Community Education Counsellor

**About the School**:
As a leader in education in Logan City, Kingston State School has a long and proud history. Our wonderful school was founded over 100 years ago Kingston State School is situated in the heart of Logan City in the South East Region of Queensland.

**Your Role**:
Community Education Counsellors (Identified) have been an integral component of the Queensland Department of Education for more than 50 years. They are dedicated professionals who offer educational counselling and support services to identified schools, with the primary aim of ensuring Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students, their families, and their communities have access to the tools and services required to experience success in their academic journey. Embracing the principles of Equity and Excellence, CEC's walk alongside school leaders valuing culture and creating inclusive teaching and learning environments whereby all students have equal access to education and learning, educational settings are inclusive and accessible and the voices of our students, community and stakeholders are valued.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Provide educational counselling and support services to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and students across a number of schools.
- Participate in the development of activities, in and out of school, likely to enhance the involvement in education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and their families.
- Develop and undertake support service programs designed to meet the needs of the school/s that will encourage the educational participation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and students.

Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

**A mandatory requirement of this role is**:

- For this position, it is a genuine occupational requirement that it 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; or
- 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.

**Interested? To Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page response to the How you will/may be assessedsection of 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).
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