Residential college careers

Residential college careers

Residential colleges provide a home away from home for students living in regional areas.

Boarding allows students to continue to live in regional areas while attending secondary school. Working at a residential college, you will help young people:

  • stay connected to regional Western Australia
  • continue to enjoy a country lifestyle.

Our residential college staff are caring, dedicated and enthusiastic people! Our staff members:

  • have a genuine desire to support students to complete their education while living away from home and family
  • organise a wide range of recreational activities for students to enjoy after school and on weekends
  • play an essential role in making sure students feel safe, happy and comfortable at the college and thrive at school.
Roles on offer

If you work well with young people, there may be a role at a residential college that suits your skills, experience and interests. Roles include:

  • college manager
  • boarding supervisor
  • manager corporate services
  • cook
  • kitchenhand
  • cleaner
  • laundry hand
  • gardener.

Learn about the roles on offer at our residential colleges in the following video.

 
College locations

There are 9 residential colleges in WA:

Our current vacancies are displayed below, or you can contact a residential college directly to discuss opportunities.

Current vacancies

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2026-07-07 00:00 AM

2026-08-07 16:30 PM

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Part-time

Cook

Cook Cook

Narrogin Residential College, Wheatbelt

Level 3, $1,319.30 - $1,333.90 per week (pro-rata) (GS (Misc.) GA 2025)

Part-time (permanent)

Closing date: 07-08-2026 16:30 PM

412497

2026-07-03 00:00 AM

2026-07-20 16:30 PM

54

765

858

778

-31.491636

118.28083

Part-time

Cleaner

Cleaner Cleaner

Merredin Residential College, Wheatbelt

Level 1, $1,256.20 - $1,275.80 per week (pro-rata) (GS (Misc.) GA 2025)

Part-time (permanent)

Closing date: 20-07-2026 16:30 PM

412408

2026-06-29 00:00 AM

2026-07-24 16:30 PM

865

767

804

779

-17.956954

122.22976

Full-time

Youth Development Officer

Youth Development Officer Officer Development Youth

Broome Residential College, Kimberley

$73,896 - $79,717 per annum (pro-rata) + 25% loading over 46 weeks (DOE (RCS) CSA 2021)

Full-time (fixed term)

Closing date: 24-07-2026 16:30 PM

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