School Support Officer

About the Department of Education:
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:
At Ipswich SHS, we are committed to fostering a nurturing learning environment that prioritises student led learning, teaching and learning, student wellbeing and community engagement. Our annual implementation plan focusses on 'Belonging strategies to foster engagement at Ipswich State High School.

Your Role:
As the School Support Officer (Responsible Behaviour Officer), you will:
Be available before and after school and during school recess times to monitor students in the wearing of uniform with regard to truancy and behaviour monitoring.
Provide supervision of students through the facilitation of detentions and feedback on student progress.
Obtain Student Statements in support of Student Disciplinary Processes in line with our School Responsible Behaviour plan and Student Code of Conduct.
In consultation with the Head of Department be involved in programs under the direction of the assigned teacher to supervise students.
Participate in regular monitoring, through observation and evaluation, providing data on the effectiveness of programs in improving student outcomes.
Refer students to Head of Departments, school support services staff and other personnel as required.
Maintain quality in the performance of all duties, ensuring adherence to methods, guidelines and procedures while continually seeking improvements in the way work is undertaken.
Undertake bus duty if required.
Patrol school grounds and nearby streets and escort students to class if required.
Sort and produce reports and data sets from various sources for follow up ie. Daymap, One School

About You:
Strong organisational and time-management skills.
Effective communicator and team player.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to follow systems, Departmental policies and processes and meet strict deadlines.
Drives accountability and outcomes - demonstrates accountability for the execution and quality of results through professionalism persistence and transparency.

**Benefits**:
Supportive and collaborative school environment.
Opportunity to positively impact student wellbeing.

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