Area Manager, Western Metropolitan Area
Area Manager, Western Metropolitan Area
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Company: Department of Education and Training
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-8-8921-5713
Fax: +61-2-1541-6615
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Detail information about job Area Manager, Western Metropolitan Area. Terms and conditions vacancy
The Quality Assessment and Regulation Division (QARD) is seeking a highly skilled senior leader who will be responsible for the operational management of the Western Metropolitan Area team.
This is a ongoing, full time (1.0 FTE) position at the VPS6 level, based in Footscray. This position will work collaboratively across other QARD regional areas. This position will involve travel which will include overnight stays.
Duties
• Manage and monitor regulatory functions including monitoring and compliance visits, investigations, and assessment and rating.
• Mentoring and coaching the Western Metropolitan Area team QARD to ensure best practice, assessment and rating, and to ensure that compliance and enforcement procedures are applied in accordance with the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 and Victorian Children's Services Act 1996 and the relevant regulations.
• Lead the establishment and maintenance of effective relationships and engage closely with education and care services and key stakeholders to achieve regulatory outcomes.
Requirements
• Relevant qualifications in early childhood teaching, primary teaching, or human welfare studies, behavioural studies or similar.
• Working knowledge of education and care service delivery including a demonstrated understanding of quality in early childhood education and care.
• Successful applicants will be required to hold a valid Victorian Working with Children's Check or Victorian Institute of Teaching registration upon commencement.
Application Procedure
• Applicants must address the key selection criteria in the position description to be considered for this position.
Enquiries
• Louise Steffen, Director Operations Branch. Phone: 03 8392 5005 Information on the Department's licensing and regulation role can be obtained from the following website: www.education.vic.gov.au/childhood/providers/regulation.
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description.
Department of Education and Training is committed to diversity. The Department places considerable effort and resources into responding to the needs of staff with a disability. People from disadvantaged groups are encouraged to apply for this position. Information about the Department of Education and Training's operations and employment conditions can be obtained from the following websites:www.education.vic.gov.au and http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx.
Applications close 2 August 2018.