Head Start Delivery Coordinator - Central Highlands

Department of Education Victoria – Highlands VIC

2d 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.

A Head Start Delivery Coordinator role is available in the Central Highlands Area.

Based within the Jobs, Skills and Pathways Team, this role is located in Central Highlands 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 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 team-oriented, 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.

Role

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:

- Identify and pursue sustainable apprenticeship and traineeship pathways
- Have access to required supports to undertake an SBAT aligned to their strengths and aspirations
- Be safe and supported in the workplace, complete school and progress to full-time apprenticeships or traineeships
- Pathway to available jobs that address Victorian skills gaps

About the Head Start Delivery Coordinator role:

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📌 Head Start Delivery Coordinator (Murrindindi Shire)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
📍 Murrindindi Shire