Join The Statewide Services Division – Supporting WA Public Schools
Are you passionate about public education and wanting to contribute to a stronger public school system in Western Australia?
If so, Statewide Services could be the place for you. We are dedicated to providing the best possible support to schools, helping them in their efforts to enable every student to fulfil their learning potential. We do this by delivering services, resources and professional learning that enable student achievement.
Our team plays a lead role in system projects and programs in the key areas of student learning, wellbeing, and engagement. By joining Statewide Services, you’ll be part of a team that is shaping the future of public education in WA through:
- delivery of contemporary and innovative professional learning for teachers and school leaders
- development of quality teaching and learning resources for classroom teachers
- targeted assistance for students with specific learning support needs
- policy development that reflects the emerging needs of our school communities.
The Key Initiatives
Statewide Services is responsible for implementing and expanding projects, programs and key system initiatives to support student wellbeing and improve learning outcomes, particularly for those from regional and remote areas, students with disability, Aboriginal students, and students from language backgrounds other than English. Together, these initiatives will help to embed whole school approaches that further build the capability of schools to meet the needs of their students through connected and tiered models of support and intervention.
Explore the exciting projects and find your opportunity to make a real difference in WA’s public education system. Click on the opportunities available under each initiative to view available positions and application instructions to apply today.
UNIVERSAL, TARGETED, AND INTENSIVE SUPPORT
The Department will support whole-of-school approaches that identify student learning needs early and provide tiered universal, targeted, and intensive supports, in line with a ‘multi-tiered systems of support’ approach. This initiative will support primary and secondary public schools to deliver highly effective, evidence-based teaching practices. Universal, targeted, and intensive system level support will be provided to primary and secondary public schools identified as most in need.
Opportunities available:
INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES
Instructional Coaches will work with schools to implement highly effective teaching strategies as articulated by the Department’s Quality Teaching Strategy and, in particular Teaching for Impact, our position on quality teaching. Instructional Coaches will play an important role in providing targeted support to schools that are implementing small group tuition and will support schools to implement consistency of practice in and across classrooms.
Instructional coaches will provide targeted support to schools to implement tiered systems of instructional support, linking universal interventions to targeted supports such as small group tuition. Instructional Coaches will also support school based instructional coaches to build the capability of teachers across the state.
Opportunities available:
IDENTIFYING STUDENT LEARNING NEEDS IN THE EARLY YEARS
The Department will continue to support teachers and school leaders to identify student learning needs through the Year 1 Phonics Check and make available to all Western Australian public schools, an early years of schooling Numeracy Check to provide a range of quality assured tools to use to meet their local context and students’ needs. The Principal Education Officer will support quality teaching and data analysis in primary schools.
Opportunities available:
NGAPARRTJI NGAPARRTJI
The Department will continue to expand the Ngaparrtji Ngaparrtji – Two-Way Learning program, which supports schools to build partnerships with local Aboriginal communities to develop integrated, culturally responsive learning programs that connect Aboriginal knowledges with the Western Australian Curriculum: Science. Program expansion will support schools across all education regions to apply the Ngaparrtji Ngaparrtji – Two-Way Learning program in partnership with their local community. The team is focused on supporting schools to build professional capability of staff to deliver culturally responsive learning programs and improving outcomes for all Aboriginal students.
Opportunities available:
DISABILITY AND INCLUSION
Statewide Services, Disability and Inclusion consultants are committed to improving outcomes for students with disability through the implementation of strategic projects reflecting contemporary practice, and Department, state and national initiatives and priorities. Disability and Inclusion consultants work with schools to support students with disability by:
Disability and Inclusion consultants will lead and manage the planning, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of projects and their outcomes, and provide advice to senior personnel within the Directorate and the Department.
Opportunities available:
SCHOOL SUPPORT – STUDENT WELLBEING AND CARE
The Department will implement or expand initiatives that provide guidance, professional learning and supports for school staff to contribute to the wellbeing and care of students and strengthen support for students with complex needs. For more information, please click here.
Opportunities available:
Further information and JDFs are accessible in the linked job adverts. They can be accessed by clicking the link on each of the above positions or pools.
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.
All enquiries are welcome
Please telephone 08 9402 6100 or email ServiceDelivery.AED@education.wa.edu.au
To apply for one or more of these positions please see ‘Opportunities available’ under each project and click on the position link to apply.
