Family Support Coordinator

Are you passionate about helping children and families thrive in their learning journey?

Glenvale State School is looking for a dedicated Family Support Coordinator to support children and families as they transition into school, build positive attendance habits, and access the services they need to succeed.

If you're ready to join a highly supportive team committed to improving student outcomes, we encourage you to apply today

Who We Are:

Glenvale State School has been serving the community since 1882 and has a proud history of being a welcoming school that strives to bring out the best in its students. We provide a comprehensive education to approximately 680 students from Prep to Year 6 in a co-educational setting.

Your Role:

As the Family Support Coordinator, you will assist the school in supporting children and families to successfully transition into school from early childhood services. You will facilitate access to learning or engagement supports to help establish positive patterns of school attendance, behaviour, and engagement in learning. Additionally, you will link families to external government and non-government supports and services to reduce barriers to learning for students.

This is a temporary full-time position for a period of 12 months, unless otherwise determined.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with classroom teachers, teacher aides, and specialist support staff to understand each child's needs and connect families with services such as health, therapeutic, and developmental interventions to support engagement with learning.
• Supporting the needs of vulnerable children from diverse and complex backgrounds, including First Nations children, children with disabilities, and children in care.
• Building family capacity to assist their child's learning, development, and wellbeing, ensuring ongoing engagement in school, and helping the school respond to the complex needs of students and families.
• Advocating for vulnerable children and families within the school community to address their needs and facilitate engagement in learning for improved outcomes.

What You Bring:

Knowledge of, or the ability to develop knowledge of, the early childhood sector and transition processes would be beneficial for effectively supporting vulnerable families and children within this sector.

Please refer to the attached role description for further details regarding this role.

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 1 page written statement that addresses 2 or more of the following questions:
• What interests you about this role?
• What knowledge, skills or experience (including lived experience) can you bring to the role?
• Is there anything else you'd like to share with the panel?
• This should be relevant to your ability to deliver in 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.