Position Title / Manager, Koorie Education
System ID / 5575 / HR System ID
Group / Regional Services Group
Division / Various
Branch / Unit / Early Childhood and Schools Support
Job Family / People Management; Quality Assurance, Compliance & Regulation
Classification / VPS6 / Employment Status / Ongoing, full-time / FTE / 1.0
Salary Range / $106,091 - $141,971
Position reports to / Executive Director, Early Childhood and Schools Support
Location / Various
Position Contact / Stuart Edwards (NEVR) ph 83929348; Lesley Hubble (SWVR) ph 83970313
ROLE RESTRICTION
This role is identified as available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants only. Confirmation of the Indigenous status of applicants may be requested.
The Department of Education and Training is committed to taking positive action to eliminate discrimination to the greatest possible extent. It recognises that discrimination can cause social and economic disadvantage, and the achievement of substantive equality may require the taking of special measures. To this end, the Department of Education and Training considers this position to be a ‘special measure’ for the purposes of section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic).
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ORGANISATION ENVIRONMENT
The role of the Department of Education and Training 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.
The Department's responsibilities cover three overlapping stages of life:
- Early childhood development (birth to eight) - covering health, learning and development services
- School education (five to eighteen) - covering primary, secondary and special school services for children and young people from Prep to Year 12
- Higher education and skills (fifteen and over) - covering higher education, vocational education and training, apprenticeships and traineeships, and adult, community and further education.
- Achievement– raise standards of learning and development achieved by Victorians using education, development and child health services
- Engagement– Increase the number of Victorians actively participating in education, development and child health services
- Wellbeing– Increase the contribution education, development and child health services make to good health and quality of life for all Victorians, particularly children and young people
- Productivity – Increase the economic and social return on expenditure on the Department’s services.
- Six central business groups – Early Childhood and School Education Group; Higher Education and Skills Group; Strategy and Review Group; Regional Services Group; Infrastructure and Finance Services Group; and People and Executive Services Group
- Four Departmental regions – North-Eastern Region; North-Western Region; South-Eastern Region; and South-Western Region
- Three independent statutory authorities: the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) and the Merit Protection Board (MPB)
The Department also works in conjunction with the following statutory bodies: Adult, Community and Further Education Board; Children's Services Coordination Board; Disciplinary Appeals Boards; Victorian Children's Council; and Victorian Institute of Teaching.
Further information about DET is available at
ORGANISATIONAL VALUES
Victorian Public Sector Values
DET employees commit to the public sector values as outlined in Section 7 of the Public Administration Act 2004:
Responsiveness
- Providing frank, impartial and timely advice to the government
- Providing high quality services to the Victorian community
- Identifying and promoting best practice
- Being honest, open and transparent in their dealings
- Using powers responsibly
- Reporting improper conduct
- Avoiding real or apparent conflicts of interest
- Striving to earn and sustain public trust at the highest level
- Making decisions and providing advice on merit without bias, caprice, favouritism or self-interest
- Acting fairly by objectively considering all relevant facts and applying fair criteria
- Implementing Government policies and programs equitably
- Working to clear objectives in a transparent manner
- Accepting responsibility for their decisions and actions
- Seeking to achieve best use of resources
- Submitting themselves to appropriate scrutiny
- Treating others fairly and objectively
- Ensuring freedom from discrimination, harassment and bullying
- Using their views to improve outcomes on an ongoing basis
- Actively implementing, promoting and supporting these values
- Making decisions and providing advice consistent with the human rights set out in the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006
- Actively implementing, promoting and supporting human rights
ROLE CONTEXT
Regional Services Group is responsible for delivering, monitoring, evaluating and improving DET services at the regional level. The role of the DET regions is to:
•Fund, broker or directly deliver health and wellbeing services to children, young people and their families to assist them in their learning and development.
•Monitor and evaluate the performance of the regional learning and development system and that of individual providers, giving support where required to improve outcomes, and intervening when there is evidence of provider failure or significant service gaps.
•Develop and implement community based learning and development plans to improve child and learner outcomes with a particular focus on integration across the system.
•Broker and support partnerships and networks to lift performance and assist vulnerable children and learners and work with other agencies to ensure the regional learning and development system contributes to broader community aspirations.
