Head of Special Education Services (H01) - Malanda State School - Special Education Program

About Malanda State School

Welcome to Malanda Primary School. We are a coeducational Prep to Year 6 facility with an enrolment of around mid 400's students. We are situated on the Atherton Tableland amidst World Heritage rainforest in tropical Far North Queensland. Our community is reliant upon agriculture and to a lesser extent the tourism industry. The ABS considers us 'outer regional'. We are committed to providing all students with a quality education. For us, quality is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skilled execution. It represents the wise choice of many alternatives.

We believe that relationships are central to our students' success and value the work that goes into building them. We are committed to preparing our students to become positive, active, resilient and productive Australian Citizens. Underpinning this commitment are the values of Honesty and Openness; Initiative; Diligence; Respect; and Supportiveness.

About the Role

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Manage and coordinate the delivery of high-quality advice and support provided by the Special Education Program and/or Early Childhood Development Program.
Lead and manage the Special Education Program and/or Early Childhood Development Program to provide advice to classroom teachers for students with disability as needed.
Provide high quality advice to the school leadership team, classroom teachers and other school staff to develop, plan and implement effective reasonable adjustments for students with disability.
Coordinate and provide intensive targeted teaching for students requiring intervention.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

How to Apply

Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
A 1-pg written statement in response to the attached role description.
Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in 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).

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