Ed Support Level 1|Range 3 Head Start Administrator

Job Description
Location: North East Region | Shepparton

Job type: Full time / From 07/10/2024 - 26/06/2026

Organisation: Schools (Government)

Salary: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1432+45

Location Profile
Our way of doing things at GSSC

The saying goes at Greater Shepparton Secondary College (GSSC) that we are Greater Together! That is our families, staff and community all working together to support our young people, and our students leaning on these support networks to achieve their best.

Although we are a big school able to cater for more than 2,200 students, we have been able to retain a `small school¿ atmosphere through our House and Neighbourhood structure. Through this model, our students are able to feel a sense of Greater Belonging by having a house to call home. This provides students an opportunity to build relationships with key neighbourhood staff, as well as with their peers through our Vertical Home Groups.

Building relationships and nurturing a student-centred culture is at the forefront of everything that we do here at GSSC. Our College and House Captains and specialist First Nations, Multicultural, Values, Environmental and Music Student Leaders provide invaluable student voice and input and role model our college values and ethos at various events and activities, both in the school and in the community.

Our award-winning Careers Team provide the supports our students need to set Greater Expectations for themselves and to aspire for excellence. While we ask our students to set high expectations of themselves and each other, we also recognise that achieving your personal best is just that, personal! This is why our careers pathway mentoring and counselling is targeted to each individual student and our curriculum is tailored at each year level.

In addition to this, our Wellbeing Team here at GSSC is focused on providing Greater Care to our students through a range of services and initiatives including our Doctors in School program, paediatric clinic, Program for Students with a Disability, Secondary School Nurses and Mental Health Practitioners. GSSC Wellbeing Officers are also based in each neighbourhood to support students on a day-to-day basis.

This team around the learner is further strengthened by our Ngarri Ngarri team, made by of six staff and a Team Leader who work across neighbourhoods to support First Nations students and their families. Our Multicultural Liaison Officers (MLO) provide this same support for our Culturally and Linguistically Diverse families and speak a range of languages including Arabic, Dari, Persian, Hazaragi, Swahili, Kirundi and Samoan. Both teams work in and outside of the classroom to promote active student participation, positive family engagement, a proactive home/school partnership, culturally safe learning environment and inclusive curriculum and teaching and learning practices.

Our Wellbeing and Inclusion Hub also including a range of external allied health and education agencies working in school to support students.

Find out more about GSSC: https://www.gssc.vic.edu.au/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreaterSheppartonSC

Our facilities

Greater Shepparton Secondary College (GSSC) is among the most contemporary secondary schools in the country, featuring award-winning school design and cutting-edge facilities.

A double gymnasium, theatrette, green room and roof-top gardens are among features found in few secondary schools. GSSC¿s Enterprise and Innovation Centre for the arts, media, science and technology provides students with the subject choice and education pathways only a big school can deliver.

Our people

They say it takes a village to raise a child and the same goes for our school community ¿ we simply could not do it without our talented, diverse and passionate teaching and education support staff.

Whether it¿s in front of the classroom, maintaining our beautiful school grounds and facilities, in a leadership role, administration or providing extra support for our students and families, there are so many ways you can have a positive impact on the lives of young people here at GSSC.

Although we are a relatively new school, our people have built a fantastic workplace culture here at the college, through a induction and mentorship program supporting new staff. Our staff are also the driving force behind an active calendar of social events and opportunities to get to know one an other in a different way. Not only that but we have the benefit of living in a vibrant regional area that strives to foster a sense of community and offers a wide range of sport and recreation choice and caters to a growing food and wine culture.

Teaching in Greater Shepparton also means having the very best in professional learning and inspiration on your doorstep, with the city being home to one of the few regional centres of the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership, building on the Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership based in Melbourne.

The Academy provides an unprecedented opportunity for our best teachers to develop their skills and become recognised as state-wide leaders in teaching excellence, while still teaching in their Shepparton classroom.

Find out more about the Academy here: https://www.academy.vic.gov.au/
Hear from our talented teaching staff about why they love teaching in our community:
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvLX0wXi7LA

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDBLqF3dyWs

Our community

GSSC is a reflection of its community in that it is a highly multicultural school and welcomes students from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds. We are committed to creating a school community where all members of our school community are welcomed, accepted and treated equitably and with respect.

GSSC stands on the Country of the Yorta Yorta and Bangerang peoples, nations, tribes and clans and the Greater Shepparton area is home to the largest population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people outside of Melbourne.

