This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 2, 2026
Do you want to lead a brand-new school, that will deliver an exceptional primary school experience to the Piara Waters community?
Piara Waters West (Planning Name) will be a school of choice for the Piara Waters community, where the health and wellbeing of all stakeholders will be the foundation to creating kind, accomplished and future focussed individuals. We are dedicated to our responsibility of being a culturally responsive school to support all of our students and the backgrounds and cultures from which they connect to.
Each individual child at our school will belong, receive a high level of care and have purpose to develop into successful students. Our children will be encouraged to harness their individual strengths and agency to face challenges and grow into resilient adults. Our dedicated staff will be instrumental in working as a collective to determine the positive school culture to create the optimum environment for students to succeed.
Piara Waters West (planning name) will be a bespoke, state of the art educational facility for 640 students, including 50 students participating in an Endorsed Education Support Program. The collaborative vision between TAG Architects and McCorkhill construction was to create an educational establishment that reflects the Western Australian natural environment, and a school that promotes student engagement in a variety of conducive learning spaces.
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The Role
The Manager of Corporate Services leads in partnership with the school principal to determine strategic, operational direction for the school in various areas, including financial performance and planning, branding and public relations, human resources, school and student administration, in addition to the development of the workforce and business plans. The role of the Manager of Corporate Services is to ensure that the school remains well resourced, well maintained, compliant and focussed on the teaching and learning across the school, in line with the school’s vision and business plan priorities.
The successful applicant would be recognised for their exceptional people skills, identifying strengths in their colleagues and promoting work styles that embraces these attributes to develop an effective team. They should be a positive and exceptional team leader, working with the team to create high level processes and procedures to maintain financial integrity, accurate recording and auditing compliance and reporting requirements for the school’s business operations. They should model a high level of professional customer service and be a solutions focussed individual, with the ability to identify patterns and process improvements with big picture thinking and student outcomes at the forefront of all decisions made.
The school will commence operations with Phase 2 of the Kaartdijin Program. The successful applicant will ideally be confident in the use of Compass and motivated to accept the challenge of training and upskilling others.
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 Mesha Steel, Principal on 0417 445 300 or emailing Mesha.Steel@education.wa.edu.au
During the school holidays, please contact Mesha Steel on 0417 445 300.
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 Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.
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 leadership skills in the delivery of business outcomes and sound customer service principles and practices.
- Demonstrated well developed oral, written and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to use effective negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated sound financial management skills, including budget preparation and the ability to interpret and apply financial and accounting practices and procedures.
- Demonstrated sound human resource management skills, including the ability to develop and/or apply human resource management practices and systems.
- Demonstrated ability to provide input into the development, implementation and monitoring of business and marketing plans.
- Demonstrated sound conceptual, analytical and problem solving skills.
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/SS1033251
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 Tuesday, 7 April 2026
