About this job
About the Department of Education:
Working for the Queensland Department of Education means joining an organisation that values its people and promotes leadership and innovation. Be part of an environment that respects professionalism and diversity, offers training and development opportunities and embraces flexible careers and work-life balance. Find out more about working with us.
What You Will Bring:
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and inspire non-Indigenous colleagues in cultural capability.
- An understanding of educational systems and/or government institutions
- Experience with social and emotional wellbeing of First Nations people
- An understanding of factors influencing student engagement and belonging
- Experience as a facilitator and understanding of historic and contemporary issues facing First Nations people in North Queensland or more broadly.
- Passion and drive for life long learning
- Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams
What You Will Do:
- Create culturally safe practices and spaces in primary schools
- Support and provide advice to school-based Community Education Counsellors in relation to students' wellbeing, attendance and engagement.
- Develop and oversee support programs addressing engagement and belonging to enhance the educational participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary school students.
- Establish and maintain links with external bodies and support services to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
- Provide advice on policies, operations and services to regional senior management.
- Develop activities which promote productive partnerships between individual and group members of the regional educational community.
- Coordinate, monitor and review state and commonwealth funded regional programs and leading and/or participating in regional, school and community-based teams.
- Provide professional supervision of Community Education Counsellors working in schools.
- Facilitate cultural capability sessions to departmental staff, educational leaders and schools.
Travel across the region will be required and a C class drivers license is mandatory.
Submit Your Application:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Please provide a 2-page written statement showing your skills and abilities outlined in what you will bring to demonstrate your enthusiasm in what you will do.
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.