About Us:

Yarraman P-9 State School provides a caring education for all students from Prep to Year 9. We offer our students a personalised journey, catering for each students needs inside and outside the classroom. Our school strives to develop students to become lifelong learners as they develop a desire for learning.

Our schools unique context specialises in a learning journey from our Pre Prep; Playgroup program, that is enriched with strong links with local kindergartens; across the Primary years and through to Junior Secondary education for students in Year 7 to Year 9. Our feeder schools include Blackbutt, Cooyar and Benarkin whom we work collaboratively, to ensure a seamless transition for students who join Yarraman students in their secondary education. To ensure our Year 9 students continue to grow their desire for learning, our secondary staff have a solid relationship with Nanango State High School, bridging our students learning to Years 10, 11 and 12.

About the Role:

Responsibilities include, but not limited to;

Lead the department in developing and implementing a shared vision that delivers high-quality, equitable learning outcomes for all students.
Foster a culture of high expectations, socially just practices,



and continuous professional learning to support excellence in student and staff performance.
Build and maintain effective partnerships with students, families, community groups, and government agencies to enhance educational outcomes.
Provide strategic, future-focused leadership while ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, policies, and departmental requirements.
Effectively manage human, financial, curriculum, and physical resources to achieve departmental priorities and improve student success.

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

How to apply:

Please submit a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history); and
A 2-page written statement in response to 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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

📌 Head of Department (Curriculum)Yarraman State School (Queensland)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Queensland