Defence School Mentor

1 day ago

Ipswich, Australia Education Full time

**About our Schools**:
Springfield Central State School is an innovative, engaging Independent Public School. At Springfield Central, on a daily basis our focus is on Raising the Bar both individually and collectively.
At Springfield Lakes State School our talented staff work in partnership with parents and the Springfield Lakes community in order to develop students who are skilled, optimistic and socially aware. We believe in being 'the best that we can be'. Our core values are that we are cooperative, peaceful and respectful.

**About the Role**:
This role is flexible and could be for one person working across both schools or two people working independently at each school.
10.5 hours per week are available at Springfield Lakes State School and 9 hours per week at Springfield Central State School.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Support and assist young people from Defence families to integrate into the school community to facilitate a supportive educational environment for them.
- Create a greater and ongoing awareness within the school community of the needs of young people from Defence families.
- Assist Defence parents and students to become familiar with the school and its facilities and raise awareness of their unique needs within the school community.
- Work with individuals, groups, families and stakeholders to develop and implement programs to enable Defence students to feel welcome and included within the school community.
- Monitor young people from Defence families' social and emotional wellbeing and provide advocacy support for them as required.
- Provide information to young people from Defence families and refer them to appropriate support services when necessary.
- Identify the issues and needs of students from Defence families and develop resources and programs to support them.
- Attend network meetings conducted by the local Education Liaison Officer and provide data for end of term and end of year reports.
- Other suitable duties, consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the position as directed by the supervisor or nominated delegate.

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

- In accordance with the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 a person is prohibited from working in regulated child-related employment unless the person holds a current Working with Children Check clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

**How to Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
- Attach a 1-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

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.
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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