•Work in partnership with other service systems, including higher education and training services, to support learning and development across the whole life cycle.
The vision for Victoria as the Education State is about educational excellence, equity and the opportunity to engage in lifelong learning. We want a stronger and more integrated system that works directly with learners and their families, communities, early childhood services, schools and training providers. We want to see greater accountability, transparency and integrity.
The new regional model establishes 17 areas within the existing four-region model. New resources will facilitate the creation of highly functioning, multi-disciplinary, dedicated teams within these areas, led by an Education Area Executive Director. Areas will be the primary point of contact on a day-to-day basis for services and will support schools through local decision making, creating stronger partnerships with community, business and the sector, and help align education services with other government departments.
Each region will also include two central Divisions led by an Executive Director. The Early Childhood and School Support Division will work closely with Education Area Executive Directors and key central office program areas to lead professional practice and coordination across the region relating to:
•early childhood and school services and support
•funding and oversight of early childhood services
•0-18 health, wellbeing and engagement support
•regional financial management.
The School Improvement Division will work closely with Education Area Executive Directors and key central office program areas to lead professional practice and coordination across the region relating to:
•school improvement
•0-18 provision and planning
•0-18 youth pathways transitions
•regional operations and emergency management.
The new, strengthened regional model will be the first implementation arm of the Victorian Government’s Education State agenda, driving a strong emphasis on people and place in the pursuit of better outcomes for Victorians.
ROLE PURPOSE
The primary responsibilities of this role are to:
• work in collaboration with Area Service Support Managers 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
• work with central Groups, Local Aboriginal Education Consultative Groups and other community agencies and departments to develop a region wide approach to improving student learning outcomes for all Koorie students
• support the implementation of initiatives that improve access, participation and outcomes for Koorie children and learners
• work collaboratively with Koorie Education Managers in the other regions to ensure state-wide consistency of strategy implementation and professional practice of the Koorie workforce
• provide programatic oversight and expertise to Koorie Education Coordinators and Koorie Education and Support Officers to ensure region wide consulting
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES / KEY ACTIVITIES
Direction setting and supervision / • Model Victorian Public Sector Values
• Provide employees with the information and guidance required to achieve outcomes and to ensure that these meet compliance requirements
• Lead, motivate, and support the Koorie Education Workforce through ongoing coaching, feedback and professional learning opportunities
• Monitor team and individual performance and take action to remove obstacles and address issues
Individual performance management / • Clearly define staff roles and performance expectations
• Conduct performance appraisals
Recruitment and Staff development / • Undertake staff recruitment and selection to meet workforce needs according to HR and merit processes
• Identify staff development needs and support and encourage staff to meet their professional goals
• Provide access to development opportunities (e.g. formal programs, coaching, mentoring)
• Provide stretch opportunities to staff to assist in realising their full potential
Contract management - Purchasing / • Clearly defines milestones and conducts regular performance meetings and monitors milestone achievements with suppliers
• Establishes and maintains regular and productive working relationships with suppliers under contract
Structure, policy and system implementation / • Lead the development and implementation of the regional plan for the Aboriginal Education Plan for Koorie Students and early childhood initiatives
• Implement and maintain systems to support the implementation of projects and programs
Strategic guidance and advice / • Provide high level leadership in the provision of relevant and strategic advice to regional and central management, schools, early childhood services and local government in matters relating to the effective implementation of the Aboriginal Education Plan and Koorie education
• Provide authoritative advice and analysis to management and internal and external stakeholders relating to the implementation of regional Aboriginal Education Plan Koorie Education initiatives
Relationship management and communication / • Work in partnership with relevant regional leaders, teams and personnel to strategically plan, deliver and manage support mechanisms, programs and initiatives available to Koorie children, young people, their families and educational settings to achieve improved attendance and participation in education services
• Establish and maintain partnerships with government departments, community agencies and local communities to lead the development of collaborative early childhood, school, and community programs and initiatives related to improving outcomes for Koorie children and young people
