Community Liaison Officer

17 hours ago

Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

About the Western Cape CollegeThe Western Cape College is a unique state school with two campuses located in Mapoon (P-6), and Weipa (P-12), as well as a secondary residential facility also located in Weipa. Each Campus is set in its own amazing cultural, social and geographical environment, spread over a vast area of the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland. As the largest P-12 school in the Cape, we have an important role to play in supporting and continuing to lead innovative practices with Indigenous and Remote Education. Western Cape College captures our values as four pillars that guide our everyday work, strategic decisions and service delivery
- Know our students
- Teachers make the difference
- Many communities - one College
- K-12 college advantage

About the RoleWestern Cape College, in partnership with the Mapoon community has recently established Local Community Education Board (LCEB). Our LCEB provides strategic direction and guidance to the College for co-designed projects and initiatives. The Community Liaison Officer position is a recommended strategy from the LCEB.As the Community Liaison Officer, your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Develop and implement strategies for effective links between home and school related issues and to encourage greater interest and participation in school activities and programs.
- Facilitate opportunity for raising parental concerns and advocate equity of service provision.
- Promote liaison activities to provide information to parents, the school and its community, and facilitate community development activities to improve relations between the school and its community.
- Act as the contact for parents/carers and the community to determine relevant issues for improved relationships between the school and its indigenous community.
- Plan and deliver or organise public presentations, and inform and educate parents and community members/groups about educational trends and policies.
- Establish and monitor school and community networks relevant to the role.
- Develop and maintain a register of community and classroom helpers and relevant information for parents/carers.
- Assist in recruiting and resourcing of volunteer help, including the coordination of a volunteer program.
- Carry out administrative tasks associated with the position's duties, including clerical duties related to writing and responding to correspondence.

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

**To Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 1-page written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.

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.

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