School Education Team Lead

About the role 

As a School Education Team lead, you will play a pivotal role in educating and inspiring Western Australian students to be our next generation of sustainability champions, empowering them to make waterwise choices for a positive collective impact on our future.

You’ll lead a small team to deliver Water Corporation’s Waterwise Schools Program in the Perth and Peel region The program is tightly aligned to the WA school curriculum for both primary and secondary schools and our aim is to engage with 50,000 students across WA by 2030.

This is an exciting role which combines managing a team and shaping, leading, and marketing a curriculum aligned PP-12 program. The role also involves assisting with the organisation’s overall water efficiency objectives with schools and community and contributing to Water Corporation’s expansion of the Waterwise Schools Education program to regional WA.

Occasional out of hours/weekend work is required for this role.

Real benefits that matter 

• Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good 
• Generous co-contribution superannuation up to 15.5% 
• Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service 
• Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave 

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What you can expect with this role

• Lead, manage and coach a high performing team of educators to deliver Water Corporation’s Waterwise Schools Program
• Lead program design and development ensuring content is aligned to latest WA School curriculum and frameworks.
• Ensure that the Waterwise Schools Program performance achieves business objectives by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and create content and strategies to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the Waterwise Schools Program and incursions to optimise the return on investment.
• Make data driven decisions to develop and implement marketing, communications strategies and tactical plans to support the Waterwise Schools Program – internally and externally.
• Represent Water Corporation at school sustainability expo’s, events etc.
• Contribute to the Partnership and Education Team Community Investment strategy.

Key skills and experience

• Degree level qualification in an Education related discipline.
• Considerable experience in an education role managing, leading, developing and recruiting members of a high performing and culturally diverse team
• Demonstrated substantial project and program management skills, including the ability to implement processes to facilitate monitoring, reporting and successful delivery and objectives in a timely manner.
• Demonstrated skills in the creation of engaging curriculum aligned differentiated resources. 
• Demonstrated ability to manage physical and financial resources
• Well-developed knowledge and capability relating to education providers, pedagogy and best practice education strategies.
• Excellent presentation and organisational skills

Sound like a match? Apply today 

If you are interested in the above opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your skills and experience as well as your ability to meet the requirements of the role. 

Please note: By applying for this role, you are consenting to your current and previous line managers being contacted as references. It is strongly recommended that all internal applicants advise their line manager of any applications for acting or permanent positions prior to applying. 

As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check. 

Applications close Monday 20^th January 2025

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace:  

 Diversity and inclusion are more than words. They guide us on building a thriving workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community.  

We encourage applications from every background, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth, LGBTQIA+ folks and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. 

Applicants with disability who require adjustments, or alternative methods of communication in the recruitment process, can contact a Recruitment Officer at recruitment@watercorporation.com.au or 9420 2000. 

To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website