Talent Advisor

Talent Advisor

For over 150 years, our schools, colleges, early learning centres and out of school care programs, have been an integral part of education in Western Australia. Together we form the state’s second-largest education provider, with more than 84,500 students relying on our nearly 14,000 dedicated staff each day. We are committed to fostering an environment where every child can achieve their full potential, and our office teams support schools to do exactly that.

The Role

The role of Talent Advisor belongs to the Human Resources team in the People and Culture directorate. We have 5 office campuses across the state and this role will be based at our West Leederville Office.

This is a full-time, ongoing position commencing as soon as practically possible.

As Talent Advisor, you will provide holistic talent advice to leaders, proactively sources candidates and leads talent activities across CEWA. This includes attraction, engagement, selection, and assessment of high calibre candidates into CEWA Office, whilst providing Hiring Managers insights on best practice and market insights to make hiring decisions. As the first point of contact for candidates seeking opportunities in the organisation, you will promote CEWA and the opportunities CEWA offers whilst providing a great candidate experience throughout the talent journey. Leveraging technology to enable you to work effectively in your role, you will seek out improvement and innovation to deliver effective and timely talent solutions that respond to workforce demand.

PRIMARY

The primary accountabilities for this role include but are not limited to:

• Build and sustain customer focused relationships with candidates, hiring managers and employees to establish and maintain internal and external talent pools.
• Foster collaborative decision making and hiring decisions that result in hiring outcomes that align to CEWA values.
• Proactively lead talent activities with timely and meaningful updates.
• Take responsibility to have crucial conversations with Hiring Managers and stakeholders with the ability to influence decision makers with insights and recommendations.
• Effectively share best practice and talent pool information with the wider Human Resources team whilst creating positive experiences with all interactions (internal and external).
• Demonstrates sourcing thinking through effective use of technology, databases, proactive talent sourcing including Boolean searches to create, build and maintain talent pipelines (including but not limited to; Success Factors, LinkedIn, SEEK Talent Search).
• Ability to leverage understanding of Catholic Education and external market knowledge in accessing and attracting talent.

Benefits of the role

• A competitive salary: Level H on the CEWA salary scale [$101,254 – $113,450 per annum] plus superannuation.
• Additional paid leave during office closures over Christmas and Easter.
• Free onsite parking.
• Corporate health insurance discounts.
• Access to the Fitness Passport program.
• Employee Assistance Program: access confidential counselling and wellbeing support for yourself and your family.
• Ongoing professional learning opportunities, including a CEWA scholarship program to support further education.
• Flexible work arrangements, where operationally appropriate.
• Wellbeing initiatives including annual flu vaccinations and workplace health checks.
• Parental leave provisions above statutory minimums.

Selection Criteria

A. ESSENTIAL:

Accountability 

• Takes responsibility for personal work outcomes.
• Support the delivery of a strong culture of professional practice.
• Actively find solutions to problems.

Resilience 

• Respond positively to changing circumstances.
• Recover from setbacks and overcome obstacles and impediments.
• Persist and focus in achieving organisational objectives through periods of extreme pressure.
• Display a positive outlook in difficult situations.

Planning, Organising and Time Management 

• Manages own time effectively and efficiently.
• Prioritises tasks and manages workflow based on stakeholder priorities.
• Challenges ineffective or inefficient work processes and offers constructive alternatives.
• Sets, communicates and regularly assesses priorities.
• Manages team resources to maximise impact and operational delivery.

Problem Solving and Decision Making 

• Demonstrates sound judgement when making complex decisions through utilisation of technical knowledge and expertise.
• Solves problems and makes decisions within area of speciality on behalf of the company based on company policies and procedures and legislation.
• Takes ownership for decisions made in direct area of responsibility.
• Seeks input from peers to help formulate decisions and knows when to escalate problems for resolution.

Information for Applicants

To access a copy of the Position Description please click here: Position Description

Interested applicants should submit:

• A cover letter briefly addressing the selection criteria.
• A curriculum vitae outlining their employment history, qualifications and certifications and be able to provide a minimum of two professional references.

The successful applicant will need to provide:

• National criminal history check as issued by the Department of Education WA.
• 100 points of identification

Applications for this role close no later than 5pm Friday 22 May 2026. We reserve the right to close the advertisement early if a suitable candidate is identified. If you're interested in this role, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

If you require support with submitting your application, please contact our Talent Advisors at careers@cewa.edu.au. Applications can be submitted by clicking apply and uploading your application to our website. Please note that applications will not be accepted via email.

All employees of Catholic Education Western Australia are required to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties. Catholic Education Western Australia also encourages applications from people of all cultural backgrounds, First Nations people, and individuals with disabilities or medical conditions who meet the requirements of the position. To be eligible to apply, you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.