazing opportunity for an experienced teacher with demonstrated leadership skills, to begin their Head of Campus leadership journey.

Job details

This is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.  

About the School

The current enrolment at Tagai State College - Dauan Campus is approximately 36 students ranging in year levels from Kindergarten to Year 6. The campus has 2 teachers, teacher aides, local staff and a teaching Head of Campus. For most students, English is an additional language. This role is supervised by a member of the Executive leadership team.

Dauan is a small island west of Saibai and close to the Papua New Guinea border that forms part of the north western island group of the Torres Strait and is only accessible by helicopter. The effective community language is Torres Strait Creole, though many people still speak the traditional language Kalaw Kawaw Ya. The island has a population of around 130 people.
Language and cultural activities play an integral part in the school curriculum.

The College is seeking a highly effective instructional leader who is capable of enacting and monitoring the Explicit Improvement agenda. This is an opportunity for a high accomplished leader and or capable aspiring leader to continue their leadership journey as the Head of Campus of this school and build a rewarding career educating students in this unique environment.

Tagai State College provides a high level of support to leaders through a support team of experienced educators.

About the Role

As the Head of Campus you will:

• Deliver the vision of the department
• Improve the educational outcomes of students in their schools
• Develop the quality of teaching and learning
• Nurture positive relationships between students, teachers, the community and stakeholders.

• The Head of Campus will be line managed by an Executive member of the College.
• The Head of Campus at Dauan is a teaching Head of Campus role.
• The suitable applicant must be able to demonstrate capability to meet the accountabilities of a quality teacher and has demonstrated leadership capability to lead a Campus.

Benefits

Living and working on one of the beautiful Torres Strait islands, you will have access to the many financial incentives and benefits the Department offers for teachers and staff employed in rural and remote locations. These benefits include travel, location allowances and subsidised departmental housing.

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 have an understanding of your relevant work history).
• Attach a written response (2-page maximum) to the "How you will be assessed" section of the attached role description.
• Attach evidence of the mandatory requirements outlined in the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.
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
  
  FNR641699_25E - Role Description (PDF, 386KB)
  Role Description