Recruitment Online

Overview

Recruitment Online (ROL) is the department’s recruitment system for Victorian government school jobs.

Whether you are an employee seeking a promotion or transfer opportunity to take the next step in your career or looking for your first job, you will find all Victorian government school jobs, including executive class, principal, assistant principal, teacher and education support class vacancies here.

There are multiple ways to apply for jobs in Victorian government schools, by:

searching and applying for available vacancies
submitting your interest in the Job Opportunities Pool (JOP).

Job Opportunities Pool

The Job Opportunities Pool (JOP) is a streamlined and efficient way for you to connect with school recruiters based on your needs and preferences. This makes recruitment easier for both applicants and schools alike.

To be considered for a range of roles in Victorian government schools, all you need to do is:

create a profile
add your CV/resume and cover letter
list your preferences including location, teaching subjects, school type, FTE and role type.

Once you’re set up, school recruiters can access your application and contact you if you are suitable for a position in their school. There’s no need for individual applications with written responses to Selection Criteria each time. Selection Criteria will be used to determine suitability as part of the interview stage. You can change your preferences at any time, including deselecting certain schools.

Auto-matching teachers to roles

Teachers (including graduate teachers applying for their first teaching roles) also benefit from the JOP auto-matching.

School recruiters can post a teacher vacancy and applicants in the JOP with matching preferences will be automatically matched to the vacancy. You will receive an email notification alerting you to the match, which you can manage in your profile.

You can update your preferences at any point or withdraw from matches as required. The auto-matching is available for teacher and graduate teacher roles.

How to apply for school jobs

Join the Job Opportunities Pool
New applicants can create a profile in the JOP to be considered for multiple roles across Victoria in your desired location, year level and teaching subjects. Follow the steps below:
1. Visit the Careers page.
2. Once on the Careers page, click ‘Apply to Job Opportunities Pool’.
3. You will be prompted to register with Recruitment Online (this will take less than 2 minutes). If you already have a Recruitment Online account, sign in instead.
4. Follow the step-by-step process.
Search and apply for vacant roles
1. Visit the Careers page.
2. Click ‘View All Jobs’ and search for vacancies.
3. When you find a relevant vacancy and click to apply, you will be prompted to register with Recruitment Online first (which takes less than 2 minutes to register).
You can also set up Job Alerts to be notified of relevant vacancies.
Join the Job Opportunities Pool
Create a profile in the JOP to be considered for multiple roles across Victoria in your desired location, year level and teaching subjects.
1. Log into eduPay.
2. Click on the ‘Careers’ tile (bottom of page).
3. Click on the ‘Schools Jobs’ tile.
4. Click ‘Apply to Job Opportunities Pool’ and start the process.
Search and apply for vacant roles
1. Log into eduPay.
2. Click on the ‘Careers’ tile (bottom of page).
3. Click on the ‘Schools Jobs’ tile.
4. Click ‘View All Jobs’ and search and apply for vacancies.
You can also set up Job Alerts to be notified of relevant vacancies.

More information

You can find more information on Recruitment in Schools Policy Advisory Library.

For applicant Auto-matching Guides and Fact Sheets, visit the Job Opportunity Support section on HR Web.

For assistance when applying for teaching roles in Victoria, please visit Applicant help.

For student support services positions (social workers, speech pathologists and psychologists) see: Public Service Jobs.

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Updated 10 January 2025

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