Greater Shepparton is located 180 kilometres north of Melbourne, with a population of 66,000. It is the fifth-largest city in regional Victoria and consists of Shepparton city, Mooroopna and Tatura.
The area is a culturally and linguistically diverse community with almost one quarter of the population born overseas in more than 50 different countries. Migrant communities are predominately from Italy and Albania and settled in the region after World War II. In the following years, refugees have come from Iraq, Kuwait, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The most recent arrivals have come from Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan and other parts of Africa.

More about our First Nations history and diversity here: Shepparton and Goulburn Valley Destination Rebrand Hero Video - YouTube
More about the Greater Shepparton community here: https://greatershepparton.com.au/region/moving-here
Our history

GSSC was formed by the merge of four secondary colleges in Shepparton and Mooroopna, as part of the Shepparton Education Plan - a 10-year Victorian Government strategy to transform Shepparton¿s education system for young people from early learning, through to primary and secondary school, and beyond to higher skills and further education.

GSSC commenced in 2020 across the four campuses: Shepparton High School, McGuire College, Wanganui Park Secondary College and Mooroopna Secondary College.

Our combined campus, built on the former Shepparton High School site on Hawdon Street, opened in 2022 bringing students from all four campuses onto the one site.

More on Education Plans Victoria here: https://www.vic.gov.au/education-plans
Relocation Assistance

Our Community Connector Program provides a service to support employees contemplating applying or accepting a position with a Greater Shepparton organisation, or those who have already accepted a job and are needing to move to the region to start their role

The program can assist with:

1. Finding a home

2. Finding a job for your partner

3. Determine the right school or childcare

4. Provide Local intel

5. Deeply connect you with the community ¿ linking to sporting groups etc

6. They also have networking opportunities

https://greatthings.com.au/live

Our Community Connector has a passion for regional communities and a drive to see people connected to create a rich and happy life. They are excited about each opportunity and appreciates that we all have a role to play in showcasing the best of Greater Shepparton.

You are welcome to phone 0468 562 826 for more information.

Selection Criteria

Demonstrated knowledge and experience in professional service delivery; including administration, records management, finance, human resources, marketing and governance;
Demonstrated capacity to engage stakeholders with program operations and manage program data in accordance with government and education policy;
Experienced in providing complex reports that may require cross-data sets consolidation;
Effective communication skills when engaging with various stakeholders and levels of management;
Effective management of personal workload and motivation to deliver a program that delivers 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 information technology systems;
Committed to personal learning and building resilience; and commitment to DE values.

Role
The Head Start Administrator is a professional service provider, delivering a support function that gains cooperation of other program staff or members of the school community to achieve specific program objectives, such as in administration and operations within department or school policy. The administrator may deliver service provision or program support 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 Administrator will:

have a constructive impact on program administration and operations; such as finance, human resources, data capture and other support areas that contributes significantly to the program management function;
manage and direct the preparation of program budget and regular financial statements and contribute to financial decision making; coordinate a range of functions;
manage the delivery of a particular administrative services or operational functions as identified by Hub Director (e.g. reporting, facilities, events management);
be based at school within the local hub working with broad responsibility and minimal day-to-day direction;
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 program staff, students or industry alongside program colleagues from across the state by identifying improvement opportunities and risk for strong student outcomes.
Responsibilities
Prepare management plans regarding the finance, governance and reporting;
Manage the flow of information to staff and students to ensure appropriate awareness of program operations and safety; including program opportunities and events;
Investigate and report on the efficiency and effectiveness of program design; and conduct training and instruction to program colleagues within operational parameters;
Interact with a range of external or internal stakeholders to provide advice or information; and coordinate delivery of a range of program support services using a student-centred approach, across schools or industry;
Manage the program liaison with school staff and Head Start Director to ensure program goals are achieved; such as administering contracts and service agreements relating to the program and data capture and reporting for program leadership;
Provide executive support to the Head Start Director and Assistant Director, and act on behalf of the Head Start leadership team on student and/or industry services;
Develop and seek to improve successful interconnections between the senior secondary reform and Head Start program operations; and identify and collaboratively seek solutions to any unforeseen touch points with department and school settings alongside state-wide colleagues delivering the Head Start SBATs program;
Ensure program operational and administrative processes are compliant with Department policies and any other regulatory requirements.
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
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value 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 roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via marrung@education.vic.gov.au

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 environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

DE Values
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview