Manager Leadership

Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE873628

This is a permanent full-time position commencing in March 2024.

Professional Benefits

Working for the Department of Education attracts a range of attractive professional and personal benefits including:

• 11 percent employer contributions to superannuation
• More than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave

The Role and our Branch

The Statewide Services Division provides the services and supports required by schools to enable student achievement, with a focus on those students and schools that need it most. The Leadership branch provides direct support to school leaders through a range of initiatives and provides high-quality, innovative and evidence-based professional learning programs for school leaders at all stages of their career.

We encourage all applicants with diverse professional experiences to apply.

The Leadership branch is responsible for developing strategies to coordinate the effective provision and implementation of high-level quality professional learning and support for public school leaders.

In this position you will provide high-level leadership and professional support to the Service Director, Leadership and manage the successful coordination of the Leadership Institute’s operations, including procurement and contract management of our panel of providers, and suite of programs. You will work closely with the team of facilitators and program coordinators responsible for leading the development and delivery of school and system leadership capability building programs.  

To be successful in this position, you will be required to demonstrate an openness and capacity for learning. You will have the ability to build relationships of trust with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders by delivering on what is committed to, listening to understand stakeholder needs and priorities, and using your interpersonal acumen, professional knowledge and expertise to lead workplace culture, systems and operations that ensure these needs are met.  

The successful applicant will demonstrate resilience and self-awareness, along with the ability to lead and develop a culturally responsive workplace. They will have experience and expertise in leading teams, coaching others and in using a diverse range of tools to support staff to strengthen personal attributes.

Cultural Diversity

The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Your written application will be assessed against the following Selection Criteria:

Implements and manages strategy

• Translates strategy into operational goals and creates a shared sense of purpose within the business unit.
• Engages others in the strategic direction of the work area, encourages their contribution, and communicates expected outcomes.
• Considers the ramifications of a wide range of issues, anticipates priorities and develops long term plans for the work area.
• Understands objective, critical analysis and distils the core issues.

Achieves results

• Evaluates ongoing project and program performance and identifies critical success factors.
• Establishes clear plans and timeframes for project implementation and outlines specific activities.
• Strives to achieve and encourages others to do the same.
• Monitors progress and identifies risks that may impact outcome and adjusts plans as required.

Builds productive relationships

• Builds and sustains relationships with a network of key people internally and externally.
• Recognises shared agendas and works toward mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Brings people together and encourages input from key stakeholders.

Exemplifies personal integrity and self-awareness

• Acts professionally and impartially at all times and operates within the boundaries of organisational processes and legal and public policy constraints.
• Takes personal responsibility for meeting objectives and progressing work and commits energy and drive to see that goals are achieved.
• Persists and focuses on achieving objectives even in difficult circumstances.

Communicates and influences effectively

• Confidently presents information in a clear, concise and articulate manner and translates information for others.
• Approaches negotiations with a strong grasp of key issues, having prepared well in advance.
• Anticipates the position of the other party and adapts approach accordingly.
• Encourages the support of relevant stakeholders.

For a full outline of the role responsibilities and selection criteria, please refer to the JDF.

It is recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.

All inquiries are welcomed

Please contact Steph McDonald, Service Director by telephoning (08) 9413 33***or emailing **************@education.wa.edu.au  

Application Instructions

All applications are submitted online. Select “Apply for Job”, at either the top or bottom of this screen and follow all instructions. It is recommended you have relevant documents completed and ready to attach with your online application. Please allow enough time to complete this process as applications must be received prior to the closing date and time.

Your application should include:

• A three (3) page statement addressing the selection criteria listed above, in context of the role and business needs of the branch
• A CV of up to five (5) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
• The contact details for two (2) work related referees who can attest to the claims made in your written application, preferably one being your current line manager.

After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirming lodgement. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please phone (08) 9264 4***.

If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please phone (08) 9264 86***for assistance.

Eligibility and Training Requirements

Employees will be required to:

• provide evidence of eligibility to work in Australia for the term of the vacancy
• complete the Department’s induction program within three months of commencement
• complete the Department’s training in Accountable and Ethical Decision-Making within six months of appointment and every three years thereafter.
• complete the Department’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness online course within 3 months of commencement
• complete any training specific to this role required by Departmental policy
• consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit prior to commencement of employment
• obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check if required

The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.

Applications must be submitted before 4.30pm (WST) on Thursday, 8 February 2024.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions at, or after, 4:30pm will not be accepted.   

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE

PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED

This selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy. Applicants assessed as suitable during this selection process may be considered for other similar vacancies that occur throughout our division for up to 12 months following this initial appointment. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.

• published jdf
• 00040019
• Manager Leadership
• professional capability
• ps l8
• mar 2022.pdf

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