This is a 4 month fixed term, full-time position commencing June 2026 with possible extension and/or permanency
Statewide Services provides the services and supports required by schools to enable student achievement, with a focus on those students and schools that need it most. It encompasses both school and system-facing service delivery. While it primarily exists to support schools, it also has an important system-facing role supporting strategy and policy development.
The Service Design and Support Directorate provides the shared functions and support needed to provide better services to schools. It also coordinates, implements and supports programs, initiatives, and special projects. Its purpose is to provide strategy, policy and program oversight and operational support to Statewide Services.
The Role
The Project Support business unit is seeking to appoint a highly motivated, committed and enthusiastic individual with the ability to organise and prioritise tasks effectively. Your working day may include delivery of editorial services aligned with Departmental protocols, support to committees and working groups through meeting setup, note-taking, and associated documentation. You will ideally have experience in providing general and personal assistant administration, coordinating multiple activities and timeframes with strong customer service focus and effective communication to a diverse range of stakeholders.
The successful applicant will provide high-level clerical and administrative support including basic research, to the business unit. In addition, you will coordinate and assist with travel arrangements for staff, purchase card reconciliations, and budget preparation. As the Administrative Assistant, you will develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will also work within teams and across business units to ensure integrated service delivery to schools and the system.
Applicants with experience in preparing and distributing meeting agendas and minutes, managing incoming telephone calls, visitor enquiries, calendars, office systems, meetings, emails, and other communication are encouraged to apply.
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, and 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 Lorraine Scorer, Manager Project Support on (08) 9402 6136 or by emailing Lorraine.Scorer@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.
- obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check
- complete any training specific to this role required by Departmental policy
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 two (2) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A two (2) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF:
1. Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office suite in clerical and general administrative duties, including advanced word processing skills and proficiency with spreadsheets and databases and experience using an electronic records management system.
3. Demonstrated experience in purchasing, processing accounts for payment and monitoring expenditure for a work unit.
Shortlisted applicants will have their skills and experiences in relation to the remaining selection criteria assessed in the further stages of the recruitment process
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: DOE1042600
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 Monday, 25 May 2026
