Regional Workforce Coordinator

This is a permanent full-time position commencing October 2026

The South Metropolitan Education Region (the Region) comprises 284 public schools servicing students in the South Metropolitan area of Western Australia. Of these, 50 schools provide Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs to secondary students.

Education Regional Offices work collaboratively with the Secondary Schools, District High Schools and Post-School Pathways branch to:

• provide professional development for VET Coordinators and teachers in schools
• deliver policy advice to schools
• develop and disseminate resources
• manage projects and contracts for service
• develop quality assurance processes for programs aimed at improving educational outcomes for students.

The Role

South Metropolitan Regional Education Office is looking for a Regional Workforce Coordinator.

In this role you will provide high level professional and strategic support to schools for the effective development, implementation and coordination of sustainable and innovative VET programs. They will also lead and facilitate coordinated support for VET delivery in schools without VET Coordinators, In this role you will facilitate collaboration between school-based Career Practitioners, industry and local Training and Further Education campuses (TAFEs) to increase access to Career Taster Programs, including a focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), work experience and work placement.

The successful applicant will design, facilitate and monitor the delivery of professional learning for VET Coordinators and teachers in the …