Aboriginal School Education Officer (Return to Work Opportunity)

Overview

Deliver Aboriginal water culture lessons to WA schools as part of Return to Work program.

Key Responsibilities

• cultural knowledge
• curriculum design
• booking coordination
• incursion delivery
• resource development
• community education

Tasks

-Share cultural knowledge and protocols to support respectful Aboriginal engagement with internal and external stakeholders. -Share knowledge and culture through school programs focused on water and Aboriginal Heritage -Collaborate with your Team Lead to design and deliver content aligned with the WA Curriculum. -Coordinate school bookings by managing a shared inbox, liaising with schools, and handling admin tasks and data entry. -Deliver engaging Water in Aboriginal Culture incursions to students from Pre-Primary to Year 12 in WA metro schools (20 - 60 students per session). -Develop culturally appropriate incursions and resources that reinforce Waterwise Schools’ objectives. -Participate in community education through school incursions and events like the Perth Royal Show and Kings Park Festival.

Requirements

• c licence
• wwcc
• aboriginal knowledge
• program development
• cultural teaching
• stakeholder engagement

What You Bring

-Be available for occasional early starts to support school incursions -Ability to engage with community stakeholders to coordinate and evaluate cultural education initiatives. -Current ‘C’ class Driver’s Licence -Working with Children Clearance (or willingness to obtain) -Strong knowledge of Aboriginal communities and cultures. -Experience developing and delivering Aboriginal educational programs to a range of audiences. -Experience teaching school-aged students and/or adults from diverse cultural backgrounds. -This position relates to Section 50(d) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, where Aboriginality is considered a genuine occupational qualification for this position

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Benefits

-Permanent part time (0.6) position with a salary of $93,249 (pro-rata) plus Super -Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good -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 -Be supported as you return to work after an extended break with specialist coaching and mentoring. -Enjoy genuine flexibility with part-time hours (3 days a week) -Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and ceremonial leave of up to 5 days so you can maintain your cultural connection and wellbeing. -Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service -Generous co-contribution superannuation scheme, which offers up to 16%. This includes an 12% standard employer contribution, plus an additional 2% employer co-contribution that matches your own 2% contribution.

About Water Corporation

-With roots dating back to 1996, this state‑owned utility has evolved from the Water Authority into the backbone of WA’s water life. -Boasting projects like the new Victoria Dam (built 1990–91 using fly‑ash RCC) and Aboriginal community upgrades, its engineering legacy is vast. -Financed through customer revenue, most surplus funds are channeled back to the government or reinvested in projects. -Its asset footprint spans dams, desalination plants, groundwater networks and irrigation schemes like the Ord and Gascoyne. -Its operations span regional towns (from Karratha to Albany), underscoring its mission to keep WA’s communities flowing. -An unexpected highlight: its workforce embraces five‑year flexible leave cycles, letting staff recharge creatively.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-pre‑employment screening may include medical, qualification verification, police clearance and australian work rights check. -working with children clearance (or willingness to obtain) required.