**About Us**:
Varsity College, is a Prep to Year 12 (split campus) school which prides itself on a robust history of academic, sporting, cultural and community excellence. Our college has high expectations in terms of achievement, behaviour and appearance and all members of the College community understand and support our high expectations culture. Our rich and rigorous programs position our students to achieve outstanding results and graduate well prepared for success beyond school. Our staff are passionate professionals who are committed to helping students successfully achieve, no matter what it takes. Our high academic achievement is a testament to our dedicated teachers who take great pride in creating rich and engaging educational programs that provide appropriate intellectual challenges and encourage all students to continually flourish within an environment of equity and excellence.
**About the Role**:
**In your role as Head of Department (Secondary) you will**:
- Use data informed instructional practice to support every student succeeding
- Build teachers' capability in using data to provide effective differentiated instruction
- Implement research based pedagogical practices to increase student engagement
- Lead the collaborative development of a coherent, sequenced, P-10 Australian Curriculum and Assessment Plan
- Support the College's Collegial Engagement Policy and align staff capability to professional learning opportunities
- Be committed to creating a school wide culture of wellbeing, engagement and personal achievement that values diversity, responding to the needs and interests of students and staff.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
**How to Apply**:
**Please provide**:
- A maximum 3 page CV that demonstrates your capacity to be successful in the role including two current professional referees; and
- A maximum 2 page written response addressing the key capabilities below:
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- Demonstrated teaching competence and capacity to provide leadership of the science curriculum leading to the achievement of quality learning outcomes for all students
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and capacity to develop and sustain productive relationships within and beyond the school community
- Demonstrated capacity to use your strong analytical skills to contribute to educational outcomes at the school level
- Demonstrated ability to manage effectively human, financial and physical resources to deliver high quality organisational outcomes.
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).
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📌 Head Of Department - Science - Varsity College
🏢 Education
📍 Gold Coast