Youth Support Coordinator

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 Laidley State High School
Laidley State High School is a mid-sized rural high school located in the growing Lockyer Valley. As a proud Queensland Independent Public School, our committed and capable staff work hard to support the full range of students to succeed with their educational goals and their transition to post school employment and/or tertiary studies. A school culture based on high standards, proactive and responsive support, positive school community partnerships and the celebration of success has resulted in our school enjoying the positive support of our school community.
About the Role
**As a Youth Support Coordinator, you will**:

- Provide individualised case management and intervention to promote a student's social and emotional wellbeing, educational engagement, attendance and academic success.
- Engage at risk and complex students in social and interpersonal skill building, behaviour modification activities and educational engagement activities.
- Work in partnership with classroom teachers to implement individual student support plans.
- Develop and deliver engagement programs or partner with an approved external program provider to implement well-being, interpersonal or educational engagement programs.
- Work with students, and their families, to determine and implement strategies suited to their context that help students to have a more positive educational experience.
- Enhance students' social skills, assertiveness, self-esteem and problem-solving skills through a strength-based approach to providing support.
- Work collaboratively with cohorts of students who may be facing similar challenges to build peer relationships and establish social networks for support
- Undertake home visits to disengaged students and families and provide wrap around support.
- Develop external partnerships with community service partners to provide additional wrap around services to students and families.
- With student permission, work with other wellbeing and school staff to ensure strategies developed for the student can be put in place in the classroom and the wider school community.

**What you can expect in return**:

- Flexible working arrangements including the opportunities to vary work arrangements during school holidays
- Part-time and full-time options available
- 5% superannuation
- 38 hours a week

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 2-pg 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).
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