About the Role
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You will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:
1. Provide leadership and guidance for the implementation of innovative measures aimed at improving student learning outcomes and attendance in schools where a significant percentage of students may have a disadvantaged background, ensuring quality learning outcomes for all students.
2. Provide management and engagement strategies including induction activities of new arrivals, and advise on specific academic, social and emotional needs of new arrivals.
3. Monitor students' individual performance and behaviour and develop and implement intervention strategies where necessary.
4. Develop and implement community engagement strategies and programs with other organisations, local businesses and not for profit organisations.
5. Liaise with external agencies (for example, indigenous support agencies) to support new arrivals and their families through integrating them into the new environment, and incorporating the holistic needs of new students including academic, social and emotional.
6. Embed socially just practices in daily school life through leadership in relation to student attendance and improved academic outcomes.
7. Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling especially in relation to students and staff within the school.
8. Manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the school department to achieve goals.
Interested? To Apply:
9. Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
10. Attach a 1-page written statement in response to 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.
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.