Head of Department - Drama
Canberra Grammar School - Senior School
Canberra
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Term 1, 2018
Job overview
The Department
The Drama Department at Canberra Grammar School provides students with a range of curricular and co-curricular experiences to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes necessary to engage with Theatre and Film. There are four fulltime teachers in the Department that teach courses and produce shows for students from Years 7 to 12. The Department has had a recent surge in student numbers, and has achieved consistently excellent results in external examinations.
Years 7 to 10 Drama is taught through the ACARA framework, with all students undertaking the course in Year 7. Drama is offered as an elective course in Years 8 to 10, and the Department also offers Film as an elective course in Years 9 and 10. In the Senior Years, we offer the NESA HSC Drama syllabus and VET Entertainment program, as well as the IB Theatre and Film courses.
The School is seeking to appoint an inspirational leader, a person who can communicate a clear vision and who will drive forward innovative and dynamic approaches in the Drama department.
The successful candidate will be a passionate educator with a desire and capacity to shape an increasingly varied Drama offering. The right candidate will also have a detailed understanding of the changing curriculum landscape and will promote a culture of open, positive critical reflection within the Drama Department.
The right candidate will critically reflect on the life and operation of the School, in particular on the teaching and learning of Drama, the philosophy and practices in teaching, and on matters of staff welfare within the Senior School Department of Drama.
This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated and passionate educator to assume a position in a highly effective and prestigious school.
As the Head of Drama, the role‐holder is expected to:
· take a leading role in modelling excellence in Drama education and pedagogy
· actively exercise responsibility for leadership, support, and the well‐being of the Drama Department
· design, develop and maintain a Drama curriculum program that meets the needs of all students in the School from Year 7 to Year 12
· assist the Director of Academic Education and Curriculum and Learning Coordinator in ensuring vitality and renewal of Drama teaching practices
· exercise responsibilities in partnership with the Director of Academic Education, the Curriculum and Learning Coordinator and the Director of Student Development
· implement an effective mentoring scheme within the department
· develop an effective system of teacher evaluation
· provide support for the professional growth of staff in relation to their teaching of Drama
· encourage collaborative decision‐making where appropriate in the operation of the Drama department
· Oversee the preparation of registration documentation in the department
About Canberra Grammar School - Senior School
- Canberra Grammar School - Senior School
- 40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill
- Australian Capital Territory
- 2603
- Australia
About Us
Canberra Grammar School is a leading co-educational independent day and boarding school offering outstanding academic education, co-curricular opportunities and pastoral care to students of all backgrounds and faiths within a community guided by Anglican values.
Our fundamental aspiration is to educate students who are curious, creative, confident and compassionate young citizens of the world.
The School is a vibrant and rewarding workplace with a strong commitment to professional learning and to nurturing excellent conditions in a superb campus environment. It offers highly competitive salary and superannuation, as well as attractive salary packaging arrangements, and a range of staff benefits, including parking, discounted lunches, flu vaccinations, employee assistance programmes, school fee concessions, and generous professional development funding.
For more information about the School, please visit: CGS.ACT.EDU.AU.
Change the World, Teach at CGS
Canberra Grammar School is a vibrant and rewarding place in which to work. It is also a very exciting time at CGS as the School now offers full co-education across all years, from Pre-School to Year 12, with significant growth to our leadership, teaching and support staff.
By joining the CGS team, you will be working alongside exceptionally dedicated, qualified and experienced staff, and engaging daily with bright, motivated and open-hearted students and to enjoy the amenities of life on a beautiful, open school campus in a city that is clear, uncongested, and affords unrivalled access to many of the leading political, cultural and intellectual institutions of Australia. Canberra is an ideal place in which to live and raise a family. It is within striking distance of the mountains for skiing and the coast for surfing; it is an easy drive from Sydney; there are frequent flights to all parts of Australia and the city itself is virtually traffic-free.
Canberra Grammar School is committed to that by aiming at all times to be a professionally stimulating and rewarding employer; one that is committed to innovation, to high-quality professional development, to the constant interchange of ideas and to personal and professional investment in staff who seek always to enhance the quality of education both within and beyond the School.
That aspiration for staff culture is central to the School’s capacity to flourish in all areas of its endeavour and it is reflected in the School’s commitment to recognising and rewarding staff and to supporting a positive, professional, caring and collegial working environment through:
- Remuneration, terms and conditions that generally compare favourably with those in the non-independent school sectors in the ACT
- The initiatives entailed in the School’s strategic plans for professional learning and renewal
- The on-going financial commitment to the Staff Professional Excellence Fund
- The provision of personal support services and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
- A range of personal benefits associated with employment at the School
- Support for collegial staff organisation and representation; and
- Recognition of contribution and outstanding achievement.
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