LOOKOUT Learning Advisor - Capability Building

LOOKOUT Learning Advisor - Capability Building

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.

About the Group

Schools and Regional Services (SRS) offers central, regional, and local expertise to enhance learning and development outcomes, supported by a diverse and geographically dispersed workforce. It comprises 17 areas within 4 regions, backed by 5 central office divisions, all collaborating to deliver improved outcomes for early childhood services, schools, communities, and learners, in line with Education State commitments. SRS regions serve as a bridge between the central office, schools, and service providers, ensuring smooth transitions for learners and achieving the department's ambitious targets. Each region includes divisions specialising in school performance, student wellbeing and early childhood support, working with area-based teams to tailor local interventions and practices. The 17 areas provide crucial insights into local trends and issues, facilitating effective policy and program development and driving child and learner outcomes across all services and programs.

This role is located in the LOOKOUT Centre, Student Wellbeing & Engagement Branch, North Eastern Victorian Region, SRS. The LOOKOUT Centre is a virtual setting that performs a critical advocacy, support and entitlement function by securing the rights and best outcomes for children and young people in out of home care within our existing educational system. The LOOKOUT Centre introduces a systemic response to fulfilling the State's legislative obligations to these children and young people. It will monitor and track student progress, particularly during placement changes, and ensure that children do not fall through the cracks but are provided with consistency and a positive focus on their educational progress.

About the Role

The LOOKOUT Learning Advisors are a critical role within the multi-disciplinary LOOKOUT teams. Key functions of the Learning Advisor – Capability Building role include:

• Maintaining the LOOKOUT Hub and developing processes to maintain relevance of resources and to increase active participation of stakeholders on the platform.
• To work with relevant LOOKOUT staff to review, design and produce high quality, research based Professional Learning that builds the capabilities of schools and other internal and external stakeholders across the state to:
  • uphold and promote the Partnering Agreement
  • understand trauma and how this presents in the education and care/ classroom settings and the impacts on children and young people in OoHC
  • support learning and wellbeing of children and young people in OoHC , including meeting and addressing the often-complex needs and barriers to engagement
  • build high expectations for educational outcomes for children and young people in OoHC and destigmatise OoHC within schools

Attributes

To be successful in this role you will be motivated and committed to improving educational outcomes for our most vulnerable children, requiring strong influencing, analysis, decision-making and leadership skills. Your capacity to establish and maintain productive and collaborative relationships will be critical, as will the ability to deliver outcomes and influence change in a complex environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for the successful applicant to join and contribute to a team of committed professionals and undertake work that is challenging in nature but rewarding in the outcomes it delivers for vulnerable children and young people.The ideal candidate for this role will have an understanding of and experience in the early childhood, schools and care services sectors.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential: Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Education or other relevant field (such as Psychology or Social Work).

The successful applicant will be required to provide a current Working with Children Check.

How to Apply

Please complete a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria as outlined in the attached position description, and your interest and relevant experience you would bring to the role.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.

The department values 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 more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Laura Kirkland, A/ Executive Principal, LOOKOUT Centre via ph: 0431 993 764 or email [email protected]

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applications close 11:59pm on 16/06/2025.

Applications close Monday 16 June 2025 at 11.59PM