Description:
Department for Education
Job reference: 658518
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
Why work with us:
Every child and young person deserves a great education. We have a strategy that aims to unlock every child’s potential now and into the future, one that in partnership with learners, students, parents, and the wider South Australian community will build a world-leading public education system. One that is equitable and prioritises learning and wellbeing. Together we will make our education system the best it can be. When our children and young people thrive, so do our communities and our state.
About the role:
The Attendance Directorate within the Support & Inclusion Division aims to improve attendance, participation, and engagement for all students. Support and Inclusion prioritises children and students with functional needs, Aboriginal students, and children in care. This includes improving attendance, particularly for these priority cohorts.
There are a range of inter-related factors that influence attendance rates. Some factors are school-related while others relate to individual and family contexts. Critically, the evidence suggests that early attendance habits and declining attendance from primary to secondary school can have a variety of impacts on a student’s academic achievements, social connections, wellbeing, and longer-term life outcomes such as employment.
The Education and Children’s Services Act 2019 provides that every child has a right to an education. Further, in South Australia, there is a legal requirement that children aged between 6 years of age and 16 years of age are enrolled in a school. The Manager, Legislation and Strategy is responsible for leading, managing, and overseeing a small team who implement legal advice and direction, aligned with the department’s strategy and delivered in compliance with legislation and department procedures and policy.
The Manager, Legislation and Strategy provides expert leadership, direction, and advice to manage the regulatory framework surrounding school attendance and lead statutory responses statewide. The role builds and maintains effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including Department for Child Protection, Crown Solicitors Office, Attorney General’s Department, and internally Student Support Services, Legal Services, and site leaders, and leads and reviews processes to ensure relevant stakeholders are supported.
Qualifications:
Essential: A relevant tertiary qualification.
Desirable: Legal qualification / legal practice experience or investigation experience. Experience within the education sector or child protection highly regarded.
Special conditions:
The successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being employed which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry. The incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN –EC (Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead (Masterclass) extended course or the online (Fundamentals) course which will be required to be updated every three years.
For all other Special Conditions please refer to the attached Position Description.
Remuneration:
ASO8 $121,107 - 125,679 per annum (1.0 FTE) + superannuation (11.5%) and leave loading.
Enquiries:
Enquiries can be directed to Tricia Hall, Director, Attendance, via tel: (08) 8226 1062 or email: trish.hall@sa.gov.au.
Application instructions:
Applications should be made through the IWorkForSA website. Applicants are required to submit a CV, the Application Cover Sheet, Employment Declaration, and a cover letter of no more than two pages addressing the key outcomes in the attached position description.
People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
Additional note:
This is a full-time contract role (1.0 FTE), initial 12-month term contract.
Applications close: 30/03/2025 11:30 PM
Attachments:
- ASO8 Manager Legislation and Strategy - Position Description.pdf
- Application Cover Sheet - PSAct.pdf
- How to Apply PS Act guidelines.pdf
- VL233 Pre-employment declaration.pdf
Flexibility Statement:
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.