**About the Role**:
The Darling Downs South West Region is looking for a motivated Head of Department (Curriculum) - State Delivered Kindergarten to support quality improvement in kindergarten in selected rural and remote State Schools across the region.
The Head of Department (Curriculum) - State Delivered Kindergarten will work with the Senior Advisor (State Delivered Kindergarten) to provide contextualised support to ensure children attending kindergarten in selected rural and remote State Schools have high quality learning experiences. The position will focus on building on the knowledge and capability of school leaders and educators in educational program and practice (Quality Area One of the National Quality Standard) to support learners in kindergarten, including those in multi-age class settings.
The successful applicant should possess an early childhood teaching qualification, demonstrate an understanding of the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline and Age Appropriate Pedagogies. While the position is based in Toowoomba, service delivery is to rural and remote schools with State Delivered Kindergarten only therefore travel and overnight stays are a requirement of the position.
The position reports to the Principal of Middle Ridge State School, with support from the Director, State School Operations.
For a full list of mandatory requirements please see the attached role description.
**Interested? To apply**:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor)
- Attach a maximum 2 page written response outlining your suitability for the role referring to the key capabilities identified in the attached role description.
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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
📌 Head Of Department (Curriculum) - Darling Downs
🏢 Education
📍 Toowoomba