About Early Learning Victoria

The Victorian Government is establishing 50 government-owned and operated early learning centres by 2032 as part of the Best Start, Best Life reforms. The centres will offer childcare, Three and Four-Year-Old Kindergarten and Pre-Prep. The centres will provide high-quality, accessible and inclusive early childhood education and care that is child centred, focused on learning through play and in nature, with strong connections to local communities.

Early Learning Victoria's central office is part of the Victorian Department of Education. The central team is leading the roll-out of the 50 centres and will support and oversee centre operations once they open.

Staff in the Early Learning Victoria centres will be part of a new Victorian government-employed early childhood workforce. We are committed to creating a supportive and enriching work environment for our employees, offering a range of benefits and opportunities for professional growth and development.

Early Learning Victoria is committed to Child Safety and the safeguarding of children from harm.

Location Profile

Workforce Coordinator Early Learning Victoria Regional West

Salary band - $97,955 - $111,142

The Workforce Coordinator will service the Regional West centres, including the newly opened Murtoa location in 2025, as well as three new centres in Portland, Teesdale & Clunes opening in 2026. The incumbent will primarily service the west region, however there may also be a requirement to travel to Melbourne CBD.

Role Purpose

The Workforce Coordinator works with Early Learning Victoria centres to support workforce development and retention initiatives, including implementing training programs, identifying skill gaps and creating pathways for career advancement. The role assists centre directors with people management strategies to create a highly collaborative and quality-based workforce culture, built on a foundation of continuous feedback and improvement. In addition, this role provides administrative support in matters relating to misconduct and performance management, including taking meeting notes, assisting with plan development and maintaining accurate and confidential records.

The Workforce Coordinator works under the direction of the Area Manager, and with close engagement with the Workforce Policies and Programs team. The role supports the Area Manager with workforce attraction through building relationships with local secondary schools, VET Providers, and Universities building a local workforce pipeline. They support events to promote working with ELV and gain knowledge on the local sector workforce environment.

Capabilities

High Quality Practice - Provides specialist HR and IR expertise to support high performing and continuous learning workplace environments that fosters attraction, growth and development of staff.

Supports the Area Manager with data driven decisions based on workforce data insights and inform strategic workforce planning.

Prioritises face to face interactions with area and centre based teams, requiring travel to and between ELV centres, as well as central office based in Melbourne's CBD.

Meaningful Outcomes - Supports workforce goals that link to broader team and organisational objectives. Considers future aims and goals of the centres and ELV in prioritising own and others¿ work.

Enables a workforce culture underpinned by high performance and addressing under performance. Supports centre-based and central-based aspects of the recruitment process to be as timely and streamlined as possible, minimising vacancy rates.

Service Delivery - Provides strategic HR development support to centres for attraction and retention of staff. Develops a pipeline of talent through engagement and promotion of ELV workforce strategy. Builds capability and culture and recommends appropriate tools and resource to problem solving. Informs workforce planning with workforce data insights and local environmental knowledge. Resolves challenging and complex local HR matters with area and centre-based leaders.

Communication - Conveys specialist knowledge of HR policies and practice into practical understanding by staff. Provides guidance on feedback and communication strategies on people management situations. Supports leadership team with retention strategies and continuous improvement of performance quality, including fostering constructive discussions to address challenges and skill gaps. Develop a local network of key workforce partner stakeholders, including schools, universities and education sector providers, to create best opportunities to promote working with ELV.

Authentic Relationships:

Stakeholder Management- Takes steps to add value for the centres through workforce development. Links people with other areas as appropriate.

Customer Focus- Actively engages with centre directors and centre staff to fully understand requirements. Identifies opportunities to improve services with selecting the right tools and resources. Committed to delivering high quality outcomes for clients.

Enabling Delivery:

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving- Resolves issues through deep understanding or interpretation of existing policies and practices. Where guidelines are not available, analyses ideas and takes action in consultation with others to resolve problems. Applies critical thinking and problem-solving concepts in the right context.

Consultation- takes a consultative approach to understanding centres workforce needs, defining the objectives, analysing data and selecting appropriate tools and resources to support a solution.

Personal Attributes:

Flexibility and Adaptability- Accepts changed priorities without undue discomfort. Responds quickly to changes. Comfortable working in collaboration with teams outside of own work area.

Working Collaboratively- Builds a supportive and cooperative team environment. Engages other teams to share information in order to understand or respond to issues. Support others in challenging situations.

Selection Criteria

Criteria 1 - High Quality Practice - please see the Capabilities section above for more detail.

Criteria 2 - Personal Attributes - please see the Capabilities section above for more detail.

Criteria 3 - Authentic Relationships - please see the Capabilities section above for more detail.

Criteria 4 - Enabling Delivery - please see the Capabilities section above for more detail.

EEO AND OHS Commitment
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]

Child Safe Standards

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

Conditions of Employment

For more information about the role please contact Joanne Burkandt on 03 7022 0627 or via [email protected]

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.

Please let us know via phone or email if you require any adjustments to ensure your full participation in the recruitment process or if you need the ad or any attachments in an accessible format (e.g large print) due to any viewing difficulties or other accessibility requirements.

Applications close 11:59pm Sunday 08 June 2025

Who May Apply

Skills/experience desired for this role:

Experience in child and family services

Experience in Employee Relations and with people and performance management

Experience with the implementation of workforce planning strategies and change management initiatives

Effective communication and stakeholder management skills

Essential requirements:

A degree in Human Resources or similar would be highly desirable

Valid `Employee' Working with Children Check

Willingness to consent to a Police Check (to be arranged by Early Learning Victoria)

International Police Check required if resided outside of Australia for 12 months or more during the last 10 years