Community Liaison Officer

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025 - 19/12/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1461571

**Location Profile**:
Copperfield College is a multi-campus school situated in Melbourne¿s North-West. The College is comprised of two junior campuses (Years 7-10) in Kings Park and Sydenham and a senior campus (Years 11-12) at Delahey. We have a student population of approximately 2100, with 180 (EFT) teaching staff, 70 (EFT) Education Support Staff and 7 Principal Class personnel**.**The SFOE for the College is 0.58, indicating a significant level of social disadvantage. The College is culturally diverse, reflecting our community, with approximately 60% of our students coming from a Language Background other than English. Copperfield performs to expectations and better on many measures in comparison with 'like schools; in particular, our VCE performance.

**Vision**

At Copperfield College, parents, students and staff will work as a collaborative learning community to motivate, challenge and set high expectations for each other. Our engaging learning environment will inspire in all students a passion for learning and a commitment to creating opportunities for themselves and others.

**Mission**

Empowering every student to aspire and achieve

**Values**

At Copperfield College we value:

- Collaboration
- Inclusiveness
- Growth

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. The schools Child Safety Policy and Code of Conduct is available on the schools website

**Selection Criteria**:

- Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills as evidenced by constructive relationships with families, staff and students.
- A highly developed ability to design, implement and evaluate strength-based student engagement programs.
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications and/or experience in Welfare, Community Services, Youth Work or other related fields.
- Experience in working with **Horn of Africa** students and an understanding of the language and culture.

**Role**:
Working with the Principal class officers and other key stakeholders of Copperfield College (3 sites), the Community Liason Officer will be responsible for the delivery, and review of programs to increase engagement between students, families and the school.

This role has a specific focus on supporting students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD), particularly **Horn of Africa**students and families. The successful applicant should speak the language and have experience of the **Horn of Africa** culture.

This involves the development and facilitation of engagement strategies and programs, liaison with staff, parents and external service providers and providing individual support to students and their families with the aim of maximising educational outcomes and increasing student attendance and engagement.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- A valid Working with Children Check

**Responsibilities**:

- Support identified students to engage in education and strengthen their attendance.
- Develop, implement and evaluate strength-based intervention strategies/programs including facilitating groups and school activities to support identified students to access the school curriculum and engage in schooling.
- Strengthen the connections between the school and different cultural groups within the College community.
- Liaise effectively with external service providers and assist teachers, students and their families to access these services, including careers and pathways options.
- Translation and explanation through personal contact regarding school communications and events.
- Work with wellbeing team to develop culturally sensitive programs including healthy eating and exercise.
- Assist in strengthening the connections of families to college events and other college community engagement initiatives eg. Parent/teacher evenings and information evenings.
- Plan and facilitate community and school-based activities, including during lunch and after school times.

**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**:
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at