This is a permanent full‐time position commencing July 2026. The branch supports the Department of Education's strategic commitment to ensuring every student from Kindergarten to Year 12 has access to high‐quality education, underpinned by excellence in teaching and leadership. As part of Statewide Services, it delivers targeted support and services to schools, with a focus on improving outcomes for students and communities with the greatest need, while also contributing to system‐wide strategy and policy development.
Role Overview
Professional Capability leads the development of workforce expertise by strengthening teaching and leadership practice across the system. The role involves planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating projects and initiatives to address current and emerging educational needs. It contributes to whole‐school improvement by influencing strategies that enhance teaching and learning quality, while supporting the development of system‐wide initiatives, resources, and professional learning to build workforce capability.
Responsibilities
* Support the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects and initiatives to address current and emerging educational needs.
* Contribute to whole-school improvement by influencing strategies that enhance teaching and learning quality.
* Provide research and analytical expertise by collecting, interpreting and applying data to inform policy, programs and decision-making.
* Assist in preparing reports, briefings and documentation, ensuring alignment of policies, resources and services to improve student outcomes across the system.
* Collaborate across teams, business units and with internal and external stakeholders to deliver integrated services and student support initiatives.
* Engage in culturally responsive and context‐specific practices, using effective consultation and negotiation to build strong partnerships and support diverse school communities.
Qualifications / Selection Criteria
* Demonstrated substantial knowledge and understanding of Western Australia's public education system and operations at a central, regional and school level.
* Demonstrated highly developed verbal communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build partnerships and integrate services both within and beyond the Department.
* Demonstrated highly developed research, analytical and conceptual skills, including the ability to deal effectively with change and generate innovative solutions.
Benefits
* 12 % employer‐contributed superannuation.
* 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).
Eligibility
* 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.
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.
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