Principal Education Officer

This is a permanent full-time position commencing in October 2026

As part of the implementation of the Department’s new Strategic Plan, Our Plan for Public Education in Western Australia, we are expanding the remit of the former Leadership Institute to strengthen system leadership, coordination and oversight of professional learning programs. This more integrated and contemporary approach to professional learning further enables the Department's commitment to support and develop our people.

The Leadership, Learning and Development Directorate has the responsibility of ensuring the provision of high quality, system endorsed professional programs for our people for their ongoing development. As part of the newly established Leadership, Learning and Development Directorate, the Principal Education Officer will play a key role in the design, development and implementation of a new digital hub that will help schools more easily access professional learning, resources, services and supports aligned to their unique contexts and needs. This significant initiative will support equitable access to information and capability-building opportunities across the public education system.

The Directorate will provide strategic advice to senior leadership on high quality professional learning and coordinate and quality assure the delivery of professional learning, as part of broader system reform.

The Directorate is also responsible for overseeing the development of the Department's new home of professional learning, the Leadership, Learning and Development Institute, which will include the new …