Occupation: Education and training

Location: Gippsland - Baw Baw

Reference: 1549650

Location Profile

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

The primary responsibility of this role is to lead the implementation of programs designed to improve the educational outcomes for students with disabilities and additional learning needs, including strategies that ensure inclusive practices and effective educational programs to support students with disabilities in schools from Foundation until year 12 in a multidisciplinary team.

The role contributes to and supports the inclusive education agenda by performing all roles required of the Disabilities Coordinator. Working within the Health, Wellbeing and Specialist Services branch, the role will work closely with other area staff, Divisional staff and central staff. The Disabilities Coordinator will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within and across the area.

The role requires an excellent understanding of disability, inclusion and the legislated rights of children and students with disabilities. The position works with schools and families in a way that promotes competency, strengthens families and schools and encourages collaborative planning for student learning needs. The Disabilities Coordinators develop,



build and maintain close working relationships with regional staff and schools and develop effective linkages with relevant health and wellbeing service providers in the area. This includes finding innovative solutions to stakeholder issues, overcoming barriers, garnering support and negotiating appropriate outcomes in highly complex individual cases along with preparing high quality correspondence and briefings, whilst liaising with a range of stakeholders and management as required.

The position provides training and support for inclusive education and the effective implementation of the Program for Students with Disabilities and Disability Inclusion. The position also provides opportunities to develop and manage projects to drive change for schools to deliver effective educational outcomes for students with disabilities.

Selection Criteria

SC1: Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established Department of Education Disability Inclusion policies and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the role.

SC2: Demonstrated capacity to maintain close working relationships with regional staff and schools and develop effective linkages with relevant health and wellbeing service providers in the area.

SC3: Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment,



including high level oral and written communication skills.

SC4 : Demonstrated ability to provide expert advice to key stakeholders and guidance designed to improve learning outcomes for students with a disability and additional learning needs.

SC5: Demonstrated capacity to work in a multidisciplinary team and work collaboratively with other school staff.

SC6: A commitment to qualified learning and growth for both self and others.

Role

The Disability Coordinator's role is to lead the implementation of programs designed to improve the learning outcomes for students with disabilities and additional learning needs. This includes strategies that ensure inclusive practices and effective educational programs to support students with disabilities are in place in schools from foundation year until year 12.

Attributes

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate the following attributes:

- an excellent understanding of disability, inclusion and the legislated rights of children and students with disabilities within the department policy and school context.
- identifies innovative solutions to stakeholder issues, overcoming barriers, garnering support and negotiating appropriate outcomes in highly complex individual cases.
- effective interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills to support stakeholder understanding of inclusion within schools and prepare high quality documentation and correspondence.
- effective project delivery inclusive of planning, engaging stakeholders, implementing, evaluating and reporting on outcomes.
- an ability to work with multiple stakeholders to support inclusion within schools

📌 Disabilities Coordinator (Australia)
🏢 Victorian Government
📍 Australia