ASO7 - Senior Project Officer
Department for Education
Job reference: 851835 Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE Job status: Short Term Contract Eligibility: Open to Everyone Why work with us Every child and young person deserves a great education. We have a strategy that aims to unlock every child’s potential now and into the future, one that in partnership with learners, students, parents and the wider South Australian community will build a world-leading public education system. One that is equitable and prioritises learning and wellbeing. Together we will make our education system the best it can be. When our
children and young people thrive, so do our communities and our
state. About the role The Student Pathways and Careers Division provides a focus on supporting our secondary schools to provide a consistent approach to engage, retain and transition young people to employment, vocational learning and higher education. The Senior Project Officer is responsible for leading the planning, delivery, and evaluation of strategic career education initiatives — including career websites, online planning tools, and digital resources — that support secondary students, their teachers, and parents. The Senior Project Officer works collaboratively with staff across the Student Pathways and Careers (SP&C) Division, the department, and a range of stakeholders, to determine project visions, goals, outcomes, priorities and budget within the framework of corporate plans and objectives of the directorate, division and department. The Officer provides timely, strategic, informed, best practice advice and management to build both system level support and secondary schools capacity to ensure consistent approaches to engage, retain and transition young people to employment, vocational learning and higher education.
Qualifications Essential: Nil Desirable:
Special conditions The successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being employed which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry. The incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN –EC (Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead (Masterclass) extended course or the online (Fundamentals) course which will be required to be updated every three years. For all other Special Conditions please refer to the attached Position Description.
ASO7 $116,089 - $125,490 per annum (1.0 FTE) + superannuation (12%) and leave loading
Enquiries Enquiries can be directed to Kylie Bockman, Manager, Strategic Projects, via email: kylie.bockman@sa.gov.au
Application instructions Applications should be made through the IWorkForSA website. Applicants are required to submit a CV, the Application Cover Sheet, Employment Declaration, and a cover letter of no more than two pages addressing the key competencies in the attached position description. People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
This is a full-time contract role (1.0 FTE), up until 30 June 2027 Applications close: 02/08/2026 11:30 PM Attachments: - ASO7 Senior Project Officer - Position Description.pdf - Application Cover Sheet - PSAct..pdf - How to Apply PS Act guidelines.pdf - VL233 Pre-employment declaration.pdf Flexibility Statement
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