Employee Performance Officer

**At the**NSW Department of Education**, we educate and inspire lifelong learners - from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.**
- **Ongoing/ Full-Time**:

- **Located in Parramatta with flexible working arrangements available**:

- **Salary ranges from $110,266 to $122,058 p.a. plus super & leave loading**

**About the role**

The Employee Performance Officer (EPO) is responsible for providing timely advice and support to Departmental senior officers and school leaders to effectively manage employee performance.

The EPO oversights performance improvement programs by developing and coordinating performance management processes and resources across the department and provides professional learning and advice to DoE senior officers and school leaders to develop leadership capability in managing underperformance of staff.

You will assist with drafting clear, compliant documentation, support early intervention strategies, and contribute to resolving issues before they escalate. Your work will help foster a positive, high-performing workplace culture that values fairness, accountability, and professional growth.

For further information, please click here to view the role description

**About you**

You are an excellent communicator who is a team player and creates strong stakeholder relationships if this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

**Essential requirements of the role**
- Hold a valid clearance to work with children (Working with Children Check) for paid employment
- Appropriate knowledge, experience or tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or equivalent
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.

**Benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- 35 hour working week
- Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
- Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
- Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth

**How to apply**

Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages), a cover letter (maximum 2 pages), and answer the targeted questions outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.

**Targeted Question 1**

Provide an example of a highly complex case you faced that you needed to solve. What made the problem difficult or unique? What steps did you take to resolve it, and what was the outcome? (300 words maximum)

**Targeted Question 2**

Describe a situation where you have worked within a team, in a high-volume working environment with competing and conflicting deadlines, to deliver your own results and also contribute to the overall team outcomes. What strategies did you use, what were your targets, and what was the outcome? (300 words maximum)

**This is a child-related role.**As a condition of employment you will be required to provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number (for paid employment). Visit the website for more information.

**Closing date Sunday 25th of May at 11:59pm**

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.