Department for Education

Job reference: ******

Location: **** - 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

Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or significant experience in project management,



change management, online platform development, career development, or education technology.Career development qualification and/or relevant experience in career development, education, guidance or workforce planning.

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.

Remuneration

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: ******

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.

Additional Note

This is a full-time contract role (1.0 FTE), up until 30 June ****

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

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and adaptable ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

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