Ed Support Level 1-Range 4 Head Start Coordinator

Location Profile

Head Start is a wraparound service provision that empowers school-based apprenticeships and traineeships. Head Start aims to improve the outcomes, quality assurance and equitable distribution of opportunities for senior secondary and special education students who undertake school-based apprenticeships and traineeships (SBATs). Head Start also considers middle school students¿ preparedness for success in the SBATs program. The Head Start SBAT program was piloted in over 150 schools from 2019 with great success and has expanded to all Victorian government secondary schools, including special schools, and Flexible Learning Options.

The Head Start Coordinator position is based at Numurkah Secondary College. The position will require visiting and working with other schools, students and industry across the region.

Selection Criteria

SC1 Demonstrated knowledge and experience in middle and senior year student career pathways and the interconnect with meaningful student outcomes;

SC2 Demonstrated capacity to engage students or industry with program models and manage program data in accordance with government and education policy;

SC3 Experienced in advanced interventions in dealing with particularly complex cases that may require cross-profession or industry collaboration;

SC4 Effective communication skills when engaging with various stakeholders and levels of management including a commitment to the DET values;

SC5 Effective management of personal workload and motivation to deliver a program that rests across a large number of stakeholders, including student and support …