About MacKillop Education

The central goal of MacKillop Family Services is to support, to foster hope and to promote justice for children, young people and their families, particularly those who experience distress, disadvantage and abuse. Education is central to that goal.

Children in Out-of-Home Care are a high priority client group of MacKillop Education, as are adolescents at risk of leaving school without vocational skills. MacKillop Education currently provides education support to these young people, through outreach programs from three sites: Geelong, Maidstone, and Warrnambool. We offer education support through our Children in Residential Care Programs (CIRC) and the Western Education Support Team Program (WEST).

Our schools in Geelong (Foundation – VCAL), Maidstone (Years 3-6), and Caulfield (currently focussed on the primary years), cater for students who are disengaged, or at risk of disengaging, from education. The education programs provide flexible learning pathways and they equip participants with the skills to either remain at MacKillop School, re-enter mainstream school or, for senior students, to take up employment or further education options, including traineeships and apprenticeships.

About the role

The Leader of ICT is responsible to drive the delivery of ICT services and programs that reflect contemporary best practice and achieves optimal outcomes for MacKillop’s strategic education and operational requirements. Central location to be discussed.

Key Responsibilities include:

1. Create, agree, communicate, and implement the ICT strategy and supporting plans for the School, working closely with School Leaders to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support technology solutions
2. Keep abreast of the latest technologies that may be of benefit to the School and incorporate considered recommendations into strategy and Plans
3. Direct, co-ordinate and design ICT-related projects and activities, as well as provide administrative direction and support for daily operational activities
4. Provide leadership to all ICT operations and infrastructure within the School, ensuring that an appropriate technical support framework is in place, including the management and delivery of services
5. Manage expenditure in line with the agreed goals and priorities; and
6. Recommend, develop, and implement, in consultation with School Leaders, ICT policies, procedures, and best practices in accordance with School’s expectations

Key Selection Criteria include:

• Demonstrated experience in leading ICT in an educational setting
• Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills
• High level analytical skills and demonstrated capacity to provide leadership, leading to the high-level achievement and attainment of strategic and operational imperatives
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills and capacity to develop and sustain productive relationships, both within and outside the School Community
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment
• Capacity to use strategic thinking and analytical skills to contribute to educational outcomes
• Demonstrated support for, and the capacity to develop and maintain an organisational culture based on MacKillop’s Values and Commitments
• Understanding and appreciation of the risks associated within the ICT environment, and an ability to articulate and develop effective strategies to minimise such risks
• An understanding and commitment to the values and objectives of the organisation and a capacity to represent MacKillop as required by the role.

MacKillop is committed to being a child safe organisation. Applicants will be required to undergo a criminal records checks and hold a valid employment working with children check to be successful.

Please address the key selection criteria (as outlined in the Position Description) within your cover letter, as part of your application.

For more information, please contact Anne Henderson, Principal at [email protected], using the subject line: ICT Leader, MacKillop Education enquiry via EthicalJobs, or 0401 646 667.

How to Apply

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