Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 4
Occupation: Education and training
Location: Gippsland - East Gippsland
Reference: 1518023
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in middle and senior year student career pathways and the interconnect with meaningful student outcomes;
Demonstrated capacity to engage students or industry with program models and manage program data in accordance with government and education policy;
Experienced in advanced interventions in dealing with particularly complex cases that may require cross-profession or industry collaboration;
Effective communication skills when engaging with various stakeholders and levels of management including a commitment to the DET values;
Effective management of personal workload and motivation to deliver a program that rests across a large number of stakeholders, including student and support networks, schools and education systems, industry and workplace compliance and overarching state and Commonwealth regulations;
Demonstrated proficiency in data systems and analysis.
Head Start is a wraparound service provision that powers school-based apprenticeships and traineeships. Head Start aims to improve the outcomes, quality assurance and equitable distribution of opportunities for senior secondary and special education students who undertake school-based apprenticeships and traineeships (SBATs). Head Start also considers middle school students¿ preparedness for success in the SBATs program. The Head Start SBAT program was piloted in over 150 schools from 2019 with strong outcomes. The expansion of the program will ensure access to all Victorian government secondary schools, including special schools, and Flexible Learning Options.
The program will introduce more rigorous SBAT compliance and monitoring across the system supporting the state¿s response to the 2020 Review into Vocational and Applied Learning Pathways in Senior Secondary Schooling (the Firth Review) reform agenda in senior secondary and vocational education. These reforms will collectively support all Victorian secondary students to pursue high-quality and valued vocational pathways aligned to their strengths and interests and to finish schooling with the skills and capabilities they need for success in further education, training, work, and life. The expansion of SBATs will also assist in addressing prioritised skill shortages by providing employers with support and access to school-based apprentices and trainees. The Head Start SBAT program includes flexible delivery of the senior secondary certificate with a strong focus on literacy and numeracy attainment; quality training delivered concurrently with secondary school education; and time on the job to support achievement of competencies.
The option to maximise time in employment has proven to support students¿ genuine progression through the apprenticeship or traineeship whilst meeting employer requirements. The program provides students with a clear pathway from school into employment with a qualification.
Manage the delivery of a range of program support services using a student-centred approach across schools or industry, including coordinating the student workplace matching process;
Determine work priorities, schedule and approach consistent with overall school and department policy frameworks; and manage relationships with school staff to ensure program goals are achieved;
Develops and maintains strong relationships with key program stakeholders such as students and their support networks, employers, training providers, Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs) and the local community.
Negotiate and manage contracts and service agreements relating to the program; and act on behalf of the Head Start leadership team in the delivery of student and/or industry services;
Develops and seeks to improve successful interconnections between the senior secondary reform programs; and identifies and responds to any unforeseen touch points or risks with such programs and other departmental initiatives alongside state-wide colleagues delivering the Head Start SBATs program;
Maintains detailed records for each student and industry engagement involved in the Head Start SBATs program; including interpret and analyse data to inform and provide authoritative advice to school and program leadership;
Supervision of students can be required where it is an integral part of the employee¿s position or in circumstances where supervision is required individually or in groups up to 4 in controlled circumstances and where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
Other duties as directed.
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview
An understanding of the school setting, particularly the relationships between middle and senior secondary education with career pathways is desired.
A current employee Working with Children Check card is mandatory.
Staff may be required to work across a number of school sites and visit workplaces.
A current driver¿s licence.
This position will require the candidate to allocate a minimum of two weeks leave allowance to work during the school vacation period, additional leave allowance may be considered.
A tertiary qualification that will add value to the context of education, training and skills opportunities for students.
Orbost Community College is located in Far East Gippsland on the banks of the iconic Snowy River. Our school was formed in 2024 through the merger of Orbost Secondary College, Orbost North Primary School, and Orbost Primary School. Through the merger of these schools, we developed the following purpose, `Together, we create a place of learning, connection and opportunity.¿
Our vision is `Creating bright futures for our learners and our community.¿ We will begin life as a Prep-12 school but aim to continue to develop so we can cater for ages below Prep and above Year 12, becoming the centre of learning in our community.
Our enrolment for 2024 is approximately 360 students from Grade Prep through to Year 12. Our staffing profile includes a Principal and Assistant Principal, four Leading Teachers and three Learning Specialists. In total, we will have approximately 60 staff, although many of these are part-time employees of varying time fractions.
Our community was once a meeting place for local Aboriginal people from three distinct groups, the Monaro-Ngarigo, Gunnai-Kurnai and Biddiwall. Since European settlement, the main industries have been timber and farming, particularly dairy farming. In recent years, other industries have become more prominent, including tourism, hospitality, and service industries. We have a well-resourced health centre that includes emergency treatment and aged care among the many services that it provides to our community.
The ambition is for our new school to be a hub for Orbost ¿ a place where children, young people, families, and the broader community come together to learn. We will provide opportunities that guide, focus, and lift our students¿ aspirations, to feel supported to follow the path of their choice. We want them to feel proud of our town and passionate about the future.
Together we are creating one school for one town with many opportunities for our students and the community.