Kindergarten Improvement Advisor

23 hours ago


Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Department of Education Full time $60,000 - $120,000 per year

The Kindergarten Improvement Advisor role is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Loddon-Campaspe Area Early Childhood Improvement Branch. You will be supporting the implementation of Best Start, Best Life Reform including the roll-out and embedding of 15 hours of three-year-old kindergarten, Pre-Prep (up to 30 hours of four-year-old kindergarten) and Early Years Learning Networks. The position will need to draw on past experience and knowledge in an early childhood education context. The position will suit someone who can work both autonomously and within a team, and has experience leading early childhood teachers. This position is fixed-term (until June 2027) at 0.6FTE.

Role Purpose

This is a fixed-term position until June 2027.

Kindergarten Improvement Advisor role is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Loddon-Campaspe Area Early Childhood Improvement Branch. You will be supporting the implementation of Best Start, Best Life Reform including the roll-out and embedding of 15 hours of three-year-old kindergarten, Pre-Prep (up to 30 hours of four-year-old kindergarten) and Early Years Learning Networks. The position will need to draw on past experience and knowledge in an early childhood education context. The position will suit someone who can work both autonomously and within a team, and has experience leading early childhood teachers.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

To be successful in this position you will require significant experience and expertise in early childhood pedagogy and practice, and the ability to build practice change at a service and system level. This position will suit someone who can work both autonmously and within a team, and has a significant experience leading early childhood teams.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position descriptions. In your application please provide a response to the Key Selection Criteria outline in the 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 and our Diversity and Inclusion page

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Lucy Medley- Manager via

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applications close 11:59pm on 11 November 2025


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