S121 - 5 Education Director Support Leader

Department for Education, South Australia; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 149,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Department for Education in Adelaide is seeking an experienced Education Director Support Leader to advise Education Directors and principals, triage incidents, and support site learning conditions.

This full-time, 3-year fixed-term role requires strong educational leadership, strategic data analysis, and collaboration across divisions to drive statewide reform in the Conditions for Learning area. Applicants must pass check and RRHAN-EC training.

Qualifications

• Essential: a tertiary qualification in education or related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support to Education Directors, preschool directors, principals and divisions across functions.
• Triage, advise and facilitate timely critical incident resolution in collaboration with other leaders.
• Curate data from incidents, directorate, and system sources to inform priorities.
• Lead effective reform initiatives across Conditions for Learning to enact statewide improvements.

Education

Tertiary qualification in education or related field

Job description

Department for Education

Job reference: 860532

Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE

Job status: Long Term Contract

Eligibility: SA Public Sector Employees only

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 Conditions for Learning directorate, within the Schools and preschools division, supports Education Directors and Local Education Teams in integrating and sustaining systems, strategies, and approaches that drive school and preschool improvement

The Education Director Support Leader provides advice and support to Education Directors, preschool directors, principals, and other divisions across a range of functions. This role helps sites achieve optimal conditions for learning, allowing them to focus on teaching and learning. This is accomplished through close collaboration with various divisions and system leaders to support schools and preschools.

As an experienced and successful school or preschool leader, the Education Director Support Leader draws on their leadership experience to triage, advise and facilitate timely critical incident resolution in collaboration with other leaders across the department. Drawing on expertise in educational leadership, strategic data analysis, and effective school and preschool operations, the Education Director Support Leader plays a key role in ensuring optimal site conditions to operationalise the department's Strategy for Public Education.

The Education Director Support Leader is part of a high-performing team of educational leaders, providing timely and accurate advice to Education Directors and site leaders in managing critical, complex, and protracted incidents. They also curate data from these incidents, directorate, and system sources, performing analysis to inform the division's strategic priorities and lead effective reform initiatives across Conditions for Learning to enact statewide in all sites.

Qualifications

Essential: A appropriate tertiary qualification in education or related field.

Desirable: Nil

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

S121-5 $165,103 per annum (1.0 FTE) + superannuation (12%)

Enquiries

Enquiries can be directed to Caroline Fishpool, Lead Director, Conditions for Learning, via tel: [phone] or email: [email protected]

People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

Additional Note

This opportunity is offered on a full-time contract basis (1.0 FTE) for up to 3 years.

This position operates under conditions similar to those of the Public Sector Act 2009 (PS Act).

Applications close: 21/10/2026 11:30 PM

Attachments

• Application Cover Sheet.pdf
• Education Director Support Leader - position description Oct 2025.pdf
• How to Apply - S121 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.