STL3 - Manager, Arts Projects including DreamBIG Children’s Festival

Department for Education, South Australia; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 137,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department for Education in South Australia invites applications for the Manager, Arts Projects including DreamBIG Children's Festival. This role provides state-wide leadership to ensure quality educational services for Preschool to Year 12 in arts projects and programs.

You will coordinate events, resources and professional learning with arts organisations to align with the Australian Curriculum, SA Curriculum and SACE, while guiding cross-sector collaboration and reporting to ministers and

Qualifications

• Essential: A tertiary qualification in education and current full teacher registration.

Responsibilities

• Provide high level, state-wide leadership ensuring quality educational services for Preschool to Year 12 in Arts projects and DreamBIG festival.
• Coordinate events, programs, resources and professional learning with arts organisations and industry partners to align with the Australian Curriculum, SA Curriculum and SACE.
• Lead liaison with senior officers and partner organisations to ensure alignment with department goals and provide timely advice to Minister, Chief Executive and Executive Director, Curriculum and Learning.

Job description

Why work with us

Every child and young person deserves a great education.

Department for Education

Job reference: 860106

Location: 5007 - HINDMARSH

Job status: Long Term Contract

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 Manager, Arts Projects including DreamBIG Children's Festival works strategically and collaboratively to provide high level, state-wide leadership that ensures the provision of quality, timely educational and learning services for Preschool to Year 12 education sectors, leaders, educators and students in Arts projects and programs including DreamBIG Children's Festival.

The Manager is responsible for ensuring that the development of events, programs, resources and professional learning by arts organisations and industry partners are aligned to the Australian Curriculum, SA Curriculum, the SACE and other curriculum priorities using the unique resources and expertise within the department and the arts industry, and also provides effective state-wide leadership to the department across all education sectors to support the effective implementation of the Arts curriculum and pedagogy.

The Manager will undertake high level liaison and negotiation with senior officers and officials within arts organisations and industry partners to ensure an appropriate fit between the providers’ objectives and the department’s goals for provision of consultation services with stakeholder groups to identify needs and respond strategically.

The Manager will also be required to provide high level leadership with the partner organisations ensuring coordination between their work and that of the department and ensure high quality and timely advice concerning the progress of partner events and programs is provided as required to the Minister, Chief Executive and Executive Director, Curriculum and Learning.

Qualifications

Essential: A tertiary qualification in education and current full teacher registration.

Desirable: Nill

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

STL3 $152,287 per annum (1.0 FTE) + superannuation (12%)

Enquiries

Enquiries can be directed to Miriam Parsons, Program Manager, Languages, via mob: [phone] or email: [e-mail]

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

Additional Note

This role is offered on a full-time contract basis (1.0 FTE) from 22 January 2027 until 23 January 2030.

Applications close: 27/10/2026 11:30 PM

Attachments

• Application Cover Sheet - STL.pdf
• How to Apply - STL.pdf
• Job Application Guide - STL.pdf
• STL3 - Manager Arts Projects including DreamBIG - Position Descripton - August 2026.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.