Kirwan State School, located in Townsville (North Queensland), is seeking a temporary full-time Head of Special Education Services (HOSES) to lead the Special Education Program.
This position is for six months, from 6 October 2025 to 2 April 2026, unless otherwise determined.
This is a temporary full-time position for 6 months, from 6 October 2025 until 2 April 2026 (end of Term 1 2026), unless otherwise determined.
About The Department
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About The School
Kirwan State School is a large, inclusive primary school in Townsville, committed to high expectations, strong community partnerships and supporting every student to succeed. We offer a range of specialised programs and value collaboration, equity and continuous improvement.
About The Role
As the Head of Special Education Services (HOSES), your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
* Manage and coordinate high-quality advice and support from the Special Education and Early Childhood Development Programs.
* Lead and manage these programs, providing advice to classroom teachers for students with disabilities as needed.
* Offer high-quality advice to school leadership and staff to plan and implement effective reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities.
* Coordinate and provide targeted teaching for students needing intervention.
* Provide and coordinate case management for students requiring significant adjustments.
* Support staff in accessing specialist services and professional development.
* Engage in school decision-making and professional development to contribute to school goals and vision.
* Implement and manage school-wide systems to monitor and record the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability.
* Form partnerships with parents, government agencies, and community groups to support students with disabilities.
* Manage human, financial, facilities, and curriculum resources to achieve goals.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply
* Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history).
* Attach a written statement (1-page maximum) addressing Key Capabilities 1-4 from the 'How you will be assessed' section of the Role Description.
* Attach a copy of your mandatory requirements outlined in the 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. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
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