Join Calliope State High School as Deputy Principal (Secondary) and help lead a thriving school community focused on excellence, wellbeing, and student success.

A rewarding leadership opportunity for an experienced and passionate educator.

Apply now and make your next leadership move count.

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.

Who We Are:

Calliope State High School is a modern and well maintained rural high school that opened in 2020.

We are located 20 minutes from Gladstone and the beaches of Tannum Sands.

Our school caters for 450 students and promotes a variety of pathways, both vocational and academic.

We are a small executive team working to build a collaborative and respectful culture of shared accountability for our leaders and staff.

Step Into Your Next Chapter:

The successful applicant will have portfolio responsibilities aligned with the schools AIP - Building an expert teaching team and a quality curriculum. 

Possibility for subsidised housing through the Local Accommodation Committee.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing instructional leadership to ensure high quality teaching, learning, assessment and moderation practices informed by evidence and data.
• Junior secondary curriculum development, implementation, moderation and quality assurance.
• Junior Secondary (7-9) student management and wellbeing
• Whole school timetable
• Line management of Heads of Department

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, 232KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  CQR690093_26T Role Description (PDF, 289KB)
  Role Description