Careers Services Support

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Education Support - Level 1, Range 4

**Occupation**:Education and training

**Location**:Melbourne - Western suburbs

**Reference**:1482841

**Selection Criteria**:

- Proven knowledge of programs such as VET, Career Plans, Work Experience, and Morrisby, and the ability to work with government and community agencies.
- Strong planning and organisational skills, including event coordination, program delivery and data tracking.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to work effectively with students, families, staff, and external stakeholders.
- Understanding of the importance of inclusion, equity, and student agency in careers education and pathways support.

**Role**:

- [No attendance requirement for this position]
- Objectives will, generally, be clearly defined; guidelines will be broad and day-to-day direction mínimal. Management responsibility extends to ensuring appropriate support levels are maintained across the school. Range 4 generally provides key support and timely advice to the leadership team and school council and liaises with the general school community, the Department and other government agencies and service providers.
- Specialised professional roles will carry a high level of independence and accountability where suitable scope is provided to achieve objectives.
- An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee's position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.

**Responsibilities**:

- Assist in the management of the delivery of support services to students, teachers, parents and other school clients.
- Must have completed or be completing Cert IV in Career Development
- Ensure all external providers deliver the required service.
- To assist in the in the organisation and management of student career plans (years 7-12) and the College's Careers program
- To work within the team to ensure each student has an individual pathway supported by learning plans across the school from years 7-12
- To ensure that the Careers Program supports an inclusive literacy and numeracy focus across the school and curriculum
- To implement and supervise work placements and industry partnerships, liaising with the Headstart Coordinator, supporting School Based Apprenticeships, work experience and SWL
- In co-operation with the Vocational Education and Training (VET) cluster, monitor VET enrolments
- Support enrolment procedures for prospective Vocational Major students
- Assist Administration with Census data and destinations data entries in February each year
- Career Plan Census data to be updated in August each year
- Coordinate tertiary expos, career information evenings, and industry engagement activities.
- Fulfill other duties commensurate with the position as required by the Principal or Assistant Principals.

**Who May Apply**:

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

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**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:
**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:
**Other Information**:

- All staff employed by the department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
- A resume including relevant experience as well as personal details (name, address and contact numbers, business and home)
- Please note that the selection panel may seek additional referees beyond those you name. Consistent with policy, we shall advise you if we will take this action.

**Conditions of Employment**:

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

**Location Profile**:
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