About the Department

The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.

The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.

About the Division

Student Wellbeing and Engagement Division
The Student Wellbeing and Engagement Division is responsible for promoting and implementing regional and statewide consistency in areas relating to student health, wellbeing, inclusion, and engagement supports.
Divisional staff work closely with both local area and key central office program / policy areas to promote and support regional and statewide consistency and lead professional practice and coordination across the region relating to student health, wellbeing, inclusion and engagement support.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity exists for you as a Regional Education Children's Court Liaison Officer – Family Division (RECCLO – FD) – (Senior Community Services Advisor) in providing education advice and support for children aged 10-17 years old who are coming into the (Family) Division of the Children's Courts across Victoria. The RECCLO - FD works in collaboration and coordination with key support services to re-connect the child/young person with their existing or new school or education/training setting. The RECCLO - FD will work closely in partnership with Department of Education Area and Regional Teams, schools and other relevant key government agencies such as the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing and Department of Justice and Community Safety. This position is based in the Department of Education's Inner and Outer Gippsland Offices of Moe, Sale and Bairnsdale and travel to the Children's Courts in Sale, Bairnsdale and Morwell is required.

RECCLO - FD may be required to travel to other Children's Court locations in the region (where applicable) to provide referral assistance for young people appearing before the Court.

The Officer will also be required to facilitate access to appropriate education options for young people on community-based youth justice orders.
 
Attributes

Do you have experience working with vulnerable children and young people and the ability to navigate complex issues and make decisions that impact stakeholders both within and beyond your

Qualifications and Experience

• Work collaboratively to guide others to create a culture of collaboration and identify, and work to overcome barriers through sharing knowledge and information.
• Have experience in supporting schools and/or young people ‘at-risk' or engaging with the criminal justice system (desirable).
• Have proven ability to effectively build and maintain strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels through effective communication and exceptional consulting abilities.
• Have effective problem-solving capability to resolve or escalate operational service queries.
• Track record in identifying opportunities to work with other teams to deliver outcomes..
• Expertise in building and maintaining trust in partnerships, to achieve objectives through a timely delivery of high-quality outcomes.
• Expertise to facilitate discussions and navigate difference of opinions to reach decisions.
• Provide a sense of purpose within the team by establishing links between work and impact to the community.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.

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 Kim Kenealy – Manager, Justice Education & Engagement via (03) 5194 4294 or Kim.Kenealy@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 8 July 2026