This is a permanent full time position commencing Term 3, 2025
Harrisdale Senior High School (SHS) is one of the largest schools in Western Australia, attracting students from diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. With a student population of over 2300 and more than 200 staff, the school offers an inclusive and comprehensive education for Years 7 to 12. It is the school of choice for many local and international families.
Our commitment to the intellectual, creative, and social development of students is evident through our stimulating and relevant programs, high impact teaching strategies, and classroom practices. We place a strong emphasis on pastoral care and academic achievement, supported by robust community involvement and parental support.
As one of the state’s newest schools, Harrisdale SHS is already recognised for its outstanding achievements and results. We offer a comprehensive Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) program and place a high emphasis on the quality and delivery of General and Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses to provide a holistic education.
Our specialist programs cater to a variety of student needs and interests, including a Gifted and Talented program, specialised music and sports programs (such as Cricket, Netball, and Volleyball), numerous after-school clubs, sporting teams, and a developing language program in French and Japanese. We pride ourselves on the ethos that all students will achieve success through excellence in teaching and learning.
Harrisdale SHS has a strong, positive culture where teachers play a key role in ensuring our school values of Care, Respect, Responsibility, and Excellence are upheld and reflected in all actions.
Find out more about our school by visiting harrisdaleshs.wa.edu.au or Schools Online.
The Role
The Curriculum Support Officer will provide administrative, reporting, and timetabling support to the Executive team and teaching staff. This role involves maintaining and monitoring a range of administrative and curriculum related databases to ensure the integrity of school data, extracting and generating relevant reports, and to provide appropriate data to the Executive team to enhance school operations.
The Curriculum Support Officer will coordinate and support a range of internal and external processes. The complex nature of the role will ideally require the successful applicant to be a hardworking individual, with highly effective communication and interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The successful applicant should have exceptional organisational and time management skills and the ability to effectively work autonomously as required.
Want to know more?
Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Danae Jolley, Manager Corporate Services on (08) 9397 8000 or emailing Danae.jolley@education.wa.edu.au.
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.
Eligibility
To work with us, you must:
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
- obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and
- consent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
Application Instructions
Apply online in two easy steps:
Step 1: Select Apply for Job
Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
- A CV outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF
- Demonstrated ability to provide effective administrative support and input into development, implementation and monitoring of business systems.
- Demonstrated initiative and sound organisational skills with the ability to identify priorities and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated sound research, conceptual and analytical skills with the ability to provide innovative thinking in problem solving.
- Demonstrated well developed computer skills, including the ability to create, operate, manipulate databases, spreadsheets and extract reports.
- Demonstrated sound written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to liaise with individuals at all levels and work effectively in a team environment.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.
Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SS966327
Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 30 May 2025
