About this job
About Us:
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role:
Responsibilities include:
- Lead and oversee delivery of the Education Justice Initiative, including direct case management provision proportionate to team management responsibilities, and allocation of complex or escalated cases.
- Oversee the operation of the Education Justice Initiative with adherence to policy, procedure and legislation, providing advice on managing potential issues in consultation with internal stakeholders, and ensuring the effective management of corporate information, and communication systems and processes within the regional office.
- Strategically manage and triage regional referrals to the Education Justice Initiative and coordinate, analyse, develop, monitor and review regional case management governance and planning activities to ensure alignment with strategic priorities, legislation and policy.
- Liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders including Magistrates, Judges, Youth Justice Services, legal representatives, police, multi-agency collaborative groups and community organisations, providing a departmental perspective and information related to a young person's educational history.
- Attend multi-agency collaborative panels and contribute to an authorising environment to make decision and escalate matters relating to student engagement.
- Initiate, develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with key stakeholders including state school principals, regional staff, personnel from other regional and divisional offices, and staff from other government departments, external stakeholders in non-government organisations, non-state schools and education and training providers to find appropriate educational pathways for reengagement.
- Oversee individual and team capabilities to develop education plans to support a young person to transition into a suitable educational pathway in consultation with the young person, their family, Child Safety, Youth Justice and other relevant stakeholders.
- Research and prepare complex internal and external briefing material, reports, submissions, and ministerial and corporate correspondence.
- Provide leadership and model exemplary conduct in promoting a challenging, equitable, ethical and safe work environment for staff which encourages commitment, skills development and professional growth.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply:
- Applicants are required to submit a brief resume, contact details for 2 referees (one of whom is your current supervisor); and
- a maximum 2 page written response outlining your suitability for the role under "How you will be assessed" section of the Role Description, please also consider the information contained in the advertisement on Smartjobs in your response.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
sued by Blue Card Services.Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.