Deputy Principal (Special Education) - Crestmead State School - Special Education Program

Permanent job recruited via Department of Education and Training (Queensland) (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)

Job Reference QLD/SER668946/25P

Closing date November 16, 2025

Location Logan - Beaudesert

Status Permanent

Contact 07 3826 0222

About this job

Our Department

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

Crestmead State School is a large Prep-to-Year 6 school located in Logan City.

We are a welcoming, multicultural community where staff work closely with families to support every learner.

With a large student body and strong programs, our school offers you an excellent opportunity to lead, collaborate and grow professionally.

About the Role

This leadership role will suit an inclusion professional who has a proven track record of achieving outstanding outcomes for students with a disability.

Your primary goal will be to drive a whole-school approach to inclusion, ensuring that every student is successful.

Key responsibilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of Education Queensland's inclusive education policies and procedures.
• Mastery of student planning documentation (e.g., PLPs).
• Strong relational leadership to build effective partnerships.
• Effective, timely organisation and efficient management of resources and schedules.
• Ability to distribute leadership to empower staff and drive a whole-school approach.

Skills and experience

• Policy Expertise: Comprehensive, up-to-date knowledge of Education Queensland's inclusive education policies and procedures.
• Student Planning Mastery: Proven skill in developing, implementing, and managing key student planning documentation (e.g., PLPs, ICPs, HICs, ISSPs, IBSPs and risk assessments.).
• Relational Leadership: A capacity for strong relational leadership to build positive, trusting, and effective relationships across the entire school community.
• Effective Organisation: Demonstrated ability for effective, timely organisation and efficient management of documentation, resources, and support schedules.
• Distributed Leadership: The ability to effectively distribute leadership and empower staff to ensure that inclusive practices are consistently and successfully applied across all classrooms.

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

Interested? To Apply

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history).
• Attach a written response (2-page maximum) addressing Key Capabilities 1-4 as per Role Description 'How you will be assessed' section.
• Attach a copy of your mandatory requirements outlined in the 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.

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.