Department of Education Victoria – Barwon Downs VIC

1d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Opportunity in South Western Victoria Region

Join a passionate team dedicated to creating better education, training and employment opportunities for young Victorians.

1 School VET Cluster Coordinator role is available in the Barwon Area.

Based within the Jobs, Skills and Pathways Team, this role is located in Barwon and will involve travel throughout the area. The role may be based in any office across the Area; this will be determined as part of the recruitment process.

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.

Selection Criteria

DE Values

- Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values and support colleagues to adopt these behaviours and attitudes. Demonstrated ability to reflect upon practice and engaging in professional learning to continually improve the quality of the program.

Knowledge and proficiency

- Demonstrated expertise in secondary school VET, including a strong understanding of DE, VCAA, VRQA, and ASQA policies and requirements.
- Demonstrated experience in coordinating the delivery of VET across schools and training providers.

Relationships and stakeholder engagement

- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, using expertise in vocational education and training to manage a range of complex and often competing needs.

Communication

- Demonstrated effective communication skills including oral and written skills when engaging with various stakeholders, including the ability to convey specialist concepts and policies to these stakeholders. Prepares reports and correspondence on issues that impact at a program level.

Project Delivery

- Demonstrated ability to translate policies and locally defined strategies into programs or projects that actively enable the achievement of cluster outcomes.
- Identifies and develops objectives linking strategies to actions to achieve these.

Flexibility and Adaptability

- Demonstrated ability to respond quickly to change and is comfortable working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.

Role

Join the Jobs, Skills and Pathways team as a Vocational Education and Training Cluster Coordinator and help shape the future of VET Clusters. In this role you will work collaboratively with schools, training providers, and other education stakeholders to embed VET Clusters as the department's key framework for localised planning, delivery, and improved access to VET delivered to secondary school students.

About Vocational Education and Training Clusters:

All government schools belong to a VET Cluster, localised cross-sector groups of schools that collaborate to plan, deliver, and access VET. There are 36 VET clusters across the state, each working within the VET Cluster Framework, focused on enhancing student access to high-quality VET that meets both educational and employment needs.

New VET Cluster model commencing in 2027:

The 2026-27 State Budget provided funding to embed VET Clusters as the primary program for place-based collaboration between schools, training providers, and other education stakeholders. From 2027 administration of VET Clusters will sit within the Department of Education's 17 area teams.

About the VET Cluster Coordinator role:





VET Cluster Coordinators are responsible for providing management functions to support the implementation of the department's VET Cluster Framework. Operating within multi-disciplinary area teams under the leadership of Jobs, Skills, and Pathways Managers, Cluster Coordinators work with government and non-government schools; training providers; local industries and employers; and a range of other stakeholders to facilitate place-based planning for access to and delivery of VET.

VET Cluster Coordinators are a critical resource for schools to support the reduction of administrative burden, providing specialised support to navigate local VET markets. They facilitate collaboration amongst stakeholders to expand VDSS provision, and their expert knowledge of the complex VET landscape ensures that schools have access to accurate and timely information to support students throughout their VET journey. The VET Cluster Coordinator works with a broad range of stakeholders to effectively utilise local infrastructure, transport, and workforce capacity to meet current and future demand.

The successful applicant for the role must demonstrate a strong understanding of:

- Vocational Education and Training delivered to school students.

With an understanding of any of the following being highly desirable:

- VDSS application and enrolment processes, and reporting and attendance requirements
- The different modes of VET delivery, including auspicing.

And will be required to demonstrate skills and experience in:

- Highly developed interpersonal capability
- Professional judgement and maturity
- Problem solving and initiative
- Team orientation
- Personal accountability and reliability
- Professional representation
- Contribution to workplace culture

Role conditions

- Role location is area-based but specific work location(s) will be determined as part of the recruitment process
- This role reports to the area Jobs, Skills and Pathways Manager (JSPM)
- Work-related travel will be covered in accordance with Victorian government and Department of Education policies

Responsibilities

- The VET Cluster Coordinator is responsible for delivering critical management functions to support the implementation of the department's VET cluster policy and guidance, which includes strategic planning and the VET Lifecycle.
- The Cluster Coordinator will manage the day-to-day activities and operations of the VET Cluster, including:
- Coordinating and managing cluster governance and operations groups.
- Identifying and leading the planning and development of new programs and services to increase opportunities for young people in the cluster.
- Monitoring and evaluating cluster performance, including leading cluster self-audits to identify operational and strategic functions requiring improvement and designing strategies to address these.
- Supporting school-based VET Coordinators, including building their capabilities through identifying and organising professional development.
- Actively supporting the introduction and implementation of the DE VET platform.
- Engaging in identifying trends in enrolments and planning to address potential access and provision gaps based on this.
- Coordinating the cluster's transport needs, including compiling this data; liaising with the regional VET transport administrator; and managing the cluster's transport contracts.
- Liaising with transport providers regarding service availability, route requirements, quotes/costs, scheduling and approved transport arrangements and continually monitoring service delivery issues requiring operational resolution or escalation.
- Facilitating the alignment of cluster processes with the VET Lifecycle.
- Developing and maintaining strong relationships between cluster stakeholders and acting as a central point of contact for these.
- Developing, maintaining,



and disseminating cluster documentation.
- Providing critical information to inform reporting for contracts and partnerships.

- The incumbent can expect to be allocated duties not specifically mentioned in this document but within the capacity, qualifications and experience normally expected from persons occupying positions at this level.
- The incumbent will be based at a primary location of work and may be expected to travel where required.

Who May Apply

Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

A current Victorian driver's licence is required.

Diversity and Inclusion

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 protected, 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 (seeWorkplace 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*******@education.vic.gov.au

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.

Child Safe Standards

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

DE Values

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

Other Information

- This position requires attendance of 30 days during school vacation periods, and a leave purchase allowance will be applied.
- Applicants will be required to attain a Working with Children's Check or equivalentWorking with Children Check.
- Applicants should keep a copy of the position description as it cannot be accessed once the job has closed.
- Candidates are advised that the selection criteria must be addressed. Visithttps://www.careers.vic.gov.au/how-to-apply/how-to-apply-for-a-job for guidelines and tips for applying for government positions and addressing selection criteria.
- If appointed from outside DE, successful applicants will be required to complete a pre-employment health declaration.

Conditions of Employment

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
- Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
- A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
- Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

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📌 School VET Cluster Coordinator - Barwon (Barwon Downs)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
📍 Barwon Downs