This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and accordingly any appointment (and extension to this appointment) will not extend beyond 12 months.

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About the School

Mount Gravatt State High School is a co-educational State Secondary school situated in the southern suburb of Mt Gravatt, located about 10 kilometres from the Brisbane CBD. Founded in 1960, Mount Gravatt State High has developed an excellent record of academic, cultural, sporting and community achievements. Our school has experienced strong and consistent enrolment growth, built upon Mount Gravatt High School's ethos of learning in a disciplined, safe and happy environment, traditional values, quality teaching and innovation that supports, enriches and extends student's learning. This is reflected in our students' very high standards of work ethic and respectful behaviours.

Your Role

As Deputy Principal focussing upon the Junior Secondary school, you will have responsibility for leading (but not limited to) the following:

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.

Embed socially just practices in daily school life.

Set high standards for student and staff performance.

Actively participate in lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.

Form partnerships with parents, other government agencies, community groups, industry and business.

Be futures oriented and strategic.

Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling.

Manage resources to achieve goals.

Your role will also include working collaboratively with the leadership team in the implementation of the school's explicit improvement agenda including:

Learning Progression for all students, Reading, Writing and Thinking proficiency across the Australian Curriculum, and Senior Curriculum Strengthening Senior Outcomes Reducing teaching learning variability in impact.

In addition to this, you will support staff capability development through:

A problem of practice approach to improvement, collaborative empowerment through leading the growth of Professional Learning Teams, and strengthening the implementation of the Cycle of Inquiry through Line Management of 4 faculty areas.

A mandatory requirement of this role is:

Current full registration or current provisional registration with eligibility for full registration, as a teacher in Queensland. For more information please CLICK HERE.

Teachers working in Education and Care Services (including State Delivered Kindergarten programs) require an exemption card issued by Blue Card Services. For more information please CLICK HERE.

To apply please attach the following:

A maximum 3 page 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.

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

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.