Head Start Coordinator

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Fixed-term - Full-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

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

**Occupation**:Education and training

**Location**:Loddon Mallee - Central Goldfields

**Reference**:1486048

**Selection Criteria**:

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in middle and senior year student career pathways and the interconnect with meaningful student outcomes;
- Demonstrated capacity to engage students or industry with program models and manage program data in accordance with government and education policy;
- Experienced in advanced interventions in dealing with particularly complex cases that may require cross-profession or industry collaboration;
- Effective communication skills when engaging with various stakeholders and levels of management including a commitment to the DET values;
- Effective management of personal workload and motivation to deliver a program that rests across a large number of stakeholders, including student and support networks, schools and education systems, industry and workplace compliance and overarching state and Commonwealth regulations;
- Demonstrated proficiency in data systems and analysis.

**Role**:

- The Head Start Coordinator is a professional role, delivering a critical management and support function using a student-centred approach. The coordinator may engage or support students from up to 50 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 Coordinator will:

- develop and support Head Start arrangements that align with individual student¿s stated career aspirations and interests supported by a collaborative sign-up process;
- support the student's progress through school and training; regularly undertaking site visits and reviewing the appropriateness of the work or training site;
- provide students with relevant and practical skills development for the workplace and training settings; and provide a safe, supportive and positive environment that values professional development;
- ensure appropriate support levels are maintained across the school/s providing key support and timely advice to the Hub Director, teachers and career practitioners
- develop and implement professional support tools for the success of the Head Start program, including guidance to teaching, career, employer and other professional staff;
- liaise with the general school community, the department and other government agencies; training, employer and other related service providers when needed;
- support the Head Start service provided to students or industry alongside program colleagues from across the state by identifying improvement opportunities and risk for strong student outcomes.

**Responsibilities**:

- Manage 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;
- Determine work priorities, schedule and approach consistent with overall school and department policy frameworks; and manage relationships with school staff to ensure program goals are achieved;
- 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.
- Negotiate and manage contracts and service agreements relating to the program; and act on behalf of the Head Start leadership team in the delivery of student and/or industry services;
- Develops and seeks to improve successful interconnections between the senior secondary reform programs; and identifies and responds to any unforeseen touch points or risks with such programs and other departmental initiatives alongside state-wide colleagues delivering the Head Start SBATs program;
- Maintains detailed records for each student and industry engagement involved in the Head Start SBATs program; including interpret and analyse data to inform and provide authoritative advice to school and program leadership;
- 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 and where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
- Other duties as directed.

**Who May 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.

**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