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Job Description

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Location ID 1(Dept ID) / 097101
Classification2 / ES 1.4
Position Title 3 / Koorie Engagement Support Officer (KESO)
Subject Duties 4
Position start date 5 / 01/03/15 / Position end date6
Employment Type 7 / Ongoing
Time Fraction 8 / 1.0
ES employment mode 9 / 48/52
Fixed Term Reason for Vacancy20
Ongoing Reason for Vacancy21 / Vacated Position
Each vacancy on ROL must include a contact person for applicants:
Contact Name 10 / Kathryn Atkin
Phone 11 / 03 8392 9574
School / Other Website12
Location Profile13
Wodonga and Wangaratta Area
Selection Criteria14
Criteria 1 : 'Specialist Expertise – Koorie Engagement & Culture' as detailed below
Criteria 2 : 'Project Management' as detailed below
Criteria 3 : 'Relationship Building' as detailed below
Criteria 4 : 'Initiative & Accountability' as detailed below
Criteria 5 : 'Communication' as detailed below
REQUIRED CAPABILITIESKnowledge and Skills
Specialist Expertise – Koorie Engagement & Culture
  • Identifies relevant referral agencies and support services to support educational success of Koorie children and young people.
  • Engages with key stakeholders in government and community for a common educational purpose.
  • Works with community and key stakeholders to share educational value and responsibility for achievement, engagement and well-being programs and activities for Koorie children and young people.
  • Promotes community awareness of educational issues and services through a range of formal and informal settings.
  • Uses diverse approaches and activities to link services and stakeholder groups to increase involvement between Koorie families and community with learning and development providers and staff.
  • Can identify and communicate local Koorie community priorities and issues to education service providers.
  • Has a comprehensive understanding and awareness of local Koorie history and cultural protocols to facilitate cultural safety for self and Koorie children and families.
  • Can appropriately promote and facilitate the understanding of local Koorie culture and protocols.
Communication
  • Written communication: ensures any written communication contains necessary information to achieve its purpose and intent.
  • Verbal communication: effectively conveys information in a clear and engaging way recognizing the diversity of the audience and also uses active listening skills.
  • Presentation: prepares and delivers a range of formal and informal presentations that meet needs of target audience. Including adapting content, style, message and tone.
  • Interpersonal: expresses own opinions and deals with others in a professional and diplomatic way.
Project Management
  • Develops project plans that clearly describe program objectives, actions required and progress made.
  • Organises and coordinates regular meetings that support other members of the regional Koorie Education Workforce team.
  • Anticipates potential issues and facilitates solutions to ensure project objectives are met.
  • Implements projects in a planned way identifying risks and planning to minimise their impact on project.
  • Monitors the progress of projects and adapts and updates plans and tasks to keep project results successful and achieve objectives.
Relationship Building
  • Establishes and maintains effective relationships with people at all classification levels, stakeholder groups, organisations and communities.
  • Builds trust through consistent action, communication and implementation.
  • Promotes harmony and consensus through diplomatic handling of disagreements.
  • Communicates and relates well to people from a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds and sees issues from other perspectives.
  • Provides professional support to colleagues within the workplace.
Initiative & Accountability
  • Is proactive, initiates action and follows DEECD's referral and reporting processes.
  • Identifies opportunities and acts on them.
  • Takes responsibility for own actions and behaviours.
  • Works to an action plan and can flexibility adapt and change when appropriate.
Resilience
  • Remains calm and copes effectively in times of conflict or difficulty.
  • Accepts and responds appropriately to constructive feedback.
  • Sets and maintains appropriate boundaries between personal and professional relationships and responsibilities.
Maintains a professional demeanour and represents employer and education system positively.
Role15
The Koorie Engagement Support Officer (KESO) role sits within the Regional Services Group (RSG). The RSGprovides an interface between regions and the Department’s central office. The Group supports regional partnerships, regional early childhood services, schools and other education providers to deliver high quality services and outcomes.
The KESO role supports the Department of Education and Training priorities in Early Years and the Education Strategy for Koorie students including the Garrin GarrinStrategy andWirnalung Ganai: Our People - Aboriginal Inclusion Action Plan, toimprove theoutcomes of the Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework (VAAF) and its Closing the Gap initiatives.
ThepurposeoftheKESOpositionisto:
  1. Work with education and child and family service providers, key stakeholders and Victorian Koorie communities to raise the profile of learning and development to increase:
  2. Early years participation
  3. Student engagement and wellbeing
  4. Retention and achievement
  5. Entry into and successful completion of high education qualifications.
  6. Work with other departments and agencies to strengthen the commitment to Koorie children and young people through learning and development outcomes.
  7. Assist the coordination of services to support the re engagement of at risk Koorie children and young people.
  8. Work with providers to support their establishment of culturally inclusive learning environments.

Responsibilities16
Stakeholder Engagement
  • Build constructive, professional relationships with a range of key stakeholders to work in partnership to improve engagement, well-being and achievement for Koorie children and young people.
  • Build constructive, professional relationships with a range of key stakeholders to work in partnership to improve engagement, well-being and achievement for Koorie children and young people.
  • Facilitate improved access to universal and targeted educational services for Koorie families and communities.
  • Negotiate with and influence key stakeholders to improve access to more culturally responsive educational service delivery.
  • Establish and maintain partnerships with government departments, community agencies and local communities to promote the development of collaborative programs and initiatives related to improving achievements for Koorie children and young people.
  • Facilitate local Koorie input into the delivery of educational services.
  • Support information sharing and follow-up between educational services and families about educational issues and local and regional priorities.
Expert Advice and Support
  • Provide expert advice to a range of learning and development services about culturally inclusive and appropriate strategies and contribute to the regional responses to increase engagement, achievement and wellbeing of Koorie children and young people.
  • Access and analyse relevant quantitative and qualitative data, to provide strategic advice on the successful implementation of DEECD's Koorie Education Strategy and local and relevant regional initiatives.
Program and Strategy Delivery
  • Coordinate and implement initiatives for Koorie children and young people to:
-Provide leadership and direction to stakeholders to facilitate programs that deliver improved achievement for Koorie children and young people.
-Facilitate the implementation of local and regional programs aimed at improving the capacity of educational services to deliver culturally inclusive and appropriate programs.
-Contribute to the provision and implementation of programs and initiatives aimed at improving Koorie Engagement, achievement and wellbeing in a range of educational services
-Support the implementation and monitoring of targeted programs and strategies aimed at increasing engagement, well-being and achievement of Koorie children and young people.
Who May Apply17
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-This role is an identified position and is available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants only. Confirmation of the indigenous status of candidates may be requested.
EEO & OHS Commitment18
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Other Information19
Applications including
  • a current resume
  • a response to the selection criteria (in approximately 3 pages) and
  • the names and contact details of 3 referees,
should be submitted by email to Robert Stephens, Deputy Regional Director, North Eastern Victoria Region, by Monday 16th February,

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