Program Coordinator - Student Achievement

Department of Education, Western Australia; City Of Kalamunda; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Training & career development

Attractive leave provisions

Job summary

Kalamunda Senior High School is seeking to establish a pool of Program Coordinator - Student Achievement to join our collaborative senior leadership team. This role includes a teaching component in a specialist curriculum area and requires educational leadership to support student achievement.

Ideal candidates will work with the Deputy – Student Achievement to drive initiatives, monitor programs and collaborate with heads of learning areas to sustain high standards of teaching and learning

Qualifications

• Demonstrated educational leadership in supporting student achievement across year groups.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills to work with senior leadership and coordinators.
• Ability to monitor programs, analyse outcomes and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to enhance student outcomes and teaching and learning standards.
• Collaborate with Deputy – Student Achievement, heads of learning areas and coordinators.
• Contribute to high-quality teaching while fulfilling a teaching component in specialist curriculum.

Skills

Educational leadership

Interpersonal communication

Collaboration

Program monitoring

Leadership team liaison

Job description

We are seeking to establish a pool of Program Coordinator - Student Achievement for permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during the 2026, up to the end of Term 3, 2027. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.

Kalamunda Senior High School (SHS) has an enviable reputation developed over 66 years of providing a quality education to all students. The school is proud of its outstanding achievement in the Gifted and Talented Visual Arts specialist program over 45 years, which is complemented by excellence in academic achievement, languages (three), a specialist program in Outdoor Education, Soccer and Performing Arts (General and Music) and an outstanding music program.

The school offers a welcoming, positive and supportive environment for all staff and students. There is a strong student services team overseen by the Associate Principal and including Program Coordinators, Chaplain, Nurse, School Psychologist and Year Coordinators. The school also has a Learning Centre to support literacy and numeracy development in the school and students with particular learning needs.

Drawing on the hills and surrounding suburbs, the school has proud traditions and a strong sense of community stretching across three generations with many of the students’ parents and grandparents attending the school. Graduates have gone on to excel and take on leadership roles in their chosen fields - notably the arts, medicine, dentistry, engineering, Olympic representation, journalism, entertainment and the public service.

The school lives and breathes its values of Community, Respect, Resilience, Pride and a Love of Learning and is committed to its purpose of developing life-long learners who can realise their full potential. Teaching at the school is underpinned by an instructional framework that includes a whole-school pedagogy characterised by engagement, relevance, collaboration and reflection.

Find out more about our school by visiting www.kalamundashs.wa.edu.au or Schools online

The Role

Kalamunda SHS is seeking to create a pool of suitable applicants for a Program Coordinator - Student Achievement position to join our collaborative senior leadership team at the school. This position will have a teaching component in their specialist curriculum area in addition to this role.

Suitable applicants will ideally display educational leadership in supporting student achievement across all years. Working closely with the Deputy – Student Achievement, they will lead initiatives that enhance student outcomes, monitor programs and collaborate with heads of learning areas and specialist program coordinators to ensure high standards of teaching and learning.

This position will play a pivotal role in driving academic excellence and ensuring students are reaching their full potential.

Applicants should possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be collaborative members of the whole school community, embracing the school’s vision, values and strategic directions.

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.

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 Helen Deacon, Principal on [phone] or emailing [e-mail]

During the school holidays, please contact Helen Deacon on [e-mail] or 0475 945 108.

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 Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.

More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website or in the attached application package.

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

Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SA1067077

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

Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Tuesday, 13 October 2026