ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The role of the Department of Education is to support Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy and healthy lives. It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st century economy and society.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Tertiary qualifications in related discipline and/or equivalent experience

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.
• Builds 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 SSS, behaviour, trauma and mental health

The roles requires the Manager to:

• strategically lead, support and manage a multi-disciplinary and high-performing team delivering a varied work program that is embedding the Disability Inclusion reform
• engage effectively with stakeholders and ensure programs and initiatives are effectively consulted upon and are responsive to feedback and data insights
• design and implement inclusive education policy, including in relation to assessments for students with disability and to support school inclusive practice
• support work that builds department area and regional/division staff inclusive practice and school inclusive capability
• manage a range of complex internal and external stakeholder relationships, including large-scale third-party relationships
• build and maintain a team culture that delivers high-quality outputs, in line with the department’s values
• deliverer a range strategic projects to support branch and divisional objectives