Senior Consultant

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.

The Road Safety and Drug Education branch delivers specialised prevention education to keep children and young people safe. The programs are designed to contribute to the reduction of road related injuries and harm from alcohol and other drug use. Its education strategies and resources are designed to build the capacity of teachers and schools to implement evidence-based school alcohol and other drug and road safety education programs.

The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Consultant to lead and assist the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of education programs, projects, policies, procedures and guidelines with a focus on road safety and alcohol and other drug education. This role is integral in compiling data from a range of sources and identifying and establishing practices within the team to record and report on deliverables for variety of projects.

Your role will include developing and preparing reports, briefings, correspondence and responses relating to education programs. You will contribute to the development of strategies and procedures that support high quality, evidence-based prevention education in Western Australian schools; ensuring project delivery aligns with established plans, budgets, timeframes, policy, objectives, and Department priorities.

The ideal candidate will possess strong project coordination skills, data management and excellent strategic communication skills.

Professional Benefits

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

• 12% employer contributed superannuation.
• Flexible working arrangements are genuinely considered to create healthy work life balance including; working from home 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).

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Sachin Khairnar, Principal Consultant, Road Safety and Drug Education on (08) 6206 20***or by emailing ***************@education.wa.edu.au

We are committed to building the leadership capability of our people (Building Leadership Impact).

Agency Referrals: Public sector agencies seeking to refer surplus employees should contact Recruitment at ***************@education.wa.edu.au during the advertising period. 

Equity and Diversity

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.

Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 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.
• 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).

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 four (4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
• A two – three (2-3) page statement addressing the following selection criteria using STAR (situation,task,action and result) approach as outlined in the attached JDF:

1. Demonstrated highly developed project management skills, including the ability to contribute to team processes and deliver agreed outcomes within specified timeframes.
2. Demonstrated skills and experience in developing customer focussed programs and strategies
5. Demonstrated highly developed conceptual and analytical skills, including the ability to identify and clarify issues and problems and generate strategies to address them.

Shortlisted applicants will have their skills and experiences in relation to the remaining selection criteria assessed in the further stages of the recruitment process.

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 (08) 9264 41***for assistance.

Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE1060589 

Applicants assessed as suitable may be considered for similar vacancies that arise in our branch 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, 20 August 2026