School Services Officers
Find your way around the School Services Officers' section using the featured links below.
For a full list of information from Department of Education websites, see: Browse all Topics
Communication resources
Note: these are secure sites, requiring a login and password:
- Edumail (http://www.edumail.vic.gov.au) - access for DoE staff to their web mail account.
- DoE @ Work (https://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/intranet/) - access to the Department's Intranet; available to staff employed by DoE.
- Edulibrary (https://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/) - access to the Department's library of downloadable resources.
- Circulars to schools (https://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/Schools/Circulars/) - provides access to DoE Mail Bulletins and circulars.
Professional Learning
- School Services Officers Professional Learning - resources and programs available for School Services Officers (SSOs), including teacher aides and teacher support staff.
- School Systems Training and Support - currently offers over 40 face-to-face training modules as well as a variety of online training modules for current School Service Office staff and new users. The training sessions are run at regional training centres.
Secondary Teacher Assistant Initiatives
- Secondary Teacher Assistants (PDF - 611Kb) Initiative includes guidelines on the implementation of this initiative, roles and responsibilities, accountability and performance measures, and examples and templates
Human resources
- Diversity & Equity - The department is committed to ensuring workplaces acknowledge and value diversity and are free from discrimination and harassment.
- Employment Conditions - Employment conditions, working arrangements, salaries, allowances, leave and resources, Merit Protection Boards.
- Safety, Health & Wellbeing - Policies, guidelines, risk management and injury prevention strategies, general resources and publications, WorkCover.
- Workforce Management - Workforce planning, selecting staff, appointing staff, inducting new staff, performance management, people principles.
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HR Forms - Provides forms for school services officers, teachers, public service staff as well as general HR administration forms.
- A-Z HR Topic Index (http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/hrweb/aztopic/default.htm) - A comprehensive list of the Department of Education's human resources topics.
Careers in Education
Find a Job - School jobs, allied health professional jobs, school services officer jobs, sessional employment, Victorian Public Service jobs in education, graduate recruits, TAFE jobs, university jobs.
Management
- Emergency & Security Management - Topics covered include emergency management, security management, crime prevention, how to get advice, the Emergency and Security Management Branch, emergency updates, bushfire preparedness.
- Human Resources - Topics covered include diversity and equity, employment, conditions, safety, health and wellbeing, workforce management and HR forms.
- Financial Management - Topics covered include school financial reporting, Business Manager Group, finance policy and procedures, finance resources, government school funding, High Yield Investment Account, proformas and worksheets, taxation and schools, vocational education and training funding.
- School Improvement & Accountability - Accountability and improvement, school performance data, School Census.
- School Operations - School services, student administration, student health and safety, financial administration, school communications and marketing
- Governance - Accreditation & registration, information management & privacy, school records, school community information, student safety and risk management, Schools Reference Guide, ACE regional councils, TAFE councils, VET student data collection & reports.
- Archives and Records Management Advice for Schools - Legislative responsibilities, administrative processes and responsibilities, record stoarage, permissible record destruction
- eLearning Support & Services - Topics covered include computers in schools, eLearning planning guide, internet and email acceptable use policy, internet services for schools, Notebooks for Teachers and Principals Program, RePC Program, TAFE Virtual Campus, Technical Support to Schools Program, telematics & videoconferencing.
- ICT Support & Services - Administrative & finance system, document systems - EduLibrary, ICT products and services pricing schedules, ICT security policy, intranet - EduWeb, IT grants, IT updates, local area networks, software, State Network - VicSmart, Victorian Assessment Software System.
- Facility & Asset Management - Consultancies, documents & research, health & safety, schools, TAFE.