Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 4
Occupation: IT and telecommunications
Location: Melbourne - Eastern suburbs
Reference: 1493960
Heatherwood School is a secondary school for students aged between 12-18 years with a mild intellectual disability (full scale IQ between 50 and 70.) The school provides a range of on and off campus programs that allow for the development of students as self motivated individuals with a sense of personal worth, independence and the ability to pursue a socially productive and personally fulfilling life-style.
Heatherwood Vision Statement
The Heatherwood school community envisages a vital and dynamic school established to meet the current and future life needs of its students. The school will develop students as self motivated individuals with a sense of personal worth and independence and the ability to pursue a socially productive and personally fulfilling life-style.
The School's curriculum shall be based on the democratic values of social equality, mutual respect, self discipline, cooperation and shared responsibility.
The School will provide programs designed to meet the individual needs of students within the framework of the policies of the Department of Education and the School Community.
SC1 ¿ ICT Security Expertise: Proven experience in cybersecurity, managing network systems, servers, virtual machines, and security applications in line with DE standards.
SC2 ¿ Network and Systems Management: Experience deploying and maintaining IT infrastructure, including Sentral, Xuno, servers, routers, switches, VPNs, and MDM systems.
SC3 ¿ Problem-Solving and Incident Response: Demonstrated analytical skills, experience with vulnerability testing, incident response, and mitigation strategies.
SC4 ¿ Communication and Collaboration: Ability to communicate complex ICT/security concepts to non-technical stakeholders and work collaboratively with leadership, ICT teams, DE teams, and vendors.
SC5 ¿ Policy, Compliance, and Professionalism: Knowledge of ICT security frameworks, DE policies, child safety standards, and maintaining ICT documentation and operational procedures.
SC6 ¿ Local Criteria ¿ Proven ability to work with students who have special needs.
Position Summary: Heatherwood School seeks an ICT Security Specialist to manage and lead IT security, network infrastructure, and digital learning systems. The role involves planning, implementing, and maintaining cybersecurity measures, monitoring network systems, managing disaster recovery, and supporting secure learning environments. The position works closely with school leadership, Heatherwood IT staff, and the DE Central ICT and TSSP teams to ensure compliance with DE Victoria ICT standards.
Responsibilities include maintaining and auditing devices, providing technical support and ensuring technology is inclusive for students with mild intellectual disabilities' and any duties as directed by the Principal.
Key Responsibilities:
Applicants must have demonstrated experience in ICT security, network, and systems management, with a strong understanding of cybersecurity practices and protocols. Experience in educational environments and familiarity with the Department of Education Victoria (DE) ICT policies, standards, and frameworks are highly desirable. Candidates should be capable of working autonomously, providing professional guidance and technical support to school staff, and managing ICT systems that directly influence school operations, educational programs, and student outcomes.
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.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value 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 roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
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