Provide every student in your region with a pathway to a successful future
There are 2 positions for 5 years fixed term, full-time, commencing in Term 1, 2025
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 2 Directors of Education in the following regions:
Goldfields Education Region About the Department
The Western Australian Public School system is driven by a connected autonomy agenda, seeking to capitalise on the advantages of empowerment and the benefits of belonging to a system of schools.
The Directors of Education are a part of the system architecture that includes:
Public School Review Principal Professional Review Collegiate Principals Statewide Services This architecture has been designed to ensure that every school knows what needs to be achieved for the students they educate, what supports are in place and how they will know if they are meeting the expectations.
Directors of Education are stationed in each of the 8 educational regions and are the most senior Department representative at a regional level.
They work locally to maintain proactive partnerships with significant stakeholders and lead cross-agency projects.
To enable this, travel, housing and movement costs will be covered by the Department.
Directors of Education lead their educational regional offices, and these offices play an important role in brokering and coordinating support to families through complaints management, the management of enrolment appeals and preparing written advice to senior officers and Ministerial staff.
About You
Directors of Education play a critical role in supporting schools to operationalise the Department's priorities and directions as outlined in the 'Every Student Every Classroom Every Day', 'Building on Strength' and 'Focus' documents.
Directors of Education undertake the following six key activities within the region:
Influencing student achievement and progress Leadership of local, place-based initiatives to respond to local needs Strengthening local inter-agency approaches Identification and development of leadership talent.
Leading connection with Aboriginal Groups, including traditional owners.
The Directors of Education impact student achievement and progress for public school students by having a highly developed skill set that influences the leadership teams of schools in their regions.
Directors of Education are required to solve complex problems, source multiple solutions to complex issues and support principals and region office staff to do the same.
Being able to respond quickly, calmly and in a considered way to incidents is part of the role.
They work in collaboration with the Deputy Director General Schools and other system leaders to build a strong network of high performing public schools.
Directors of Education operationalise the Department's strategic directions, so every student is provided with an educational pathway to a successful future.
Through their leadership, student health and well-being outcomes will be enhanced, literacy and numeracy achievement improved, and student attendance increased.
A key element of the roles will be leading improvement strategies so that outcomes for Aboriginal students are improved.
The Ideal Applicant
We are seeking highly capable leaders who share a passion for improving outcomes for all public school students.
It is crucial you can pivot seamlessly from strategy to performing operational tasks such as crisis or critical incident management, and be able to work with and influence other leaders.
Applicants with exceptional experience in educational leadership and development are encouraged to apply.
Further Job Related Information
Full details of the roles, including selection criteria and eligibility and training requirements, are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools 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.
We are committed to building the leadership capability of our people.
For more information, please visit Building Leadership Impact .
The leadership context for this role is Executive Leader.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please complete the online application form and attach the following:
A CV of up to 5 pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position, with the details of 3 referees who can attest to the claims made in your application.
Please ensure you have one from each of the following categories:
- Superordinate
- Peer
- Subordinate A written statement, in no more than 3 pages, addressing the following criteria, as outlined in the JDF: Lead collectively Deliver on high leverage areas Build capability When addressing the criteria, please ensure you write to the context of the role you are applying for.
Shortlisted applicants will have their skills and experiences in relation to the remaining selection criteria assessed in the further stages of the recruitment process.
Please refer to the attached for further information on how to apply.
It is recommended you consider all information contained in the advertisement any other related information before applying for the vacancy.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time.
Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, or if you do not receive a confirmation email once submitted, please contact the Executive Recruitment Team on 08 9264 8317.
Subsequent Appointments
Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process.
This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Thursday, 26 September 2024.
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