Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE752370
Appointment Pool
The Southwest Education Region is seeking to establish a pool of Senior Participation Coordinators for appointments of fixed term and permanent, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during 2022 and up to the end of July 2023 in Bunbury (based at Eaton Community College).
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education attracts a range of attractive professional and personal benefits including:
- 10 percent employer contributions to superannuation
- More than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave
The Role and our Branch
The position will join the Engagement and Transition team, specifically in the South West Region, based in Bunbury and will be line managed by the Engagement and Transition Manager.
We encourage all applicants with diverse professional experiences to apply.
The Senior Participation Coordinator supports the Engagement and Transition Manager to broker successful transitions of students between school, training and employment.
Suitable applicants will help develop the skills of the Participation Coordinators in case coordination and career transition planning for disengaged compulsory school-aged students.
The Senior Participation Coordinators will train, mentor and support Participation Coordinators within the region to work within the brokerage philosophy, coordinate and monitor workloads, and may performance manage various team members.
The suitable applicants will assist with implementation and operational management strategies and plans for training or suitable employment for disengaged compulsory school-aged students. While also communicating with, monitoring and reporting on implementation plans with the region, and provide feedback on their effectiveness to the Engagement and Transition Manager.
Cultural Diversity
The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
Your written application will be assessed against the following Selection Criteria:
- Demonstrated well-developed knowledge of youth, education, training and support services and an understanding of the requirements to support the transition of compulsory school-aged students into appropriate post school options.
- Demonstrated capacity to work in diverse settings with at-risk young people.
- Demonstrated sound management, supervisory and leadership skills, including the ability to mentor and support staff, and use performance management to enhance capacity.
- Demonstrated well developed conceptual and analytical skills, including an ability to identify and clarify issues.
- Demonstrated highly developed verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to negotiate, work within a team environment and with people across a range of backgrounds.
For a full outline of the role responsibilities and selection criteria, please refer to the JDF.
It is recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.
All inquiries are welcomed
Please contact Gaynor Manning, Engagement & Transition Manager by telephoning 0472 816 069 or emailing gaynor.manning@education.wa.edu.au
Application Instructions
All applications are submitted online. Select “Apply for Job”, at either the top or bottom of this screen and follow all instructions. It is recommended you have relevant documents completed and ready to attach with your online application. Please allow enough time to complete this process as applications must be received prior to the closing date and time.
Your application should include:
- A three (3) page statement addressing the selection criteria listed above, in context of the role and business needs of the branch
- A CV of up to four (4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- The contact details for two (2) work related referees who can attest to the claims made in your written application, preferably one being your current line manager.
After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirming lodgement. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please phone (08) 9264 4127.
If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please phone (08) 9264 8666 for assistance.
Eligibility and Training Requirements
Employees will be required to:
- provide evidence of eligibility to work in Australia for the term of the vacancy
- hold a nationally recognised qualification in human services, youth work or a related area
- hold a current ‘C’ class driver’s licence
- undertake travel including overnight stays in non-metropolitan locations, as required
- undertake travel in small aeroplanes to remote locations, as required
- obtain a current Department of Education Criminal Record Clearance before commencing employment
- complete the Department’s Aboriginal Cultural Appreciation course
- obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check
- complete
- the Department’s induction program within three months of commencement;
- training specific to this role required by Department policy; and
- the Department’s training in Accountability and Ethical Decision-Making within six months of appointment
COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS
Applicants are advised of the recently announced mandatory vaccination policy for various occupations and workforces in WA. Employees working in, or attending school sites are required to be vaccinated in accordance with the policy. More information can be found at Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for WA workforces (www.wa.gov.au)
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications must be submitted before 4.30pm (WST) on Friday, 3 June 2022.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions at, or after, 4:30pm will not be accepted.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE
PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED