This is a permanent full-time position commencing October 2026

The South Metropolitan Education Region (the Region) comprises 284 public schools servicing students in the South Metropolitan area of Western Australia. Of these, 50 schools provide Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs to secondary students.

Education Regional Offices work collaboratively with the Secondary Schools, District High Schools and Post-School Pathways branch to:

• provide professional development for VET Coordinators and teachers in schools
• deliver policy advice to schools
• develop and disseminate resources
• manage projects and contracts for service
• develop quality assurance processes for programs aimed at improving educational outcomes for students.

The Role

South Metropolitan Regional Education Office is looking for a Regional Workforce Coordinator.

In this role you will provide high level professional and strategic support to schools for the effective development, implementation and coordination of sustainable and innovative VET programs. They will also lead and facilitate coordinated support for VET delivery in schools without VET Coordinators, In this role you will facilitate collaboration between school-based Career Practitioners, industry and local Training and Further Education campuses (TAFEs) to increase access to Career Taster Programs, including a focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), work experience and work placement.

The successful applicant will design, facilitate and monitor the delivery of professional learning for VET Coordinators and teachers in the region to meet current and emerging needs. This includes establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including VET Coordinators in the region and coordinating VET cluster meetings.

Applicants that have highly developed written, oral and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to facilitate professional learning and work cooperatively with personnel across a range of backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Professional Benefits

 We are conveniently located in Beaconsfield and our employees enjoy a range of benefits which include: 

• 12% employer contributed superannuation.
• 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) 

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 Sue Cuneo, Director of Education South Metropolitan Education Region on (08) 9336 9563 or by emailing Sue.Cuneo@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 Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.
• hold a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, compliant with the current Standards for Registered Training Organisations
• obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check

 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 four (4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
• A three (3) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF:
  1. Demonstrated high-level knowledge and understanding of the policies, principles, trends and issues associated with VET delivered to secondary students in Western Australia.
  2. Demonstrated substantial knowledge and understanding of the WACE.
  3. Demonstrated professional knowledge of teaching practices and the ability to apply this knowledge to ensure a high level of educational outcomes are achieved for all VET students.
  4. Demonstrated skills and expertise in providing strategic and professional leadership and facilitating complex and varied partnerships.
  5. Demonstrated highly developed conceptual, analytical and organisational skills in developing, implementing, supporting and reviewing successful programs at an operational and strategic level.
  6. Demonstrated highly developed written, oral and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to facilitate professional learning and work cooperatively with personnel across a range of backgrounds.

 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: DOE1059752

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, 24 July 2026