Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Education and training
Location: Hume - Greater Shepparton
Reference: VG/DE/SRS/1894979
About the Department
The role of the Department of Education is to support Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy and healthy lives. It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st century economy and society.
About the Group
Schools and Regional Services (SRS) regions serve as a bridge between the central office, schools, and service providers, ensuring smooth transitions for learners and achieving the department's ambitious targets. Each region includes 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.
This role is located in the LOOKOUT Centre, Student Wellbeing & Engagement Branch, North Eastern Victorian Region, SRS. The LOOKOUT Centre is a virtual setting that performs a critical advocacy, support and entitlement function by securing the rights and best outcomes for children and young people in out of home care within our existing educational system. The LOOKOUT Centre introduces a systemic response to fulfilling the State's legislative obligations to these children and young people. It will monitor and track student progress, particularly during placement changes, and ensure that children do not fall through the cracks but are provided with consistency and a positive focus on their educational progress.
About the Role
The LOOKOUT Learning Advisors are a critical role within the multi-disciplinary LOOKOUT teams. Key functions of the Learning Advisor role include:
The successful applicant will be based in the Goulburn Area, but will be expected to travel across the North-Eastern Victoria Region with occasional overnight stays required.
Attributes
To be successful in this role you will be motivated and committed to improving educational outcomes for our most vulnerable children, requiring strong influencing, analysis, decision-making and leadership skills. Your capacity to establish and maintain productive and collaborative relationships will be critical, as will the ability to deliver outcomes and influence change in a complex environment.
This is an excellent opportunity for the successful applicant to join and contribute to a team of committed professionals and undertake work that is challenging in nature but rewarding in the outcomes it delivers for vulnerable children and young people. The ideal candidate for this role will have an understanding of and experience in the schools and care services sectors.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential: Bachelor degree (or higher) in Education or other relevant field (such as Psychology or Social Work). Demonstrated experience in the school sector and care services sector is highly desirable for this role.
The successful applicant will be required to provide a current Working with Children Check.
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 Louise Natoli, LOOKOUT Team Leader, Schools via ph: 0427 264 471 or email [email protected], or Laura Kirkland, Acting Executive Principal via ph: 0431 993 764 or email [email protected].
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 24th November 2025.