Regional Youth Support Coordinator

5 months ago


Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

**About Us**:
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**:
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
- Lead and manage the implementation of the Youth Support Coordinator Initiative across the region.
- Develop and implement a system of professional supervision in collaboration with principals to ensure the youth support services within the schools are appropriate. Youth support practices and personal/career/course counselling may be the focus of that supervision.
- Undertake project planning, analysis, integrate project activities and evaluate the impact of the initiative, including analysis of externally purchased programs and their effectiveness.
- Work with Australian Government programs to ensure alignment with state programs.
- Undertake needs assessment and case coordination as required.
- Initiate, develop, maintain and promote effective multiagency and multidisciplinary networks that coordinate a holistic response to complex educational issues.
- Establish and maintain referral pathways and provide professional supervision for school based youth support coordinators.

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); and
- A 2-pg written statement in response to the attached role description.

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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.


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