Job Description
Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan
Job type: Full time / until 05/07/2024
Organisation: Department of Education
Salary: $105,479 - $127,621
Occupation: Early Childhood
Reference: VG/DET/RSG/20011902
Kindergarten Improvement Advisor - Three-Year-Old Kindergarten
Kindergarten Improvement Advisor (Three-Year-Old Kindergarten)| Fixed Term - 15 months| Full Time - 1.0 FTE| VPSG5
Do you want to have an impact on the future direction of early childhood education in Victoria? Are you interested in pursuing a career in education within a unique regional setting? An exciting opportunity exists for a highly collaborative professional to join the Western Melbourne Early Childhood Improvement Branch. This role will support Victorian Government funded kindergarten providers to implement some of the most significant early childhood reforms the state of Victoria has ever seen.
The main purpose of the Kindergarten Improvement Advisor (Three-Year-Old Kindergarten) is to advise, support and build the capacity of funded kindergarten services to implement Three-Year-Old Kindergarten. The Kindergarten Improvement Advisor will need to draw on experience and knowledge in an early learning context, administration of early childhood services and curriculum delivery to support services in providing access to funded Three-Year-Old Kindergarten. The Kindergarten Improvement Advisor will collaborate with funded kindergarten services to choose evidence based strategies to ensure School Readiness Funding is directed towards priority outcomes. To be successful in this role you should have excellent interpersonal, influencing and analytical skills. You will possess a strong understanding of quality pedagogical practices and a strong knowledge of the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF).
Applications must include a cover letter, current CV and response addressing all Key Selection Criteria to be eligible for this position.
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description.
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 , HRWeb and our Diversity and Inclusion page
The Department of Education (the Department) is committed to, so far as is reasonably practicable, providing and maintaining a working environment for its employees that is safe and without risks to health and that other persons are not exposed to health and safety risks arising from the Department's activities. The Department COVID-19 Vaccination Policy (Policy) requires its employees to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Department's Policy outlines the requirements for all employees, prospective employees who (or may need to) work outside of their ordinary place of residence and attend a workplace of the Department or workplace of another Employer on behalf of the Department and its portfolio agencies. Subject to exceptions, only employees, and prospective employees with up-to-date vaccination status (see definitions section of the policy) against COVID-19 and who provide evidence of their Vaccination Status are permitted to work for the department outside their ordinary place of residence.
For this role, you are required to submit proof of full vaccination as part of the recruitment process and prior to commencement employment. Please refer to the above link for more information. This role requires onsite attendance at one or more Department work locations.
Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be obtained from the following websites: www.education.vic.gov.au and http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx.
Applications close 02/06/2023
