Senior Consultant - Aboriginal Languages

Overview Senior Consultant - Aboriginal Languages

Branch: Quality Teaching

Division: Professional Capability - Statewide Services

Salary: Level 6, $120,457 - $132,753 per annum (pro-rata) (PSCA 2024)

Status: This is a permanent full-time position commencing ASAP

Statewide Services provides the services and supports required by schools to enable student achievement, with a focus on those students and schools that need it most. It encompasses both school and system-facing service delivery. While it primarily exists to support schools, it also has an important system-facing role supporting strategy and policy development.

Professional Capability drives the ongoing development of our workforce. Its purpose is to build professional capability to improve student achievement by enabling teaching and leadership excellence.

With a focus on building professional capability, the Teaching Quality and Innovation Directorate strengthens support for teaching and learning excellence in every classroom. It develops and implements core system-wide strategies and priorities focused on developing teaching quality and leads the system's model of profession-led support.

The Role The Senior Consultant - Aboriginal Languages develops procedures, strategies and guidelines for schools to implement Aboriginal Language programs in line with School Curriculum and Standards Authority. They communicate program implementation policies, procedures and outcomes to stakeholders. The consultant supports the delivery of the Aboriginal Languages Teacher Training Course.

If successful, you will collaborate with stakeholders to develop an understanding of Aboriginal languages, language maintenance and revival, and acknowledge the diversity of languages within communities. In collaboration with schools and Aboriginal communities you will identify, develop, implement and support quality language programs and resources, and provide opportunities to strengthen and promote quality outcomes in languages learning.

Professional Benefits We are conveniently located in Padbury and our employees enjoy a range of benefits which include:

• Flexible working arrangements are genuinely considered to create healthy work life balance including; working from home, a regional location, or remote, flexible working hours and part-time arrangements
• 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)

Want to know more? Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

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.

Qualifications & 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.
• hold a recognised qualification in teaching and be currently registered or eligible for registration to teach in Western Australia.
• hold a current Western Australian "C" Class driver's licence.
• obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check.

Application Instructions Apply online in two easy steps:

Step 1: Select Apply for Job

Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one being your current line manager.

Step 2: Attach your documents

Your application should include:

• A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
• A three (3) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF:
• Demonstrated substantial knowledge and understanding of current initiatives and issues relating to the teaching and learning of Aboriginal languages.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in developing customer focussed programs and strategies and implementing support programs.
• Demonstrated highly developed oral communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of individuals in a range of contexts.
• Demonstrated highly developed conceptual and analytical skills, including the ability to identify and clarify issues and problems and generate strategies to address them.
• Demonstrated highly developed written communication skills, including experience in the preparation of procedures and guidelines.

It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.

Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education's Recruitment team on for assistance.

Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE

Applicants assessed as suitable may be considered for similar vacancies that arise in our division (Statewide Services) within the next 12 months. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.

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

Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Thursday, 13 November 2025.

Position Title Senior Consultant - Aboriginal Languages

Agency Department of Education

Salary Level 6, $120,457 - $132,753 per annum (pro-rata) (PSCA 2024)

Location Padbury

Unit/Division Professional Capability - Statewide Services

Branch Quality Teaching

Work Type Permanent - Full Time

Position No.

Closing Date 2025-11-13 4:30 PM

Eligibility

To work with us, you must:

• 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.
• hold a recognised qualification in teaching and be currently registered or eligible for registration to teach in Western Australia.
• hold a current Western Australian 'C' Class driver's licence.
• obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check.

More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website and in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

Note: This description reflects the requirements at the time of publication and is subject to change.

Application Instructions

Apply online in two easy steps:

Step 1: Select Apply for Job

Step 2: Attach your documents

Your application should include:

• A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
• A three (3) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF:
• Demonstrated substantial knowledge and understanding of current initiatives and issues relating to the teaching and learning of Aboriginal languages.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in developing customer focussed programs and strategies and implementing support programs.
• Demonstrated highly developed oral communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of individuals in a range of contexts.
• Demonstrated highly developed conceptual and analytical skills, including the ability to identify and clarify issues and problems and generate strategies to address them.
• Demonstrated highly developed written communication skills, including experience in the preparation of procedures and guidelines.

It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.

Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education's Recruitment team on for assistance.

Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE

Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan for more details.

Eligibility

To work with us, you must:

• 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.
• hold a recognised qualification in teaching and be currently registered or eligible for registration to teach in Western Australia.
• hold a current Western Australian 'C' Class driver's licence.
• obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check.

Additional information can be found on our website and in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

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