School Community Liaison Officer

4 months ago

Melbourne, Australia Schools (Government) Full time

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 30/09/2024 - 26/01/2028

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1435760

**Location Profile**:
**Located in the Southeast growth corridor, the College opened in 2002. The school now has more than 2,500 students who are supported by a teaching and Education Support staff of approximately of 350. The College¿s Leadership consists of 9 Principal Class Officers and 35 Middle Tier Leaders (LS/LT). There are 40 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the College. There are 780+ EAL student enrolments across the College. We have a significant number of funded students in the Program for Students with Disabilities. The school is a welcoming place where students from many cultures learn together in outstanding facilities.**

**The College is led by a Principal at the AP6 level who along with the Principal Class Officers is supported by a Senior Administrative Team comprising a Manager of Human Resources, Manager of Finance, Manager of IT and Manager of Facilities.**

**In addition, to reflect the Department of Education¿s move to the Disability Inclusion Process (DIP), the College has appointed two DIP Coordinators established at the AP1 level. Both positions report directly to the Head of Wellbeing and Inclusion. Further, the College has built an exceptional team of Multi-Cultural Engagement and Inclusion Assistants who comfortably work alongside the PCO, Teachers, students, and their families.**

**The College is categorized as low compared to other State schools in socio-economic terms. The school family occupation and education (SFOE) index being set at 0.583. To support our families and their children, the College has a sophisticated Wellbeing Team which is overseen daily by a Manager (ES) who also reports to the Head of Wellbeing and Inclusion. Our programs are underpinned by an eclectic array of NGO¿s, Department of Education¿s Doctors in Schools, Allied Health Services, and Community Programs such as State School Relief and Foodbank. In 2024, the College has embarked upon a partnership with Monash Health. This partnership sees a Paediatrician and a Paediatric Fellow onsite weekly.**

**The College operates by our values of "PRIDE" - Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dedicated Teamwork and Excellence. A culture of high expectations exists in all areas of the College, and we are proud of our achievements in "getting the best from and for our students". To that end, the College provides a host of Special Programs inclusive of STEM, Melbourne Rebels Rugby Academy, MCFC Soccer Academy, Advanced Sports Program, Performing Arts (Music, Dance, Drama), Visual Arts and Multimedia**.**

**Selection Criteria**:
1. Experience working with school communities, families and community organisations involving individuals of culturally and linguistic diverse backgrounds.

2. Excellent stakeholder management and relationship building skills including the ability to partner with and broker support from local community organisations

3. Ability to build strong working relationships with parents and local community organisations to identify best practice and areas for improvement to support student and parent engagement.

4. Excellent time management and organisational skills

5. Ability to work as part of a statewide team and embrace a community of practice approach

**Role**:
The School Community Liaison Officer will be required to support school communities to focus on increasing school engagement, strengthening partnerships with families and community and facilitating activities to increase retention and school completion.

The School Community Liaison Officer will be expected to work in collaboration with School Community Liaison Officers appointed to other schools across the North West, South West and South East Victorian regions through membership of an established community of practice. The School Community Liaison Officers will be supported by a centrally based program officer and provide regular reports to support the implementation, evaluation and ongoing monitoring of the project. There is an expectation that this role will require travel to other sites of delivery and to the DET Central Office in Melbourne CBD.

This role is identified as available for African heritage applicants only. Confirmation of your African heritage may be requested.

**Responsibilities**:
1. Work directly with groups of African young people or individuals, planning interventions to ensure all young people are connected to an education or employment pathway.
- 2. Establish and maintain effective communication between school communities and families, convening information sessions for parents, supporting engagement of parents in parent teacher nights, school celebrations and information days.
- 3. Facilitate access to homework clubs and afterschool programs, to offer support a

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