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Position status Permanent Position type Full-time Occupational group Education & Training Classification Stream 2 /HO1 Workplace Location Cairns region,Far North Qld Job ad reference QLD/FNR559747/24P Closing date 07-May-2024 Yearly salary Fortnightly salary Total remuneration Salary Other Job duration Contact person Karen Plume Contact details (07) 4037 5255
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About the Department of Education
The Department of Education are 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.
Welcome to Trinity Bay State High School
Trinity Bay affords its students a vibrant and varied curriculum. This allows students to achieve their very best academically. The senior school offers the full range of academic and vocational options. The junior school offers traditional core subjects but an increasingly diverse range of elective subjects with Year 7 being a transition year from primary school. The school also offers enrichment and extension programs in dance, drama, music, technical theatre and sport. Trinity Bay State High School is an award-winning school in Visual Arts, Science, Technology and Sport.
More information about Trinity Bay SHS can be found on the website https://trinitybayshs.eq.edu.au
About the Role
The Head of Department - Technologies will lead the Technologies faculty including Digital Technologies, Industrial Technology and Design, and Food and Fashion. The role will relate to our school values and be responsible for:
- Line Management of subject area coordinators and technicians.
- The curriculum component including subjects from Year 7 - 12 included in the 3 strands of Technologies - Digital, ITD and Food and Fashion.
- The pedagogy role will focus on team and individual development via the annual performance review process.
- Monitoring student engagement, attendance and achievement as per school targets.
- Maintaining established partnerships with external agencies.
- Providing technology advice to the school as required.
Within the context of the role described above, the ideal applicant will be someone who has the following key capabilities:
- Demonstrated teaching competence and capacity to provide curriculum leadership leading to the achievement of quality learning outcomes for all students.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and the capacity to develop and sustain productive relationships within and beyond the school community.
- Capacity to use analytical skills to contribute to educational outcomes at the school level.
- Capacity to manage effectively human, financial and physical resources to deliver high quality organisational outcomes.
- Demonstrated support for and the capacity to develop and maintain an organisational culture based on ethical professional and personal behaviours and corporate values.
- Our ideal candidate will have experience in at least one of the 3 technology strands and be willing to lead a diverse team of staff.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- A brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor)
- A maximum 2 page written response outlining your suitability for the role referring to the key capabilities under "How you will be assessed" section 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).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.
- FNR559747_24P - Role Description (PDF, 137KB)
Role Description
Candidate Information Fact Sheet (PDF, 239KB)
Information Package for Applicants
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