Administrative Assistant

Overview

The Administrative Assistant role at Department of Education, Western Australia is a 12-month fixed term, full-time position commencing September 2025 with possible extension and/or permanency.

The Directorate

The Employee Relations Directorate is responsible for ensuring that industrial instruments and legislative frameworks are complied with and that employees are supported in a range of discrete human resource matters. The Directorate comprises two branches: Labour Relations and the Employee Support Bureau, and provides strategic and operational advice to the Minister, Director General, school leaders and line managers on a range of employee relations matters. The Labour Relations Branch operates in a complex human resources industrial environment and is responsible for developing and applying policies and practices; improving employment conditions and workplace flexibility within legislative and economic constraints; and providing strategic, operational, industrial and complaint management advice, training, advocacy and negotiation across central and regional offices and schools.

The Role

The successful applicant will provide clerical and administrative support to the Manager and the Branch. This includes preparing, processing and delivering incoming and outgoing correspondence, drafting responses, and preparing basic reports. You will support and advise on conversion to permanency reviews and other administrative processes, and maintain an effective correspondence and filing system for corporate information and records related to projects, initiatives, committees and other Branch activities.

Benefits

• 12% employer contributed superannuation.
• Flexible working arrangements including remote work options, flexible hours and part-time arrangements.
• Generous leave entitlements including annual, personal, long service and parental leave.
• Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance.
• Salary packaging (in accordance with relevant industrial instruments).
• Access to public transport with the Claisebrook train station a short walk away and the free Yellow Cat bus service stopping outside the building; CPP parking locations nearby.

Location

East Perth, Western Australia.

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. You must 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.

Application Instructions

Apply online in two easy steps: Step 1: Select Apply for Job. Complete the online application form, including details of two work-related referees, preferably one being your current line manager. Step 2: Attach your documents. Your application should include: a CV of up to four pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position; and a written statement of up to three pages addressing the selection criteria as outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

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 for assistance.

Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE991418.

Applicants assessed as suitable may be considered for similar vacancies that arise in the next 12 months. The Department applies a four-day breach period to this selection process. Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 12 September 2025.

Selection criteria

• Demonstrated experience in general administrative duties.
• Demonstrated written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to liaise with individuals at all levels.
• Demonstrated well-developed keyboarding and computer skills, including a working knowledge of databases, spreadsheets and word processing.
• Demonstrated sound organisational skills with the ability to use initiative and work independently and as part of a team.

Additional information

The Job Description Form (JDF) contains full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements. For more information about this opportunity, contact Sam Dane, A/Director Employee Relations, on or

Equity and Diversity

We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our workplaces and the Western Australian community. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan for more details.

Application closing

Applications close: 4.30pm AWST on Friday, 12 September 2025.

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