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Department Manager - Community & Early Childhood

Melbourne, Victoria💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-27

Core

Senior education leadership role managing a large portfolio of Community and Early Childhood Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs.

Role type

Senior VET Department Manager

Builds

VET programs, community services, and early childhood education offerings

Domain

Vocational Education and Training (VET), Community Services, Early Childhood Education

Required skills

Senior leadership of large teams, VET compliance and quality standards, operational management, workforce planning, budget management, stakeholder relationship building, strategic planning

Preferred skills

Experience in Community Services, Mental Health, or Early Childhood Education, multi-campus team leadership, established industry networks

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Lead and develop coordinators and a workforce of 50-60 staff, strengthen VET quality and continuous improvement, oversee workforce planning and budgets, drive system and process improvements, build relationships with industry and government stakeholders, provide visible leadership across multiple campuses

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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