This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 2, 2026
At Balcatta Senior High School (SHS) we are committed to providing an engaging, creative, and challenging curriculum in an inclusive learning community with a strong focus on pastoral care and student achievement. Balcatta SHS has just completed the Fogarty EDvance School Improvement Program, which will continue to shape the schools Business Plan and strategic direction. Balcatta SHS is a multi-cultural school where all members of the school community commit to the values of respect, unite, and excel. We offer a full range of courses across all learning areas as well as a Gifted and Talented Visual Arts program and a specialist school-based program in Dance.
Find out more about our school by visiting balcattashs.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
At Balcatta SHS, we operate with two Program Coordinator – Student Services positions. For this particular role the successful applicant will ideally be dedicated, innovative and proactive in ensuring that the Student Services team leads students to excel with their educational outcomes.
The school has a supportive culture where all members are valued and treated with respect. The Program Coordinator - Student Services is responsible for leading and managing an effective, cohesive Student Services team to facilitate successful implementation and monitoring processes for ensuring student success. The successful applicant should ideally have a highly developed capacity for risk management, including critical incidents and an in depth knowledge and implementation of social emotional learning (SEL) with a view to whole school SEL implementation.
As the Program Coordinator - Student Services, you will ideally display a high level of interpersonal communication and time management skills with the capacity to lead and work as part of a busy, dynamic team. Ideally, our knowledge of case management of educationally at-risk students includes an understanding of effective intervention, monitoring and reporting strategies and experience in developing and fostering effective partnerships with external agencies to support students and school-based initiatives. Capacity to effectively comply with and implement Department Policies around student support, such as wellbeing and mental health, attendance, child protection, engagement and psychology services, is highly important.
As one of the two Program Coordinators of Student Services, you would work alongside other middle leaders at the school, applying your professional knowledge, understanding and data-informed practices to promote teaching, learning and student well-being with the school community and assist in embedding the school's strategic direction. You would take ownership for promoting and maintaining aspects of the school culture that encourage and support positive relationships and active engagement between students, staff, parents, and the wider community. The successful applicant would also be required to build the professional capacity of the Student Services Team by providing high-level support and guidance, leading mentoring, coaching and management, as well as implementing effective proactive whole school initiatives.
In addition to the above, the successful applicant will ideally have a highly developed operational capacity with SIS and Compass, including attendance, behaviour, reporting to Parents and interpreting and using data to support whole school strategies that improve student outcomes.
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education you will enjoy a range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, training and career development opportunities and attractive leave provisions. Find out more about the benefits by visiting professional and personal benefits.
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 Luisa Pizzolante, Associate Principal, on (08) 9345 8200 or emailing Luisa.Pizzolante@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.
- hold registration with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia
- obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and
- consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.
More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website or in the attached application package.
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 (1) being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
- A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A four (4) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF
- Demonstrated capacity to provide effective leadership in a diverse range of educational settings.
- High level of interpersonal and public relations skills that demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships to achieve planned outcomes.
- Demonstrated professional knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge to ensure a high level of educational outcomes for all students, (e.g. Aboriginal students, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds and students with special needs).
- Demonstrated capacity to manage physical and financial resources
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/SA1031776
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 Monday, 23 March 2026
