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Senior program advisor

Melbourne
Temporary
Department Of Education
Posted: 25 June
Offer description

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Fixed Term - Full Time (4 months)

About the Department

The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.

The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.

About the Division

The Inclusive Education Division (IncED) has a central role in achieving the Education State Agenda by ensuring that all students will have access to the same quality education, regardless of their background or circumstance. This is reflective of our ambition to ensure students with disability and additional needs are engaged and active learners and are provided with the skills, knowledge and attributes they need to succeed in work and life. Specifically the purpose of the Division is to:

* Lead the Department's efforts to implement policy and programs and enhance service delivery to improve educational and wellbeing outcomes for children and young people with disability and additional needs.
* Focus on how the education system can better support children and young people with disability. This includes implementation of inclusive education reforms and oversight of the Government's $1.6 billion Disability Inclusion reform.
* Work across the Department and other government departments and agencies to develop and lead policy and initiatives to maximise the access, participation supported transition and achievement of children and young people with disability and additional needs.
* Build the capability of regional and school-based staff to improve inclusive education frameworks, interventions and practices within regions, schools and early childhood settings. This includes Student Support Services, behaviour, trauma and mental health.

About the Role

The Senior Program Advisor leads the delivery of departmental programs and initiatives to support inclusion of students with disability in Victorian government schools. This involves providing guidance and strategic support, as well as ensuring alignment with objectives of the Disability Inclusion reform agenda. The Senior Program Advisor leads the department's delivery of the Animal-assisted wellbeing and engagement programs grant as well as other Strategic Projects functions of the Disability and Additional Needs Unit. The successful applicant will contribute to the work of the Unit through:

* policy development and monitoring, including implementation of policy
* project and contract management
* liaising with key partners and stakeholders, including schools and external organisations
* provide specialist advice on relevant policy issues to a range of internal and external stakeholders
* prepare information and advice for senior executives and Ministerial offices as required.

Attributes

The successful candidate will demonstrate the 'Victorian Public Sector Values' of Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. They will work collaboratively and have a strong Customer Focus, demonstrated capability and experience in Project Delivery, and a commitment to developing authentic relationships with stakeholders to collaborate, understand user needs, obtain ideas, insights, and input.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

Relevant tertiary qualification in related field.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.

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 Veronica Daffey, Principal Policy Officer, DANU via (03) 70221223 or Veronica.Daffey@education.vic.gov.au.

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.

Please let us know via phone or email if you require any adjustments to ensure your full participation in the recruitment process or if you need the ad or any attachments in an accessible format (e.g large print) due to any viewing difficulties or other accessibility requirements.

Applications close 11:59pm on 09-JUL-2025.

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