Provide every student in your region with a pathway to a successful future
The Department of Education is the WA public sector’s largest employer, with over 55,000 staff across the state delivering quality education for over 320,000 students. The Department’s strategic direction, ‘Every student, every classroom, every day’ is exemplified in schools across the state.
We are seeking to establish a pool of applicants to fill the positions of Assistant Director of Education across the education regions, with the following vacancies currently available:
- North Metropolitan Education Region - 5 year placement
- Mid West Education Region – until 31 December 2024
- Kimberley Education Region – June - 31 December 2024
About the Role
Our Assistant Directors of Education work with the Directors of Education to grow the educational leadership capacity across the region and throughout the public education system. They work in collaboration with the Deputy Director General Schools and other system leaders to build a strong network of high performing public schools.
As Assistant Director of Education you will be expected to lead and contribute to building a culture of service delivery within the regional office. In partnership with school leaders and central staff, you will model and support the conditions of school empowerment and connectedness to a unified public education system in each region.
Assistant Directors of Education support Directors of Education in leading Regional Education Offices and undertake the following five key activities within the region:
- A focus on leading student achievement and progress
- Leadership of local, place-based initiatives to respond to local needs
- Strengthening local inter-agency approaches
- Critical incident response
- Identification and development of leadership talent.
You will have the interpersonal acumen to impact student achievement and progress through your relationships with, and influence on, public school principals.
Assistant Directors of Education are critical in articulating system strategic direction in a compelling way, brokering support for those schools who need it the most, challenging principals to identify areas of improvement for themselves and their schools, and encouraging and creating opportunities for connection and collaboration with other public school principals.
Additional Responsibilities
You will support the Director of Education to operationalise the Department’s strategic directions so every student is provided with an educational pathway to a successful future. Through your leadership, student health and well-being outcomes will be enhanced, literacy and numeracy achievement improved and student attendance increased.
A key element of these roles is leading improvement strategies so that outcomes for Aboriginal students are improved.
Assistant Directors of Education are based in some of the educational regions and are senior Department representatives at a regional level. You will work locally to maintain proactive partnerships with significant stakeholders and lead cross-agency projects.
We are seeking highly capable leaders who can work with and influence other leaders. You will have a passion for improving outcomes for all public school students, and your ability to pivot seamlessly from strategy to other elements (such as crisis or critical incident management) is crucial.
Applicants with experience in educational leadership and development are encouraged to apply.
Cultural Diversity
The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
Further Job related Information
More details on this position, including information on eligibility and training requirements, and can be found in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For more specific information relating to the role and responsibilities of the position, please contact Melesha Sands, Deputy Director General Schools on 08 9264 5570 or Deputy.Director.General.Schools@education.wa.edu.au.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, your application should include the following:
- A 3 page written statement addressing the 5 criteria outlined in the attached JDF
- A current CV outlining your experience and capabilities relevant to the role; and
- The contact details for 2 work related referees who can attest to the claims made in your written application , preferable one being your current line manager.
Application Instructions
All applications must be submitted online. It is recommended you have these documents completed and ready to attach before selecting “Apply for Job”. You are asked to complete an online application form and attach your application. Please allow enough time to complete this process as applications cannot be accepted after the closing date and time.
After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirming lodgement. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please telephone 08 9264 8317.
If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please telephone 08 9264 8666 for assistance.
Subsequent Appointments
This is a pool recruitment process where suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made for this or similar future vacancies that arise over the next 12 months/ until February 2025. Currently there is one full-time position available for immediate filling.
The Department applies a 4 day breach period to this selection process.
Applications must be submitted before 4.30pm (WST) Wednesday, 27 March 2024.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions at, or after, 4:30pm will not be accepted.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE
PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED
