EOI - Head of Special Education Services (H01) - Tullawong State High School - Special Education Program

Queensland Department of Education; Moreton Bay; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Department of Education’s Tullawong State High School seeks a Head of Special Education Services to provide strategic leadership across inclusive education. You will lead a team, coordinate support and case management, and contribute to the senior leadership team to enhance student outcomes.

The role focuses on delivering high-quality programs for students with disability, guiding staff in adjustments, and strengthening partnerships with parents and agencies to achieve school goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and coordinate the delivery of high-quality Special Education and/or Early Childhood Development Programs, ensuring effective advice, support and targeted interventions for students with disability.
• Provide expert guidance and support to school leadership teams, classroom teachers and staff in developing, planning and implementing effective reasonable adjustments, inclusive practices and personalised learning support for students with disability.
• Coordinate and oversee intensive targeted teaching, intervention and case management for students requiring substantial or extensive adjustments, ensuring access to appropriate departmental and external specialist services, professional learning and support.
• Develop, implement and monitor school-wide systems, including data collection and management processes, to track student progress, inform decision-making and ensure accurate completion of the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD).
• Build and maintain collaborative partnerships with parents, government agencies and community organisations, contribute to whole-school planning and decision-making, and effectively manage human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources to achieve strategic school goals.

Job description

EOI - Head of Special Education Services (H01) - Tullawong State High School - Special Education Program

Queensland Department of Education – Queensland

We are seeking an experienced, passionate and highly motivated Head of Special Education Services (HOSES) to provide strategic leadership and direction in the delivery of inclusive education across our school. Tullawong State High School offers the opportunity to become partof a welcoming and collaborative school community where positive relationships, teamwork and student engagement are central to its culture. The school values educators who are flexible, adaptable and committed to working collaboratively to meet the diverse needs of itsstudents. Lead a team of passionate inclusion educators, coordinate support and case management and contribute to the senior leadership team of the school. This is a temporary full-time position commencing 21 January 2027 until 25 June 2027, unless otherwise determined.

This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.

About Us

At Tullawong, our vision is clear: Empowering students to reach their full potential.
We achieve this through our mission: Fostering a positive culture for learning, enabling all students to create their future.

Complementing our vision and mission is our school motto: Soaring to great heights.
These guiding statements come to life through our four core values - Courage, Integrity, Diligence, and Respect - which we explicitly teach through a Positive Behaviour for Learning framework.

We take pride in our inclusive school environment, where every child is nurtured and challenged to soar. Our commitment is to ensure that every student is supported to achieve their full potential through access to a wide range of learning opportunities.

About the Role

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Lead, manage and coordinate the delivery of high-quality Special Education and/or Early Childhood Development Programs, ensuring effective advice, support and targeted interventions for students with disability.
• Provide expert guidance and support to school leadership teams, classroom teachers and staff in developing, planning and implementing effective reasonable adjustments, inclusive practices and personalised learning support for students with disability.
• Coordinate and oversee intensive targeted teaching, intervention and case management for students requiring substantial or extensive adjustments, ensuring access to appropriate departmental and external specialist services, professional learning and support.
• Develop, implement and monitor school-wide systems, including data collection and management processes, to track student progress, inform decision-making and ensure accurate completion of the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD).
• Build and maintain collaborative partnerships with parents, government agencies and community organisations, contribute to whole-school planning and decision-making, and effectively manage human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources to achieve strategic school goals.

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

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

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