Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 5
Occupation: Education and training
Location: Gippsland - Baw Baw
Reference: 1553027
Head Start Delivery Coordinator
A Head Start Delivery Coordinator role is available in the Outer Gippsland Area.
Join a passionate team dedicated to creating better education, training and employment opportunities for young Victorians.
Based within the Jobs, Skills and Pathways Team, this role is located in Outer Gippsland and will involve travel throughout the area.
Flexible working arrangements can be negotiated and discussed with the successful candidate. Applicants are encouraged to contact the Jobs Skills and Pathways Manager Rebecca Ottery ([email protected]) to discuss the role.
As a member of Schools and Regional Services (SRS) you will be part of a division that offers central, regional, and local expertise to enhance learning and development outcomes, supported by a diverse and geographically dispersed workforce. It comprises 17 areas within 4 regions, backed by 5 central office divisions, all collaborating to deliver improved outcomes for early childhood services, schools, communities, and learners, in line with Education State commitments.
SRS regions include divisions specialising in school performance, student wellbeing and early childhood support, working with area-based teams to tailor local interventions and practices. The 17 areas provide crucial insights into local trends and issues, facilitating effective policy and program development and driving child and learner outcomes across all services and programs.
DE Values
Demonstrated ability to model and support colleagues to adopt behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated ability to reflect upon professional practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve program quality.
Communication
Demonstrated highly developed oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate program values, processes and objectives to a diversity of stakeholders, and to prepare technical reports at an advanced professional level.
Relationship and stakeholder management
Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain collaborative, productive relationships with and between Department stakeholders such as students, schools, employers, training providers and external support providers.
Data and digital skills
Demonstrated exemplary use of data and digital literacy skills. Demonstrated ability to operate digital and technological tools to support program planning and to analyse and support others in the use of data to improve program operations.
Program delivery
Demonstrated highly developed capacity to coordinate day-to-day program operations. Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate for risks, manage competing priorities, resolve complex issues and use experiential knowledge to improve delivery of outcomes.
An exciting opportunity exists to join the Jobs, Skills and Pathways team, and support the delivery of the Head Start program in Victorian government schools.
About Head Start:
Head Start supports students in years 10 to 12 to participate in School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (SBATs). SBATs develop skills, capabilities and confidence that employers in growth industries need. Head Start provides a range of supports to assist students to undertake an SBAT as part of their senior secondary education.
Head Start in 2027, 2028 and 2029:
The 2026-27 State Budget allocated $46 million over years 2027, 2028 and 2029 towards the Head Start program, to support every Victorian government secondary school to access an effective model of SBAT support.
The Head Start model aims to increase year 12 completion rates and assist in addressing skill shortages to grow the Victorian economy, supporting all Victorian government school students that want to pursue an apprenticeship or traineeship to access an SBAT pathway aligned with their strengths and pathway aspirations. The model provides tailored supports to SBATs to simultaneously complete school and build skills they need to develop sustainable careers.
Head Start works with Victorian government schools to support students to:
About the Head Start Delivery Coordinator role:
The role of the Head Start Delivery Coordinator is to coordinate Head Start engagement with Victorian government schools, oversee relationships between these schools and other SBAT support programs, and maintain consistency in the quality of SBAT support delivered. The role facilitates quality Head Start delivery in Victorian government schools by streamlining SBAT support activities and minimising duplication of work between relevant stakeholders. Working closely with the area Jobs, Skills and Pathways Manager (JSPM), and School to Work program provider, the role aims to support positive and productive relationships between schools and industry, playing a key role in matching student demand for SBATs with suitable employers leading to quality SBAT outcomes. The role is also responsible for overseeing and analysing data to monitor program delivery, and supporting Head Start SBAT Support Officers (HSSOs) to work effectively with students, schools, training providers and SBAT employers.
The successful applicant will demonstrate an understanding of:
With an understanding of any of the following being highly desirable:
The successful applicant will demonstrate skills and experience in:
Role conditions
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
A current Victorian driver's licence is required.
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