• Negotiate with and influence stakeholders to adopt strategic government and departmental directions
REQUIRED CAPABILITIES
Knowledge & Skills / Capability Description
Leadership / • Builds team commitment by demonstrating personal conviction
• Motivates others to deliver against goals
• Translates organisational strategy into meaningful long-term plans and objectives for own area of responsibility
People Management / • Aligns team with the organisational values and goals through effective people management and modelling
• Clearly defines role expectations, monitors performance, provides timely and constructive feedback and facilitates employee development
• Ensures staff are effectively deployed through effective workforce planning practices
• Maximises effectiveness by selecting, developing, managing and motivating a high performing team
Contract Management / • Actively monitors expenditure and risks and resolves problems where these arise
• Establishes and maintains strong working relationships
• Establishes clear and comprehensive contracts
• Uses fair, transparent and competitive purchasing processes
Specialist Expertise for 'Quality Assurance, Compliance & Regulation' / • Demonstrated ability and experience to work effectively with local Koorie communities, and extensive knowledge and understanding of Koorie culture, education and community needs
Strategic Planning / • Entertains wide-ranging possibilities in developing a vision for the future
• Thinks at the big picture level
• Translates strategic direction into day-to-day activities
• Works across a number of timeframes
Personal Qualities / Capability Description
Developing Others / • Actively seeks to improve others’ skills and talents by providing constructive feedback, coaching and training opportunities
• Appropriately delegates responsibilities to further the development of others
• Empowers others by investing them with the authority and latitude to accomplish tasks
Flexibility / • Accepts changed priorities without undue discomfort
• Adaptable
• Open to new ideas
• Recognises the merits of different options and acts accordingly
• Shows willingness to learn and to take on new tasks
• Ability to adapt to different circumstances and effectively handle unforeseen events as they arise
• Looks for new ways of doing things to achieve objectives
Conceptual and Analytical Ability / • Deals with concepts and complexity comfortably
• Has creative ideas and can project how these can link to innovations
• Uses analytical and conceptual skills to reason through problems
Relationship Building / • Builds trust through consistent actions, values and communication
• Establishes and maintains relationships with people at all levels
• Forges useful partnerships with people across business areas, functions and organisations
• Minimises surprises
• Promotes harmony and consensus through diplomatic handling of disagreements
QUALIFICATIONS
• Desirable : Relevant tertiary qualification in a related discipline
KEY SELECTION CRITERIA
Criteria 1 : 'Victorian Public Sector Values' as detailed in Organisational Values section above
Criteria 2 : 'Leadership' as detailed in the Required Capabilities section above
Criteria 3 : 'Flexibility' as detailed in the Required Capabilities section above
Criteria 4 : 'Specialist Expertise for Quality Assurance, Compliance & Regulation' as detailed in the Required Capabilities section above
Criteria 5 : 'Strategic Planning' as detailed in the Required Capabilities section above
Criteria 6 : 'Relationship Building' as detailed in the Required Capabilities section above
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
- Applicants should keep a copy of the position description as it cannot be accessed once the job has closed.
- Candidates are advised that the key selection criteria must be addressed. Visit for guidelines and tips for applying for government positions and addressing key selection criteria.
- The Department of Education and Training (DET) is committed to diversity. The Department places considerable effort and resources into responding to the needs of employees with a disability. People from disadvantaged groups are encouraged to apply for this position.
- Successful applicants are subject to a satisfactory criminal record check prior to employment. New DET employees are required to meet the cost of the criminal record check.
- If appointed from outside DET, successful applicants will be required to complete a pre-employment health declaration.
- A probationary period of up to 3 months may apply for a person appointed to an ongoing position from outside the Public Service or the Teaching Service.
- All DET employees are required to comply with relevant legislation, including legislation regarding the management of Departmental records, the Code of Conduct for Victorian public sector employees and Departmental policies and procedures in the conduct of their employment.
- Standard public service terms and conditions apply. Information about DET's operations and employment conditions can be obtained from the following websites:
- To support DET's commitment to its Environmental Management System, DET employees are expected to act in an environmentally responsible manner at all times.
- For Allied Health employees working in the regions, a current driver's licence is mandatory, and a capacity to access private transport with approved comprehensive insurance cover.
- For regulatory early childhood employees working in the regions, a current driver's licence is mandatory.
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