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About us:

Lockyer District State HIgh School is a school of around 1000 students, located at Gatton in the picturesque Lockyer Valley.

Every day, in every classroom, we are supporting all students to become enterprising, resilient, creative, adaptable, confident individuals.

To achieve this vision, we provide students with access to a broad range of quality curriculum programs and learning opportunities. You will play a vital role in developing the quality of teaching and learning and nurturing positive relationships between students, teachers and stakeholders.

The successful applicant will, as Head of Department of Humanities, Business and LOTE, be responsible for leading:

The leadership of the Humanities, Business and LOTE faculties, to design curriculum and cross curricula learning experiences that meet the requirements of the Australian Curriculum V9, and QCAA, including embedding the pedagogy toolkit and moderation practices




Oversight of the management of the annual Ageo International Study Tour to Lockyer District State High School
Academic Excellence Program, and other extracurricular activities
Capability building of teachers and faculty staff
Operationalisation of the Faculty Improvement Plan and management of the faculty budget
Quality teaching and learning
Supporting student behaviour, and nurturing positive relationships between students, teachers and stakeholders
School events

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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

📌 Head of Department - Humanities - Lockyer District State High School (Toowoomba)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Toowoomba