This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 2, 2025

The Role

Byford Secondary College (SC) is seeking an exceptional leader who has a proven track record in leading young people so they can achieve their very best.

You should have the skills and experience needed to effectively lead a positive and engaged student culture, partnership with our families and support of the highly skilled staff across our College. You should be focussed on building the capacity of every young person so they are engaged and learning, resilient and socially and emotionally skilled. The successful applicant will ideally make strategic and evidence-based decisions which benefit all members of our College community.

The successful applicant will be joining a comprehensive Student Services (SS) Team who have invested heavily in establishing a strong operating framework within a positive behaviour support environment. The successful applicant will ideally have experience working with young people to understand the function of behaviour using Functional Behaviour Assessment so that we are well placed to provide strategic support where needed. Experience and a commitment to taking a trauma informed approach when working with students, families and staff will be highly advantageous.

The successful applicant will ideally be a motivated, dedicated and effective team leader who has exceptional interpersonal skills and should be proactive in implementing intervention strategies and working successfully with external stakeholders to collaboratively support student academic, health and wellbeing outcomes.

The Program Coordinator of SS will provide educational leadership across our College and community. We encourage applicants who are inspired by our College moral purpose to ‘ work together to provide effective learning experiences where we all grow and students are prepared for a successful life beyond school’. To achieve our moral purpose you will ideally facilitate evidence-based improvement strategies which support and develop positive behaviour, student engagement and academic performance, in line with our current College Business Plan.

Using your effective change management strategies, you should lead the school community to create and develop opportunities for improved service within a large SS Team. You will ideally facilitate workforce effectiveness and contribute to achieving the planned outcomes described in our College Directions Document and other operational plans. The successful applicant should be skilled in collaborating with others, leading participative decision-making and using distributed leadership practices in all aspects of your work, including developing policy and establishing and maintaining systems.

Our College

Byford SC is a newer school in Perth’s southern suburbs. We have first class facilities to support high quality teaching and learning programs in our college. This includes a new state of the art SS facility which will open for the start of 2026.

Located approximately 30 kilometres from the Perth CBD, our College caters for 1550 students in Years 7 through to 12. We offer a unique setting to many other metropolitan schools, with a blend of urban and rural students; this creates a vibrant mix of students and staff within our College community. 

At Byford SC, we work together to provide effective learning experiences where we all grow, and students are prepared for a successful life beyond school. Our college’s moral purpose underpins everything we do, and as such, our teaching and allied professionals report a high level of engagement and satisfaction in working at Byford SC. 

Staff are supported both personally and professionally, with a keen focus on work-life balance. Targeted support is available for staff across all career stages, from graduate mentoring, classroom observations, instructional coaching and aspirant leadership development programs. Our College’s planning for improvement is based on the Fogarty Edvance program, which is supported and promoted by all leaders across our College. 

Our school motto, Aspire to Excellence, clearly articulates our vision of being the Secondary school of choice in our local community, providing a comprehensive suite of courses from Year 7 through 12. The College offers an academic extension program for students by selection, in partnership with the University of Western Australia. This ‘Aspire’ program provides these students with access to the university's staff and facilities to enhance their learning experience. 

Our commitment is to meet the needs of each student by carefully nurturing their progress through differentiated delivery in every classroom. Whether a student in our integrated Education Support Facility or an Aspire student, we are committed to ongoing pathway planning and review so that each young person has the opportunity to reach their full potential and achieve their post-school aspirations. Byford SC has an outstanding track record supporting the provision of tailored service for our students with disabilities through our state of the art Integrated Facility.

Find out more about our school by visiting byfordsc.wa.edu.au or Schools Online .

Professional Benefits

Working for the Department of Education you will enjoy a range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, training and career development opportunities and attractive leave provisions. Find out more about the benefits by visiting professional and personal benefits .

Want to know more?

Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Rose Williamson, Associate Principal on (08) 9526 7700 or emailing [email protected] .

Equity and Diversity

We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.

Eligibility

To work with us, you must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
• hold registration with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia
• obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and
• consent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
  
  

Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

Application Instructions

Apply online in two easy steps:

Step 1: Select Apply for Job

Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees , preferably one (1) being your current line manager.

Step 2: Attach your documents

Your application should include:

• A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position

• A three (3) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF
• Demonstrated capacity to provide effective leadership in a diverse range of educational settings.
• High level of interpersonal and public relations skills that demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships to achieve planned outcomes.
• Demonstrated professional knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge to ensure a high level of educational outcomes for all students, (e.g. Aboriginal students, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds and students with special needs).
• Demonstrated capacity to manage physical and financial resources.
  

It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.

Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.

Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SA963738

Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.

The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.

Applications close: 4.00pm (AWST) on Friday, 9 May 2025