School Community Partnership Facilitator (Identified) - Ayr State School

Job Reference QLD/NQR590251/24T
Closing date September 24, 2024
Location Townsville region
Type Full-Time
Contact 07 4790 3333

About this job

About Us:

Ayr State School is committed to providing a safe, respectful and disciplined learning environment for students and staff, an environment in which students have opportunities to engage in quality learning experiences and acquire values supportive of their lifelong well-being.
The school community recognises the diversity of students attending our school and strives to address equity and social justice issues, in meeting the needs of this range of educational target groups including gifted and talented students, students with disabilities and disadvantaged students.

About the Role:

Responsibilities include, but not limited to;

  • Manage key relationships to enhance planning and service delivery processes.
  • Proven ability to prioritise, schedule and perform work to meet deadlines, commitments and client service standards.
  • Ability to participate in a work team and to undertake a variety of project activities.

Mandatory Requirements for and Identified Role:   

It is a genuine occupational requirement for Identified roles that the position be filled by an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander person as set out in Section 7 of the Anti Discrimination Act 1991 for the purposes contained in Section 25 of that Act.   

Verification of Aboriginality and/or Torres Strait Island heritage   

For administrative purposes, in relation to an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified role, an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person is a person who identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and is either:   

  • of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent;  
  • accepted as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community in which he or she lives.   

By definition a person who is not an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cannot be employed (on any basis) to perform the duties of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified role.   

Applicants to this position may have to provide confirmation of their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage. Requesting proof of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage from applicants helps to make sure that this intention is honoured.   

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 previous work history).

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.