This is a permanent full-time position commencing as soon as posssible
Located on Ngarluma Country in the Pilbara region, Roebourne District High School (DHS) is a culturally rich K–12 School with a strong focus on relationships, cultural responsiveness, and high expectations for every student. We work closely with families, Elders, and community partners to provide a safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environment.
Roebourne DHS offers supportive leadership, a team-oriented environment, and the opportunity to contribute to real educational change. In our context, your work truly matters. It’s an opportunity to have significant impact, where small wins make a big difference, and every day offers purpose. If you're driven by a deep belief in the power of education to transform lives, and you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, build relationships, and teach with heart, then Roebourne is the place to put your passion into practice.
The Role
Roebourne DHS is seeking a committed and organised educator to take on the role of Pathways & Internship Teacher, a position central to our implementation of the Big Picture Learning Australia (BPLA) design for education.
This role blends direct teaching of interest-based, post-school pathways learning with guiding and mentoring students as they engage in real-world internship experiences. This learning contributes significantly to student achievement their International Big Picture Learning Credential (IBPLC).
This is not your typical secondary teaching position. The successful applicant will work closely with advisory teachers, community mentors, local employers and the Roebourne DHS VET coordinator to connect students with real-world learning experiences aligned to their interests and post-school goals. Opportunities in this role include:
- Delivering structured, interest-driven masterclasses aligned to the internship and exhibition cycle.
- Supporting students to develop job-readiness, communication skills, and reflective portfolios.
- Building students’ capacity to take up meaningful work placements, internships and contribute to their communities through social action projects.
- Supporting students to establish internship placements, work shadowing, and mentor partnerships.
- Conducting site visits, duty of care checks, and workplace inductions with students.
- Tracking student progress, support credential evidence gathering, and liaise with families and mentors.
- Working collaboratively with advisory teachers to ensure internships link meaningfully to each student’s learning plan and credential progress.
We are looking for an educator who ideally:
- Thrives on helping young people discover their purpose and post-school direction and is passionate about real-world learning and student-directed pathways.
- Has experience in secondary teaching, career education, workplace learning or VET coordination.
- Understands or is willing to learn the Big Picture Learning pedagogy.
- Is cultural responsiveness and a willingness to work in partnership with Aboriginal families and community leaders and is confident in supporting students from diverse cultural backgrounds, especially Aboriginal young people.
- Is ready to step outside the traditional classroom and into a more dynamic, community-connected role.
- Understands that success in this role is measured by the quality and consistency of opportunities facilitated, not just by course completions or credential milestones.
- Can remain focused and optimistic even when students have challenges, viewing setbacks as part of a long-term, relationship-based process.
- Has the ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a tight-knit team.
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education comes with a wide range of benefits designed to support both your professional and personal well-being. These benefits include competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, extensive training and career development opportunities, and attractive leave provisions. Here are some of the key benefits you will enjoy:
- Temporary Attraction and Retention Incentive of $1 170 see info below
- Attractive Country Teaching Program Allowance of $13 730 a year
- District allowance of $9 299 a year
- 12 percent employer contributions to superannuation
- 12 weeks’ vacation leave (school holidays)
- More than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave
- Subsidised accommodation where applicable
- Travel concession
- Free relocation
- Air-Conditioning Subsidy
Teachers and School Administrators employed at Roebourne District high School in 2025 are eligible to receive a temporary Attraction and Retention Incentive of $1 170 (pa, gross – to be adjusted pro rata for FTE and tenure). Eligible staff will receive a percentage of this payment on commencement at the school, with the remainder paid at the end of the school year. Staff must remain employed in the location until the end of the school year to be eligible to receive the second payment.
The temporary ARI payment is in addition to other incentives that may apply in this school.
Find out more about the benefits by visiting professional and personal benefits.
For additional information to all allowances and housing please contact Housing and Transport at housing.transport@education.wa.edu.au or on (08) 9264 5154.
Mobility appointments for permanent metropolitan and south west teachers
Eligible permanent teachers who hold a substantive teaching position in a North or South Education Region school, or a South West Education Region school* may elect to undertake this role as a 3-year mobility appointment, with a right of return to their substantive position. At the cessation of the 3-year mobility appointment, teachers can elect to return to their substantive role, or transfer permanently into this school.
Find out if you are eligible on IKON.
*Note that south west teachers are not eligible to move to another south west school under this trial.
Want to know more?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Elizabeth Ritchie, Principal on (08) 9182 3300 or Elizabeth.Ritchie@education.wa.edu.au
During the school holidays, please contact Elizabeth Ritchie on 0429 596 122.
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:
- hold an eligible teacher qualification and registration.
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment. More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website.
- apply for a WA Working with Children Check before you start; and
- consent to and obtain a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
Application Instructions
All applications must be submitted online.
Step 1: Select Apply for Job
- Complete the online application, including details of two (2) work-related referees, with one (1) preferably being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
- A statement of up to three (3) pages, demonstrating your Professional Knowledge, Professional Practice, and Professional Engagement aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and the context of the position and school.
- A CV of up to five (5) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before you start your application.
For tips on writing your best teaching job application and more information about working for the Department of Education, go to the Department’s Careers Page or see our applicant resource attached.
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: SS/TCH982190
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 Wednesday, 16 July 2025
