Head of Special Education Services - Petrie Terrace State School

About Petrie Terrace State School

Petrie Terrace State School is an inner city school that enjoys an exceptionally strong sense of community and engagement. Our academic performance is consistently high and in recent years have become the school of choice for our local families. We adopt an inclusive, student centred philosophy of learning which we believe is best practice in educational choice for elementary age students.

Our school thrives on the empowerment of community spirit and engagement, focused on the mutual care and concern for our children. Leadership and participation is acknowledged in all aspects of school culture. Student leadership and student voice is an historically valued part of our school culture.

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 about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.

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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