Department for Education
Job reference:
******
Location:
**** - HINDMARSH
Job status:
Ongoing
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 Curriculum and
Learning Division is responsible for supporting educators within
the public education system to provide the best learning possible
to our children and young people. Driving its work is the Strategy
for Public Education and the achievement of our ambitions for our
learners. The Division has responsibility for all curriculum and
learning initiatives, policies, and programmes and has recently
undergone a functional design process resulting in the
establishment of six directorates, four of which are new to the
division.
The directorates
are:
Aboriginal
Education
Curriculum
Curriculum Strategy
and Planning
Connections and
Engagement
Early Years
Curriculum and Learning
Learning and
Teaching
The Curriculum
Connections and Engagement directorate drives collaborative
engagement with all system leaders and external partners,




supporting the integrated delivery of key projects, events, and
communications for transformative impact.
About the
opportunity
The Engagement Support
Officer provides essential operational and administrative services
to the Curriculum Connections and Engagement directorate and for
the Engagement functions of the directorate. As a key point of
contact for the division, this role ensures the smooth delivery of
engagement activities by coordinating high-quality correspondence,
maintaining critical data systems, and supporting the logistics of
events that connect the department with educators across South
Australia.
Working under the
direction of the Leader, Engagement, you will be responsible for
ensuring that the administrative processes supporting our
communication channels and stakeholder programs are productive and
effective.
Qualifications
Essential:
Nil
Desirable:
Relevant tertiary qualifications in a related discipline
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
ASO4 $82,212 - $86,180
per annum (1.0 FTE) + superannuation (12%) and leave
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Enquiries
Enquiries can be
directed to Sam O'Connell, Leader, Engagement, 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 (1.0
FTE) ongoing role.
Applications close:
02/09/2026 11:30 PM
Attachments:
- ASO4 -Engagement Support Officer - Position Description - May ****.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 versatile working arrangements for this role.

📌 Aso4 - Engagement Support Officer (Adelaide)
🏢 Department for Education
📍 Adelaide