This is a permanent full-time position commencing ASAP
The Quality Teaching Branch, within the Teaching Quality and Innovation Directorate of the Professional Capability Division, leads system-wide strategies to strengthen teaching excellence and improve student outcomes. It designs and delivers profession-led support, develops evidence-informed resources, and drives initiatives that build teacher capability across all schools, with a strong focus on equity and improved outcomes for students who need it most.
Within this context, the Branch leads the Aboriginal Languages Teacher Training program, which provides language-specific teacher training and supports language revitalisation and maintenance across schools. The program ensures educators have access to high-quality training, culturally responsive resources, and ongoing professional learning to sustain and strengthen Aboriginal language teaching in classrooms across the state.
The Role
The Principal Education Officer - Aboriginal Languages will play a lead role in the provision of high-level specialist advice on the development and delivery of the Department’s Aboriginal Languages Teacher Training program. This role provides high-level expert advice to inform the design and development of system-wide strategies that strengthen whole-school approaches and improve the quality of Aboriginal language teaching, student achievement and educational outcomes. It supports the implementation of strategic priorities across regions and schools, using research and systemic analysis of performance data to identify areas for improvement and guide targeted service delivery.
The Principal Education Officer - Aboriginal languages will oversee program-related funding through existing processes to support program participants and schools. They will work within teams and across directorates and business units within Statewide Services to ensure integrated and cohesive service delivery to schools and the system. The role contributes to the development and delivery of resources and professional learning that build professional capability and facilitates access to practical tools and guidance aligned with Department priorities. The position also supports school leadership teams to collect, analyse and interpret data to drive evidence-based school improvement.
The role engages and consults with internal and external stakeholders, providing subject matter expertise to inform system responses and contributing to reports, briefing papers and advice for senior management. All work is undertaken in a culturally responsive and context-specific manner, fostering respectful and productive partnerships with schools and communities.
Professional Benefits
We are conveniently located in Padbury 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.
- 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 Coleen Sherratt, Principal Education Officer, Quality Teaching on 0437 412 479 or emailing Coleen.Sherratt@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 recognised qualification in teaching and be currently registered or eligible for registration to teach in Western Australia
- obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check
To deliver training and assessment, employees will be required to hold one of the following:
1. a recognised and current Certificate IV in Training and Assessment; or
2. a secondary teaching qualification and one of the following credentials:
- TAESS00011 Assessor Skill Set, or
- TAESS00019 Assessor Skill Set or its successor, or
- AESS00024 VET Delivered to School Students Teacher Enhancement Skill Set or its successor.
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 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 substantial knowledge and understanding of contemporary, evidence-based practices related to teaching and learning and school improvement.
- Demonstrated highly developed skills and extensive experience in developing and implementing successful teaching and learning initiatives, programs, projects or strategies at the school, region, network and/or system level.
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and influence change related to teaching and learning.
- Demonstrated highly developed conceptual and analytical skills, including the ability to provide innovative solutions to strategic and complex problems and issues.
- Demonstrated highly developed oral and interpersonal skills, including the ability to successfully undertake consultations, collaborations and negotiations with senior officers, school leaders and other stakeholders.
- Demonstrated highly developed written communication skills, including experience in preparing reports, briefings and professional learning 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: DOE1030044
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 Thursday, 23 April 2026.
