Children's Services Authorised Officer

Children's Services Authorised Officer's (VPS4)

* 1 x full time, on-going position
* VPS4 grade: $92,332- $104,762+ super
* Usual hours of work: Full time, 38 hours per week.
* Usual work location: Grampians Area, DE Office located in Ballarat

The Opportunity

The Department of Education is currently seeking a highly motivated individual with strong attention to detail and a passion for meaningful work to support the Grampians Area team with the compliance and quality assessment of early education services.

This dynamic and rewarding role will allow you the opportunity to promote quality improvement and strive to support centres to deploy best practice outcomes. You will do this by visiting centres and services in your regional area, assessing and monitoring compliance in adherence to the Education and Care Services National Law 2010 (National Law), Victorian Children's Services Act 1996 (Children's Services Act) and Child Safe Standards.

Location:

This position works across the South Western Victoria Region and is based in the Grampians Area team. The role involves travel across the Grampians Area, including metropolitan suburbs and regional areas such as Ballarat, Horsham, Bacchus Marsh, Ararat and Melton. The role will at times, include planned overnight stays. The Grampians Area team office is based in Ballarat.

For further details about this position, including core duties, refer to the position description and the attached Frequently Asked Questions document.

About You

Suited to someone that thrives on having diverse responsibilities, you will:

• Have strong attention to detail.
• Be able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with a wide range of groups.
• Be methodical in approach.
• Have a willingness to learn.

While you will ideally have compliance or investigative experience or experience working in an early learning environment with a deep understanding of the legislations and National Quality Framework, this is preferrable and not essential. Candidates with suitably transferrable skills will be considered and are encouraged to apply.

For You

Rewarding on many levels, you will be working in an important role that makes a difference, offered a competitive remuneration, including suitable and relevant allowances, provided a flexible hybrid working model in which you will have the variety of working days in the office and visiting services, and the opportunity to work in a supportive environment that delivers training and upskilling opportunities.

How To Apply

Your application will need to include:

• A resume. No more than 2 pages is preferable.
• Responses to the key selection criteria contained in the position description. Up to two paragraphs for each. You can find helpful information on how to respond to key selection criteria at: How to write key selection criteria (careers.vic.gov.au)

Further information

Successful applicants will be required to hold a valid Victorian Working with Children's Check and Victorian drivers licence.

For further information regarding this position contact Carmen Sammut, Area Manager, Grampians at *************@education.vic.gov.au.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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