About this job
About the Department of Education
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role
As the Family Support Coordinator, you will work with classroom teachers, school support staff, Early Childhood Coordinators (where available) to establish safe, welcoming learning environments.
Coordinators will assist the school team to support children and families successfully transition into school from early childhood services, facilitate access to learning or engagement support to help establish positive patterns of school attendance, behaviour and engagement in learning and link families to external government and non-government supports and services to reduce barriers to learning for students.
This is a temporary fulltime position for a period of 2 years, unless otherwise determined.
Base locations for these roles are in state schools across South East Region, Darling Downs, South West Region, Central Queensland Region, Metropolitan South Region, Metropolitan North Region, North Coast Region, North Queensland Region, Far North Queensland Region and Central Office, Brisbane.
About You
The successful applicant will:
- Work with classroom teachers, teacher aides and specialist support staff to understand the child's needs and connect families with services, such as health, therapeutic and developmental interventions to support engagement with learning.
- Identify children and families needing assistance to access specialist interventions early and facilitate strong connections with school and linkages to other services, including supporting engagement with the NDIS.
- Build family capacity to support their child's learning, development and wellbeing, ongoing engagement in school, and assist state schools to respond to the increasingly complex needs of students and families.
- Bring expertise into school communities about vulnerable children and families and their needs to facilitate engagement in learning and improved learning outcomes.
It is important you are able to demonstrate experience in the delivery of support services to students with disability and/or complex support needs.
Experience working in a culturally responsive manner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and/or a willingness to work and train in culturally appropriate approaches is advantageous.
Knowledge of the regions demographic and local service providers and agency supports would be highly regarded.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history); and
- Complete the attached questionnaire.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.