Appointment Pool
School Staffing Support are seeking to establish a pool of School Staffing Consultants for permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise from October 2024 up to the end of December 2025. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.
The Staff Recruitment and Employment Services Directorate manages the Department’s human resource functions, including those who operate in central office as well as those in schools across the State. Positions encompass professional staff and a wide range of support staff within the Department.
Our team of Consultants are focussed on people – engaging with them to achieve positive outcomes and working with them to build capability and knowledge in human resource practices. Our schools manage their own budgets, and we support them to achieve this, by fostering workforce management strategies. The role is solution focussed, working in partnership with school leaders, line managers and employees.
Our day-to-day operations support the delivery of comprehensive and responsive workforce consultancy to school leaders in relation to appropriate application of human resource practices, school salary management and complex redeployment matters. Each member of our team has a designated portfolio of schools they support, acting as an essential contact for school leaders seeking operational advice to meet their current and future workforce needs.
The Role
School Staffing Consultants provide high level case management to employees, working with them on their redeployment journey, and advocating on their behalf to achieve successful outcomes. In this role you will need to apply experience and knowledge of public sector legislation, industrial instruments and policies to support a variety of school-based employees,
Suitable applicants will be expected to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships and effective communication networks with internal and external clients and stakeholders. In addition, this role will include developing and delivering professional learning and coaching to support the application of salaries, staffing and redeployment management policies and strategies, procedures, priorities, systems and practices.
Professional Benefits
- We are conveniently located in East Perth and our employees enjoy a range of benefits which include:
- 11.5% employer contributed superannuation, increasing to 12% by July 2025.
- 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)
- Modern end of trip facilities/changerooms
- Enjoy easy access to public transport with the Claisebrook train station just a 5-minute walk away or, take advantage of the free Yellow Cat bus service that stops outside our building entrance. Additionally, various CPP parking locations are within walking distance.
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 Aaron Silver, Principal Consultant School Staffing Support on (08) 9264 4126 or emailing Aaron.Silver@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 National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
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 3 pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A 4 page statement addressing the selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF.
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: DOE924636
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Monday, 21 October 2024.
