Principal Education Officer, Student Services - North Coast Region

Description:

Are you interested in building capability with inclusive schooling practices for students with diverse learning needs and providing professional support and guidance to Heads of Special Education Services and Advisory Visiting Teachers?

The North Coast Region Student Services Team is seeking a Principal Education Officer (PEO) to;

• Lead the development and implementation of inclusive schooling practices, including the enhancement of capacity building and professional learning needs of specialist regional staff.
• Provide strategic and operational advice to the regional leaders to develop strategic partnerships with school communities, clusters of schools, community organisations, and government agencies to ensure that all students achieve quality educational outcomes.
  
  
  

The PEO will report to the Manager Student Services.

About Us

The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

Your Role

This role is offered on a temporary full-time basis, until 19 September 2025, unless otherwise determined.

Key work activities including supporting schools and clusters with NCCD implementation, assessment of school transport application, applications for ECDP registrations and regional liaison for AVT positions.

Responsibilities Include

• Develop, monitor and promote capacity building systems and programs to support inclusive schooling practices for students with diverse learning needs including, but not limited to, students with disabilities, learning difficulties, giftedness, socio economic disadvantage, cultural and linguistic diversity, or social emotional disorders.
• Provide strategic and operational advice to the regional leaders to develop strategic partnerships with school communities, clusters of schools, community organisations, and government agencies to ensure that all students achieve quality educational outcomes.
• Provide strategic advice to regional leaders to assist in the planning of regional facilities and resources to facilitate the equitable delivery of services to students with diverse learning needs across the region.
• Provide leadership in research, development, maintenance and review of regional standards, procedures, programs and curriculum implementation for students with diverse learning needs.
  
  
  

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

Interested? To Apply:

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 2-page response to the How you will be assessed section of the attached role description.
  
  
  

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.

Occupational group Education & Training