This is a permanent full-time position commencing July 2025
The Department’s Standards and Integrity Directorate within the Professional Standards and Conduct Division, is responsible for:
- Assessing and managing complaints
- Investigating staff disciplinary matters, including reportable conduct
- Conducting reviews, including those relating to child deaths
- Monitoring working with children check compliance, of departmental employees
- Delivering integrity education training across the department
- Identifying and managing serious misconduct risk associated with fraud and corruption
The Role
Are you an innovative thinker with an eye for detail? Do you thrive when working across multiple data sets to generate insights that improve systems and services? The Standards and Integrity Directorate is seeking a motivated and adaptable individual with relevant or transferable experience to join our Data and Intelligence team.
In this role, you will support outcomes by working with internal stakeholders to add value to their work assisting in evidence-based decision making. You will be required to scope, design and develop reports and dashboards to drive continuous system improvement. You will be responsible for developing and conducting rigorous testing processes, cleaning and normalising data sets, with skills and experience in the use of PowerBI and Microsoft Excel highly desirable. This position is ideal for someone who is confident operating in both manual and developing digital reporting environments and who is passionate about using data to support systemic change.
Your work will inform evidence-based decision-making, support misconduct prevention, and contribute to the strategic goals of the Directorate.
The successful applicant will initially report to the Principal Consultant, Standards and Integrity, and support a broad range of Directorate functions. As part of growth within the business area, the role may change reporting lines to work within a System Improvement and Oversight team by late 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of new functions and play a foundational role in shaping direction relating to data and intelligence.
Professional Benefits
We are conveniently located in East Perth and our employees enjoy a range of benefits which include:
- 11.5% employer contributed superannuation, increasing to 12% by July 2025.
- Flexible working arrangements are genuinely considered to create healthy work life balance including; working from home or remote, flexible working hours and part-time arrangements.
- Generous leave entitlements including annual, personal, long service and parental leave.
- Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance.
- Access to salary packaging (in accordance with relevant industrial instruments).
- Enjoy easy access to public transport with the Claisebrook train station just a 5-minute walk away or, take advantage of the free Yellow Cat bus service that stops outside our building entrance. Additionally, various CPP parking locations are within walking distance.
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 Hugh Matkovich, Principal Consultant, Standards and Integrity on (08) 9264 4395 or via Hugh.Matkovich@education.wa.edu.au.
We are committed to building the leadership capability of our people (Building Leadership Impact).
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our workplaces 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.
- consent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
- complete a declaration prior to employment and annually thereafter disclosing any previous disciplinary findings, criminal charges or convictions, and ongoing conflicts of interest.
- provide a statement from previous employer/s with regard to any disciplinary findings.
More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website and 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 of up to (5) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A cover letter of no more than (2) pages detailing your capabilities and experience in the context of the advert, key requirements and selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF.
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: DOE971936
Applicants assessed as suitable may be considered for similar vacancies that arise in our branch within the next 12 months. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 20 June 2025
