About the School
At Southport State High School we focus on excellence and supporting all students so they can achieve their best. At Southport State High School we strive constantly to create a relational environment in which a commitment to personal excellence flourishes. We offer students the opportunity to accelerate, be challenged and to find a pathway that will ensure success. We develop and foster leadership and personal growth to complement the academic, artistic, technical and sporting opportunities that our school provides. Our engaging curriculum and dedicated staff have created a teaching and learning setting where each student will not only be supported to achieve the highest levels of success of which they are capable, but will also be encouraged to be responsible, thoughtful, honest, respectful and confident.
About the Role
As the Deputy Principal (Special Education) you will have responsibility for the following:
- Assist the Principal to lead the school community through the school special education program (SEP) or early childhood development program (ECDP) to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focussed on providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
- Deputise for the Principal when required.
- Uphold the deputy principalship as a values based, ethical and moral activity.
- Embed socially just practices in daily school life.
- Set high standards for student and staff performance.
- Actively participate in lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.
- Form partnerships with parents, other government agencies, community groups, industry and business.
- Be futures oriented and strategic.
- 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 the SEP/ECDP to achieve goals.
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.
📌 Deputy Principal (Special Education) - Southport
🏢 Education
📍 Gold Coast