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Head of Department (Curriculum) - Healy State School

Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Location
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Work
Not stated
Employment
Temporary
Level
Director
Function
Education
Pay
A$145.3K – A$148K a year
Posted
2 days ago

About the role

About the Department of Education

Working for the Queensland Department of Education means joining an organisation that values its people and promotes leadership and innovation. Be part of an environment that respects professionalism and diversity, offers training and development opportunities and embraces flexible careers and work-life balance. Find out more about working with us.

About us

Located in Mount Isa in North West Queensland, Healy State School is a welcoming, co-educational primary school catering for students from Prep to Year 6.

Guided by its motto, Freedom to Learn, the school has a strong focus on improving student achievement, inclusive learning and high expectations for all students.

With a diverse school community and a commitment to supporting every child's learning and development, Healy State School provides a positive environment where students are encouraged to reach their potential.

Your opportunity

  • Lead the relevant curriculum areas or whole-school program in developing and maintaining a shared educational vision focused on achieving quality learning outcomes for all students.
  • Promote socially just practices throughout the school while maintaining high expectations for student and staff performance.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning, ongoing professional development and future-focused strategic planning.
  • Build and maintain effective partnerships with students, parents, government agencies and community groups.
  • Oversee the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the relevant areas or whole-school program, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation and policies.

Please view the role description for a full list of responsibilities.

Interested? To Apply

  • Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
  • Attach a 2-page response to the 'How you will be assessed' section of 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.

Source

Posted by Education on their own hiring page, smartjobs.qld.gov.au. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 02:59 UTC; the original is the reference.

Contains information from SmartJobs, © State of Queensland, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0)

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