Head Start Assistant Director

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 04/11/2024 - 30/06/2026

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1440402

**Selection Criteria**:
**Selection Criteria**

1. Demonstrated leadership capability and experience to implement and coordinate a program delivered across several schools/ sites

2. Evidence of strong interpersonal skills including negotiation, conflict resolution and celebrating success to maintain and support effective relationships with students, parents/families, education and training providers, and industry to deliver positive student outcomes

3. Highly developed operational skill in budget, governance and data oversight and demonstrated commitment to DE values;
4. Strong knowledge and understanding of vocational education, including apprenticeships and traineeships and demonstrated ability to develop policy and process within an overarching framework, for a multi-site program.

**Role**:
**About the role**

The Hub Assistant Director is a senior position that supports the implementation and coordination of the Head Start School-based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (SBATs) program. The Hub Assistant Director may engage with up to fifty government secondary and specialist schools, as well as Flexible Learning Options settings that align with one of the twelve program hubs across Victoria.

Reporting directly to the Head Start Hub Director, the Head Start Hub Assistant Director will:

- manage the expansion of Head Start SBATs program across schools within the Hub; offering logístical guidance for school education services such as school timetabling, career counselling and information provision for a successful delivery of the SBATs program;
- administer the programs budget, operational and data requirements according to the department, school and other relevant policies,
- develop and implement key services integral to the effective operation of the Head Start SBATs program across schools within the local Hub;
- undertake analysis of complex problems and provide a range of strategies that respond to the local or state-wide Head Start SBATs program;
- develop and deliver tools to enable students in middle and senior education to consider Head Start SBAT as an opportunity toward a meaningful career path,
- develop and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders including employment, training, further education, apprenticeship providers; community organisations, school principals, business managers, teachers and career practitioners to support the Head Start SBATs program;
- coordinate the delivery of the local Hub professional development opportunities for Head Start staff; and
- support the Hub team of approximately nine school-based staff to deliver a robust and effective Head Start SBATs program.

**Responsibilities**:
**Key accountabilities**
- Provides senior leadership and coordination of the School-based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (SBATS) program powered by Head Start wrap around services to approximately fifty schools within the local Hub;
- Manages the delivery of a range of program support services using a student-centred approach across schools or industry, including coordinating the student workplace matching process;
- Contributes to the expansion of the Head Start SBATs program that forms part of a significant Victorian senior secondary reform package, across the local Hub.
- Develops successful interconnections between the senior secondary reform programs from a Head Start SBATs perspective; and implements collaborative pathway between Head Start and such programs and other departmental initiatives to coexist.
- Analyses evidence-based data and develops policy, practice and protocol to respond to an identified program improvement or risk while acknowledging department, school, and employment policies;
- Supports the delivery of educational and Head Start SBATs services provided to students alongside the Hub Director.
- Administers the Head Start SBATs program governance, budget and data with the guidance of the Hub Director within the framework of each of the Hub school's strategic plan, policies and budget.
- Develops and maintains strong relationships with key program stakeholders such as students and their support networks, employers, training providers, Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs) and the local community.
- Supervision of students can be required where it is an integral part of the employee¿s position or in circumstances where supervision is required individually or in groups up to 4 in controlled circumstances where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
- Other duties as directed.

**Who May Apply**:
**Who cay apply**

Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or a tertiary qualification that will add value to the context of education, training, and skills opportunities for students.

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