Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE786125
This is a twelve (12) month fixed term, part-time (0.4FTE) position commencing ASAP with possible extension (12 months) and/or permanency
The Role and our Branch
The South Metropolitan Education Region (SMER) is seeking a highly motivated Regional Engagement Officer to join their team.
We encourage all applicants with diverse professional experiences to apply.
The Regional Engagement Officer will:
- Provide operational support with individual student attendance and engagement issues and procedures.
- Provide support and advice to students on matters relating to their education.
- Collaborate with principals to make appropriate recommendations for non-attending and disengaged students.
- Support and advise teaching staff in the development of targeted interventions for re-engaging individuals and groups of students.
- Provide support and advice to schools on matters related to student engagement and attendance.
- Liaise and collaborate with the Participation Team on regional issues and strategies regarding students at educational risk.
- Develop and maintain professional links between students, families, schools and other appropriate agencies, including youth employment, education and training services in the community.
- Respond to inquiries from community members and parents concerning attendance and exemption issues.
- Develop and maintain a records system and prepares information to develop and monitor re-engagement plans.
- Oversee and monitor the management of exemptions from school and home education within a specified group of school networks.
The SMER Office is located in Beaconsfield, near Fremantle. There are 263 public schools located in the South Metropolitan Education Region. There are approximately 127 000 students enrolled in compulsory schooling within the region.
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 knowledge and understanding of trends and issues in education in relation to the provision of education for disengaged and non-attending students.
- Demonstrated conceptual and analytical skills, including the ability to identify and clarify issues and generate strategies to address them.
- Demonstrated well developed interpersonal skills with the ability to work unsupervised or in a team environment and to work effectively with a target group.
- Demonstrated ability to provide operational policy and/or engagement related support and guidance in the provision of processes for the management of disengaged and nonattending students.
- Demonstrated well developed oral and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare documentation for a variety of audiences and purposes.
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 Sue Rowe, Manager - South Metropolitan Regional Education Office by telephoning (08) 9336 9551 or emailing Sue.Rowe@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 three (3) 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
- 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
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications must be submitted before 4.30pm (WST) on Friday, 10 February 2023.
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
This selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy. Applicants assessed as suitable during this selection process may be considered for other similar vacancies that occur throughout our division for up to 12 months following this initial appointment. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.