Koorie Education Coordinator

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

**Salary**: $113,022 - $136,747

**Grade**:VPS 5

**Occupation**:Community services

**Location**:Melbourne - Eastern suburbs

**Reference**:VG/DE/SRS/1884690

Play a key role in the coordination and provision of support to the regional Koorie Education workforce and multi-disciplinary area teams within the Outer East Area, North Eastern Victoria Region.
**This role is identified as available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants only.**

**About the Group**
- Schools and Regional Services (SRS) 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 serve as a bridge between the central office, schools, and service providers, ensuring smooth transitions for learners and achieving the department's ambitious targets. Each region includes 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.
- This role is located in the Koorie Education Division, Outer East Area, North Eastern Victoria Region, SRS.

**About the Role**
- This position plays a key role in the coordination and provision of support to the regional Koorie Education workforce and multi-disciplinary area teams within the Region. The occupant of the position will have a high level understanding of the current education and early childhood development reform agenda, particularly as it relates to Koorie children, young people and the broader Koorie community. The Koorie Education Coordinator will be an active member of the multidisciplinary Area Service Support Team and is required to develop strong relationships with the regional Manager, Koorie Education; schools, early years' service providers, central and local consultative groups, other community and government agencies and stakeholders.

**Attributes**

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Desirable: A relevant tertiary qualification in a related discipline.
- Desirable: Evidence of previous experience in working in a similar role.

**This role is identified as available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants only**. Confirmation of the Indigenous status of applicants may be requested.
- The successful applicant will be required to provide a current Working With Children Check.
- For more details on the required attributes and capabilities, please see the attached position description.

**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.

**How to Apply**
- Interested applicants should submit a current curriculum vitae and responses to the key selection criteria.

**Further Information**
- Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
- For further information pertaining to the role, please contact **Larissa Falla

**Applications close** 11:59pm on Thursday 25th September 2025.**

- Applications close Thursday 25 September 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 11 September 2025