Education Coordinator - Tarrengower

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria; Bridgewater on Loddon; On-site; AUD 101,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Tarrengower Prison is Victoria's minimum-security prison for women, located near Maldon in Central Victoria. The Education Coordinator will deliver education and training opportunities to help women build skills for life and employment beyond prison.

You will coordinate vocational education, community education and distance learning opportunities with TAFE providers and education partners to ensure programs are accessible, effective and aligned to learner needs.

Qualifications

• Experience working within an education, training or learning environment.
• Strong coordination and project management skills, including planning and timetabling across multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building capabilities.
• Experience managing operational service delivery and stakeholder partnerships.
• Sound problem-solving skills and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• The ability to work collaboratively in a complex and dynamic environment.
• A tertiary qualification in education, social sciences or a related discipline is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating day-to-day education operations, including timetabling classes, learning spaces, transport and technology requirements.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with education providers and resolving service delivery issues.
• Supporting participation in vocational education and training (VET), community education and distance learning programs.
• Monitoring learning plans, education pathways and learner progress.
• Managing education records and reporting through the Justice Education and Training System (JETS).
• Analysing data and preparing reports to support education delivery and continuous improvement.
• Working directly with women in custody to identify education interests and support engagement in learning opportunities.

Skills

Coordination & project management

Planning & timetabling

Communication & relationship building

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Tertiary qualification in education or social sciences

Tools

JETS

Job description

About This Role

• Lead education programs that build skills, confidence and pathways to employment
• Ongoing, Full Time opportunity
• $100,894 - $114,476 per year plus super

Tarrengower Prison is Victoria's minimum-security prison for women, located near Maldon in Central Victoria. The prison plays a vital role in supporting women to prepare for successful reintegration into the community through education, training, employment and rehabilitation programs.

About The Role

As an Education Coordinator, you will play a key role in delivering education and training opportunities that help women in custody build skills for life and employment beyond prison. Working within a unique correctional environment, you will coordinate education services across the prison and local community, ensuring programs are accessible, effective and aligned to learner needs.

You will work closely with internal stakeholders, TAFE providers, and other education partners to coordinate vocational education, community education and distance learning opportunities. Strong planning, stakeholder engagement and organisational skills will be essential as you manage competing priorities and support positive educational outcomes.

Some Of Your Duties Will Include

• Coordinating day-to-day education operations, including timetabling classes, learning spaces, transport and technology requirements
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with education providers and resolving service delivery issues
• Supporting participation in vocational education and training (VET), community education and distance learning programs
• Monitoring learning plans, education pathways and learner progress
• Managing education records and reporting through the Justice Education and Training System (JETS)
• Analysing data and preparing reports to support education delivery and continuous improvement
• Working directly with women in custody to identify education interests and support engagement in learning opportunities.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience working within an education, training or learning environment
• Strong coordination and project management skills, including planning and timetabling services across multiple stakeholders
• Excellent communication and relationship-building capabilities
• Experience managing operational service delivery and stakeholder partnerships
• Sound problem-solving skills and a commitment to continuous improvement
• The ability to work collaboratively in a complex and dynamic environment.
• A tertiary qualification in education, social sciences or a related discipline is highly desirable.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

If you have any further questions, feel free to email Colten Dunn at [e-mail].

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about our Aboriginal workforce strategy.

Important Information

Child safe statement of commitment

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.