19920

Closes: 17 July 2026

Classification: School Leader C
Salary: $145,938 - $149,107 plus superannuation
Position No: 19920
Directorate: Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 26 June 2026
Contact Officer: Kate Greeney on Kate.Greeney@ed.act.edu.au or (02)6142 1000

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Details: Position Overview:

As a member of the College leadership team, the successful applicant will contribute to the achievement of the College's strategic goals and student learning.

Gungahlin College is one of Australia's most dynamic schools, offering an educational experience for Years 10, 11 and 12, designed to inspire individual achievement and confidence for life. We are seeking a suitably qualified and highly skilled school leader to lead the Inclusion Support and Diverse Programs faculty at Gungahlin college. This role leads the development and implementation of inclusive education strategies and manages diverse programs that support student engagement, access, and achievement across the college. The successful applicant will clearly demonstrate their ability to support students with additional needs through tailored plans, resourcing, and staff coordination, while contributing to whole-school wellbeing and inclusion initiatives.

Job Description:

Lead Inclusion Support Programs (ISP) and teachers and admin support staff in the faculty through proven experience, leadership and management of a variety of successful programs for Students with Diverse Needs, including:

• Implement college priorities, programs, and initiatives within a multidisciplinary team to deliver integrated student support services across wellbeing, careers, and transitions.
• Demonstrate leadership in inclusive education, with experience designing and implementing support plans and programs for students with diverse needs.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of curriculum differentiation and the development of modified unit outlines, ensuring the provision of a broad, balanced, relevant, and differentiated curriculum in accordance with school and BSSS requirements.
• Manage and coordinate Learning Support Assistants (LSAs), ISP resourcing, and student support documentation including Student Adjustment Matrices (SAMs), Individual Learning Plans (ILPs), Behaviour Management Plans, Medical Plans, Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs), and Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) requirements.
• Manage and coordinate transitions into, through and out of the college for students accessing the inclusion and disability programs.
• Lead and mentor case managers within the Inclusion Faculty, supporting them to implement student-centred approaches within a Case Management model, as well as build the capability of all staff across the school in trauma-informed practice and inclusive pedagogical approaches.
• Lead and manage Response to Intervention (RTI) processes for inclusion students that incorporate a tiered approach to wellbeing and behaviour management.
• Support the Principal to establish and maintain positive and collaborative relationships with students, staff, parents/carers and stakeholder groups in the wider community.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/ Other Requirements:

• A minimum of four years full time (or equivalent) tertiary study leading to the award of a recognised school teaching qualification.

Mandatory:

• Current professional teaching registration with the ACT Teacher Quality Institute (or eligibility for teacher registration with the ACT Teacher Quality Institute).
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra

Note: This is a temporary position available 3 August 2026 until 1 August 2027. Only permanent EDU SLC’s, CT's or eligible SOGC's, ASO6's (or equivalent) are eligible to apply for this position. Applicants may be assessed on application and referee alone

How to Apply: Please submit:

1. A supporting statement addressing the five capabilities listed below and be written with a focus on the job description specified for the position (up to two pages)
2. A current curriculum vitae and
3. The name and contact details for two referees.

School Leader Capabilities 

• Leading Teaching and Learning
• Developing Self and Others
• Leading Improvement, Innovation and Change
• Leading and Management of the School and,
• Engaging and Working with the Community

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now Button Below.

Applicants should note that a Joint Selection Committee (JSC) established in accordance with the collective/enterprise agreement provisions will assess all applications for this position.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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Note

This is a temporary position available 3 August 2026 until 1 August 2027.