Department for Education
Job reference:******
Location:**** - ADELAIDE
Job status:Short Term Contract
Eligibility:Open to EveryoneWhy 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 flexible ways of working including part time.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

📌 Aso7 - Senior Project Officer (Adelaide)
🏢 Department for Education
📍 Adelaide