About the Role

This is a part time ongoing role, 0.5 FTE. 

Reporting to the Area Jobs Skills and Pathways Manager (JSPM), the Senior Jobs Skills Pathways Officer (SJSPO) will work within a multi-disciplinary team and Regional Pathways workforce to strengthen the vocational and applied learning pathways offered within schools and provide place-based support to school based staff. The JSPM and the SJSPOs work closely with DET Central and other relevant Area staff such as the Area Executive Director and the Senior Education and Improvement Leaders to determine where to concentrate efforts to best meet the needs of their local area. The team also works closely with other Area based initiatives, such as the Navigator program and links with other Area based staff such as the Koorie Education workforce, Transition Officers and regional higher education staff.

This work involves a core focus on driving continuous improvement and quality in vocational learning opportunities and post-school outcomes for students, including through:

• Provision of support and advice to schools, area teams, networks and clusters and as required other stakeholders, on implementation of high quality vocational and applied learning pathways, careers and senior secondary pathways.
  
• Supporting the implementation of the suite of careers and pathways reforms in government schools.
• Provision of data and monitoring support to regarding the implementation of key initiatives and identify schools requiring additional supports where required.

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.

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 Mariah Dastey, Manager, Jobs Skills and Pathways via Mariah.Dastey@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 4th November 2026.