45554

Closes: 19 November 2025

Classification: Senior Officer Grade B
Salary: $146,705 - $164,506 plus superannuation
Position No: 45554
Directorate: Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 05 November 2025
Contact Officer: Rebecca Bray on Rebecca.Bray@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 6341

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Details: This role is an exciting opportunity to lead a team responsible for the detailed development and implementation of the ACT Education Directorate’s approach to gender equality and inclusion in ACT public schools.  The successful candidate will develop the policy setting that fosters gender equality and inclusion in ACT public schools, along with professional learning, strategies, programs and other supports that will increase the gender equality and inclusion capability of school-based staff.

They will lead a team of coaches who will support schools to deliver contemporary gender and inclusion practice and develop teacher capability to ensure students have the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to engage in respectful relationships and to reject attitudes and/or behaviours that lead to gender-based violence in our community. They will work closely with schools to ensure that respectful relationships, sexuality and consent education meets student needs.

They will also work closely with community-based organisations and experts who provide support on contemporary issues of gender equality and inclusion. The team will host events and gather student voice to ensure that the approach to gender equality reflects student needs.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:  

Highly desirable:

• Qualifications in education or health related fields is preferred. Experience in the primary prevention of gender-based violence and a deep understanding of the evidence base underpinning Respectful Relationships Education will be considered highly desirable.

Notes: This is a temporary position available from 5 January 2026 up until 4 January 2027. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

How to Apply: Please provide a written response to the Selection Criteria (a maximum of three pages), a current curriculum vitae, and the contact details for two referees.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

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Note

This is a temporary position available from 5 January 2026 up until 4 January 2027.