Western Cape College is seeking a dedicated and passionate leader to join our team on a temporary basis.

As Head of Special Education, you will enact our vision of all students succeeding through high quality inclusive education.

You will have the privilege of working with highly experienced and passionate teams across all of our campuses who work tirelessly to support our students. In the role you will work with staff throughout our teaching and learning cycles and nurture positive relationships between students, teachers, parents, the community and all stakeholders.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!

Job details

About the Department of Education:

Working for the Queensland Department of Education means joining an organisation that values its people and promotes leadership and innovation. Be part of an environment that respects professionalism and diversity, offers training and development opportunities and embraces flexible careers and work-life balance. Find out more about working with us.

The College:

The Western Cape College is a unique state school with two campuses located in Mapoon (P-6), and Weipa (P-12), as well as a secondary residential facility also located in Weipa. Each Campus is set in its own amazing cultural, social and geographical environment, spread over a vast area of the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland.

As the largest P-12 school in the Cape, we have an important role to play in supporting and continuing to lead innovative practices with Indigenous and Remote Education. Our vision is that all young people are well prepared for their futures with skills to progress purposefully on their chosen pathway, and we firmly believe in a strong foundation to learning being the stepping stone to future successes.

For more information about working at Western Cape College, check out our website. Additionally, to experience everything Weipa has to offer, we encourage interested applicants to view the following You Tube clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh4GtO8eOjc

The Position:

As Head of Special Education Services (HoSES), you will be an active member of the College Leadership team and will play a vital role in improving the educational outcomes of students, developing the quality of teaching and learning, and nurturing positive relationships between students, teachers, the community, and stakeholders.

The College structure and processes will ensure you have access to specialist support in respect to leadership, teaching and learning, as well as business activities, including, finance, facilities, and payroll.

Reporting to the Primary and Secondary Principals- you will have responsibility for the following:

• Lead the College inclusion journey enacting the vision of every child succeeding through high quality inclusive education across K-12 at both the Mapoon and Weipa Campuses.
• Build the capability of team members to deliver quality teaching practices across Weipa Primary, Secondary and Mapoon campuses for all students with disabilities.
• Lead the collaboration of teaching teams to ensure students are engaged and improving in their learning.
• Lead identified College-wide systems that ensure students are supported in accordance to relevant legislation and departmental policies – e.g. College NCCD system
• Lead the coordination of and access of departmental support staff and external agencies to the College to maximise student and staff support across the College
• Lead NDIS service providers implementing therapies at school processes.
• Collaborate with the leadership team and student wellbeing teams to facilitate levels of support for all students.
• Form positive partnerships with parents, DoE and external service providers for the benefit of all students.
• Lead professional learning for all staff in inclusive education
• Enact the explicit improvement agenda of Western Cape College and State Schooling.
• Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling especially in relation to students with disability.
• Manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of Inclusion to achieve goals.

Please view the role description for a full list of responsibilities.

Submit Your Application: 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 2-page response to the How you may be assessed section of the attached role description.
• Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in 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.

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 Applicant Information Package 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
  
  FNR671054_25T Role Description (PDF, 181KB)
  Role Description