Fixed Term Full Time - approximately 2 year tenure

The Early Childhood Education group (ECE) plays a key role in operational policy development, service program design and commissioning to ensure a child and family centred outcomes focused integrated system. ECE oversees and works with partners to support the funded kindergarten sector, regulates early childhood education and care services and implements relevant legislative reforms to create a comprehensive, integrated and equitable system.

ECE has lead responsibility for the educational components of the Early Childhood Reform Plan and the transition to Pre-Prep universal 30-hour per week play based learning, expansion of the three-year-old kindergarten program, and Free Kinder. ECE Group is also responsible for the implementation of the Victorian Child Information Sharing Reforms enabling the access to and sharing of information between authorised organisations to improve the wellbeing and safety of children.

ECE works closely with partners in other groups in the Department, the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority, the Department of Health, the Department of Fairness, Families and Housing, Municipal Association of Victoria, various statutory authorities, Local Governments and service delivery partners, parents and families.

Kindergarten Expansion and Pre-Prep Reform
This role is a unique opportunity to be involved in delivering a series of new reforms in early childhood education in Victoria.

These reforms include the introduction of 15 hours per week of Three-Year-Old Kindergarten by 2029 and the transition of Four-Year-Old Kindergarten to ‘Pre-Prep', a universal 30-hour-a-week program of play-based learning available to every four-year-old child in Victoria.

Kindergarten Expansion and Pre-Prep Reform (KEPPR) works collaboratively across ECE, the Department and with the sector to undertake place-based service delivery and monitoring, support the ongoing supply of early childhood teachers and educators and deliver infrastructure projects to ensure the success of these reforms.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description.

The Department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.

For more details regarding this position please see attached position descriptions.

The Department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Christopher Dewhurst,  Manager, Service Delivery via (03) 7022 0376 or Christopher.dewhurst@education.vic.gov.au.

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applications close 11:59pm on Friday, 16/05/2025.