School Community Liaison Officer

7 days ago

Melbourne, Australia Schools (Government) Full time

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 29/01/2024 - 28/06/2024

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1383545

**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 practise approach

**Role**:
As part of the Victorian African Communities Action Plan, education is identified as a key focus area and funding is available to employ School Community Liaison Officers in school communities with high populations of African young people to improve their connection to education and provide tailored support.

The School Community Liaison Officer will be based at Lyndale Secondary College and will support the Dandenong North Primary, Lyndale Green Primary and Lyndale Secondary school communities with high populations of African young people to increase school engagement, strengthen partnerships with families and community and facilitate activities to increase retention and school completion.

This role will be one of eight School Community Liaison Officers appointed to school communities with high populations of African young people across the State and supported by a Senior Program Officer appointed by the Department of Education Training (DET) and operating from the DET central office in Melbourne.

**Responsibilities**:

- Help to create a culturally safe and inclusive school environment by supporting positive relationships between staff, students and families.
- To work as part of a multidisciplinary team, aligned with school structures, to support the implementation of a range of interventions and supports in line with the Disability and Inclusion process.
- To maintain a high level of documentation and professional accountability across all areas of workflow.
- To establish and conduct regular mothers group meeting to support student and family engagement with the education.
- 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.
- 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.
- Facilitate access to homework clubs and afterschool programs, to offer support and mentoring outside of the school.
- Build on established links with African community organisations to access community guidance and knowledge.
- Build cultural awareness and understanding within the school communities.
- Maintain regular communication with the centrally based project officer and provide regular reports to support the implementation, evaluation and ongoing monitoring of the project.
- Participate in a community of practice facilitated by the central Senior Program Officer and including all School Community Liaison Officers.
- Undertake other activities as directed by the centrally based project.

**Who May Apply**:
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
**DE Values**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

For positions in special settings, a person is not eligible for employment unless they meet the vaccination requirements on commencement in the position.

**Location Profile**:
The School Community Liaison Officer will be located at Lyndale Secondary College and will work in partnership with two
- three neighbouring schools that have high populations of African young people.

Lyndale Secondary College is a large Years 7-12 single campus educational provider with a student population of 850. Serving our local community since 1961, we are extremely proud of our leading-edge educational practice, exceptional pathway management for all students, and our strength through cultural diversity.

Over 40% of the school population was born outside Australia in 47 different countries, and 64 different languages at home, providing our students with a rich experience of cultural awareness and immersion. Lyndale SC offers a comprehensive curriculum across Years 7-12 including SEAL, VCE, VCE VM, VP

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