Engagement Officer

About the Department

The Department of Education is 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 School

Harristown State School is one of Toowoomba's oldest state primary schools and currently has an enrolment of more than 400 students. Situated on the southern side of Toowoomba, Harristown is an established area in Toowoomba. Our school is close to many shopping centres and amenities. We are also situated near Harristown State High School. Our student population consists of many varied cultural groups. Our First Nations student population makes up approximately 34% and our EAL/D students, 10%.

About the Role

The successful applicant will liaise with staff to identify students who are experiencing problems that prevent their engagement in school.
The Engagement Officer maintains attendance records and develops relationships between the school and families to identify barriers to students attending school.
This support person will actively engage with students and their families and make referrals to appropriate support services.
They will also provide administrative and behaviour support to staff including suitable duties as directed by the supervisor.

Responsibilities include:
Generate daily reports on absenteeism, advise parents/carers and teachers, and document relevant information for input into the school engagement process.
Generate a 'Daily Attendance Report' every morning and provide to all teaching staff and deputy principals, and advise teachers of amendments to attendance records due to late notification.
Collect and coordinate data relating to student engagement, follow up students who are chronically absent, monitor student programs, and provide information to teachers and school leaders. Liaise with the Student Support Officer, Head of Special Education Program, and Guidance Officer, to address issues relating to students experiencing problems that prevent their engagement at school.
Maintain a database listing students that are independent students, students residing with carers (guardian kinship care/child safety officers), students where there are legal orders against the parents/guardians, or other issues that may impact on student attendance and engagement.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

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 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.
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