Role: Koorie Education Manager

Classification: VPS 6

Location:  Based in any SWVR office

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.

The Department acknowledges and respects Aboriginal cultures, its values and practices, and is committed to take actions to provide support to Aboriginal people employed by the Department.

Please note: This is a special measures role, and only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are eligible to apply, as per section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic). Confirmation of the Indigenous status of applicants may be requested.

About the Group

Schools and Regional Services comprises 17 Areas within four regions across the state, as well as 5 central Divisions. The responsibilities of Regional Services include:

• Service delivery including performance, contract management, funding delivery and acquittal
• Program implementation including detailed implementation planning and delivery
• Local area engagement, advice, support and partnerships
• Workforce capability development, professional practice leadership and delivery
• Emergency management including critical incident response.

The Area-based regional operating model is designed to:

• Provide greater responsiveness, innovation and joined-up responses to local needs
• Enable a focus on place as an organising structure for schools and other services
• Enable regional staff to engage more effectively with our service providers, schools, students and learners, families and local communities, and to understand what they need
• Facilitate better relationships and collaborative networks that more effectively support learners to move more seamlessly through our education system and beyond
• Enable complex issues to be addressed through more targeted, integrated and coordinated responses.

The position is located in the Koorie Education Division, South-Western Victoria Region (SWVR), SRS, reporting to the Director, Koorie Education. The position is a member of Regional Executive Team in SWVR. While this role works within the SWVR, the Division works across SWVR and NWVR (for daily operations and work allocation), and the Deputy Secretary First Nations Strategy, Policy and Programs for policy, strategy and outcomes.  The Regional Directors, and Deputy Secretary will work closely together to ensure coherency of approach regarding strategy and priority actions.

About the Role

The primary responsibilities of this role is to work in collaboration with Areas to:

• Inform Koorie workforce practice in the implementation of the Koorie Programs to improving student learning outcomes for all Koorie students.
• Ensure delivery of consistently high quality and culturally inclusive practices across the region for children and young people aged 0-18 years.

Attributes

• Displays departmental values
• Leadership
• People Management
• Strategic Planning
• Specialist Expertise- Demonstrated ability and experience to work effectively with local Koorie communities, and extensive knowledge and understanding of Koorie culture, education and community needs.

Qualifications and Experience

• Desirable: A relevant tertiary qualification.

The successful applicant will be required to provide a current Working With Children Check.

How to Apply

Please send a cover letter of no more than two pages addressing the Key Selection Criteria in the attached position description and a current CV to: Sean Box, Executive Director, School Performance Division, SWVR, sean.box@education.vic.org.au

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 Sean Box, Executive Director, School Performance Division, SWVR via (03) 7022 0224 or email: sean.box@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 Tuesday 29 April 2025.