Director - Dandenong Tech School

at  Chisholm Institute

Dandenong Tech School aims to prepare students for the jobs of the future, equip them with the skills to thrive in a digital world, and inspire them to create a better future for themselves and their communities. Dandenong Tech School is hosted on the Dandenong campus of Chisholm Institute and is funded by the Victorian Department of Education.
The Director is responsible for engaging, influencing and embedding the Tech School to be in service of the local Dandenong partnership of Government, Independent and Catholic secondary schools. Managing compliance, business, human resources, governance, curriculum and reporting, the Director collaborates and consults with the Department of Education, Chisholm Leadership Group and Dandenong Tech School Committee to ensure success.

Your key accountabilities will be to:

• Create and implement business plans, ensuring budget objectives and milestones are met and reported to the key lead organisations: the Dandenong Tech School Committee, the Department of Education and Chisholm Institute.
• Develop strategic partnerships with industry and other educational organisations that enable learners to pursue enhanced pathways and create market leading educational products that anticipate future workforce needs.
• Lead the Tech School team to deliver responsive education and training programs to meet Tech School and Chisholm objectives for positive student, industry and community outcomes.
• Effectively lead a high performing business area by fostering a culture of accountability, productivity, continuous improvement, customer centric and educational excellence.
• Collaborate with the Department of Education, Dandenong Tech School Committee and the Institute to manage the establishment, design and implementation of the facility.
• Ensure strict operational and strategic compliance with all criteria from the Department of Education’s Tech Schools Performance Evaluation Framework.
• Manage the collaboration with and development of key stakeholder partnerships to implement and renew educational delivery strategies and responsive delivery models.
• Develop educational solutions for students and other clients meeting industry requirements.

ABOUT US

Chisholm is one of the largest vocational training providers in the state with a team of over 1,400 dedicated staff supporting 41,000 students who choose to study at Chisholm and training at our modern campuses across Melbourne’s southeast and online. We partner with governments, educational institutes, and businesses worldwide, sharing our expertise in vocational education.
We offer over 400 courses that include nationally accredited pathways from secondary school programs and short courses, through to certificates, diplomas, and degrees.
At Chisholm, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation. We know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain a team of talented people.
Chisholm has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children. All allegations and safety concerns will be treated consistently in accordance with Chisholm policy and procedure.

You will have a graduate degree level qualification (or higher) in Education and/or Graduate level qualifications (or higher) in either Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, or Mathematics. It is desirable that you have a qualification in any of either Healthcare, Technologies, Advanced Manufacturing, Renewable and Clean energy industries.