Program Officer

at  Department of Education

The VCAA is a statutory body responsible to the Victorian Minister for Education, serving both government and non-government schools. We provide high quality curriculum, assessment and reporting for all Victorian students birth to 18 years.
An exciting opportunity exists to join the Assessment and Reporting Division in the Assessment Operations Unit for an ongoing full-time position. The Program Officer reports to the Project Manager Special Provision.

This Unit is based at the VCAA Assessment Centre in Coburg.

• Salary: $76,817 - $93,275 (Plus Superannuation of 11.5%)
• Ongoing role
• Usual hours of work: Full time (flexible work conditions may be available)

ROLE PURPOSE

As a Program Officer in Special Provision, you will assist with planning, implementing and reviewing a range of processes enabling the delivery of the VCAA’s Special Provision program including: Special Examination Arrangements, Derived Examination Scores and General Achievement Test exemptions.

This role requires working closely with team members and stakeholders. You will play an essential part in the execution of day -to-day business tasks including:

• Providing authoritative advice to schools, parents, students and other stakeholders about the Special Provision policy and program
• Responding to stakeholder enquiries via phone and email
• Undertaking administrative and business tasks to ensure the Special Provision program objectives and timelines are met.
• Contributing to process improvement initiatives to enhance Special Provision program delivery.

The Assessment Operations unit is responsible for:

• logistical and administrative processes associated with the conduct and administration of VCE external assessments
• development, implementation and review of the VCE examination timetable and associated assessment schedules
• training and monitoring of sessional staff appointed to mark VCE external assessments
• managing the marking of externally assessed VCE assessments including the GAT
• developing, managing the implementation and review of the VCAA Special Provision policy and procedures

The Assessment and Reporting Division is responsible for the delivery and reporting of all VCE external assessments and the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN).

• the development, delivery and marking of the General Achievement Test (GAT)
• the training of all casual staff appointed to participate in all Foundation to Year 12 assessment programs
• the marking of all VCE examinations, including written, performance and Languages oral examinations
• managing the quality assurance and statistical moderation programs for VCE school-based assessments
• digital assessment platforms, including the VCAA online scoring system (VOSS)
• collecting, maintaining and processing student enrolment data and assessment results for VCE external assessments