EOI - Deputy Principal - Clover Hill State School

This is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.

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

Clover Hill State School is a vibrant, high-performing community where excellence is expected, nurtured, and lived every day. Grounded in high expectations, expert teaching, and a strong belief in growing the whole child, we provide a dynamic learning environment that balances academic rigour with wellbeing, creativity, and character development. Our students are known, valued, and challenged from their first day, with opportunities to thrive through Excellence Programs in Dance, STEM, Music, Touch Football, and Netball. Built on strong partnerships with families and community, Clover Hill empowers confident, capable, and compassionate learners ready to succeed in an ever-changing world.

About The Role

As the Deputy Principal you will:

Improve the educational outcomes of students in their schools
Develop the quality of teaching and learning
Nurture positive relationships between students, teachers, the community and stakeholders.

The Deputy Principal reports to the school Principal.

Your Responsibilities

As the Deputy Principal, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Assist the Principal to lead the school community 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.

Please refer to the attached role description for the full list of responsibilities and 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 (2-page maximum) referring directly to the key capabilities 1 and 2:
Demonstrated leadership of a curriculum, teaching and learning environment, leading to the achievement of quality learning outcomes for all students.
Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills and the ability to use those to influence the educational agenda for state schooling.
Attach a copy of the mandatory requirements outlined in the attached role description

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.

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.<space>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.