Program Officer - Gifted and Talented Selection

This is a permanent full-time position commencing ASAP

The Student Assessment and Reporting Branch provides services and has a major role in the following areas:

• providing support for the collection, monitoring and reporting of participation and engagement data, including administration of Notices of Arrangements for young people in Years 11 and 12 involved in approved options other than full-time schooling
• managing the On-entry Assessment Program
• managing the strategic and operational Gifted and Talented policies, processes and procedures including the selection of students for Primary Enrichment and Challenge (PEAC), secondary selective Gifted and Talented programs and the Olive A Lewis scholarship
• monitoring, analysing and reporting compliance with mandatory completion of documented plans for children in care and the child protection online training course for departmental staff
• coordinating processes pursuant to relevant legislation, including liaising with the Departments of Justice and Communities, the WA Police and Education Departments in other jurisdictions, for the sharing and release of confidential student information
• accessing, maintaining and enhancing the Student Tracking system including registering and updating details of students whose whereabouts are unknown
• providing data, analysis and advice related to system level student assessment and reporting
• supporting the development, enhancement and maintenance of key information systems and datasets related to system level student assessments and student participation and engagement.

The Role

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