Principal Consultant

This is a permanent full-time position commencing January 2027

Statewide Services provides the services and supports required by public 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 Role

As Principal Consultant, you will be working with the Director of Education and based within the Goldfields Education Regional Office in Kalgoorlie. You will be responsible for the development and implementation of the Department’s Two-way Science program and supporting schools across one of the most geographically diverse regions in Australia. The Goldfields Education Region is Western Australia's largest education region by area, spanning more than 955,000 square kilometres across the south-east of Western Australia. It includes 38 public schools comprising primary, secondary, remote community, district high schools, School of the Air and specialist education settings, serving almost 8,000 students, from Kalgoorlie-Boulder and Esperance through to the remote Ngaanyatjarra Lands on the tri-state border with South Australia and the Northern Territory.  

This role provides a unique opportunity to work alongside school leaders, teachers, Aboriginal staff, Elders and community members to strengthen two-way learning approaches and expand the establishment of local Aboriginal languages within public schools. Supporting culturally responsive curriculu…