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About the School Leadership Institute directorate
The School Leadership Institute (SLI) is a dedicated unit within the Department. The driving philosophy of the SLI sits within our Vision and Mission Statements. Our vision is to enhance the capabilities of all educational leaders in NSW public schools, so they have the greatest impact on teacher and student learning. Our mission is to provide world-class, evidence-informed, future-focused leadership development programs and resources to support school leaders at every stage of their career.
The School Leadership Institute has responsibility to design and deliver programs, resources, and initiatives to support leadership development for school leaders at all stages of their career. This will enable us to build school leadership capacity across the NSW public school system.
The Leadership Advisor works within a team to develop, deliver and support leadership induction and development programs, initiatives and resources that cultivate the development of leaders in NSW public schools at each stage of their career. Evidence-informed research, focused on improving educational leadership to improve teaching quality and student outcomes is a key feature of the role.
This role offers flexible working arrangements in line with Department policy, with an expectation of working two days per week from the State Office in Parramatta and three days per week from home.
Additionally, the role also requires occasional overnight stays in Parramatta to support and attend the School Leadership Institute's face-to-face professional learning events.
If you have any questions regarding the office attendance requirements or occasional overnight stays, please contact the Hiring Manager for further information.
For further information about this position, including the statement of duties, please review the position description.
Please be advised: The department may direct you to undertake classroom teaching and lesson preparation as required.
For current NSW public school based employees or employees who hold right of return to a NSW public school, please confirm in the pre-screening questions that you have discussed this opportunity with your direct supervisor/principal and that they are willing to release you for the required period.
How to apply
To apply you will be required to address the selection criteria in relation to the Statement of Duties for the position in your application.
Please be advised that it is a requirement that all candidates submit their applications online. No paper based, email based, or late applications will be accepted.
This role offers flexible working arrangements in accordance with the department’s policy with current expectations of 2 days per week in the office at Parramatta and may also require occasional overnight stays in Parramatta to support and attend the School Leadership Institute's face-to-face professional learning events.
For all enquiries including attendance requirements please contact: Susan Matthews, Principal School Leadership via email at [email protected]
Closing date: Monday 17th August 2026 at 11:59pm.
Please Note: For permanent teachers in a NSW public school taking up a non-school based temporary appointment, the right of return to their substantive position is for up to 3 years.
The 2017 transitional arrangement for the recruitment of Non-School Based Teaching Service positions, for all Senior Education Officer 1 (SEO and Senior Education 2 (SEO positions across the Department have ceased. Revised eligibility requirements for SEO1 and SEO2 positions are now in place. Applicants should refer to the Definitions for recent school based and recent NSBTS experience for further information
If you currently hold a temporary NSBTS role, please refer to Advice for current NSBTS considering applying for other positions during their temporary NSBTS appointment.
Existing internal employees are encouraged to refer to the vacation guide for teachers taking up a temporary Non-School Based Teaching Service position.
This is a child-related role. As a condition of employment you will be required to provide a Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number and complete a National Criminal Record Check. For more information, click here
We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team ([email protected]) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.
E-list: If the selection panel identifies more than one suitable candidate for the role, an E-list may be created from which these suitable candidates may be chosen and directly offered employment in other similar roles that may become available in the future.
