Family Support Coordinator

Are you are interested in working within an exciting new initiative that supports confident steps through life and learning? Miles State School is seeking someone who is passionate about strengthening family-school partnerships, supporting early years transitions, fostering positive
patterns of engagement and connecting families with vital services.

If you're ready to make a real difference in the lives of children and their families, we'd love to hear from you

This position is being offered in a Temporary Part-Time capacity (0.5FTE), 36.25 hours per fortnight.

Who We Are:

Miles State School is a Prep to Year 6 State School, located in the vibrant rural township of Miles in the Darling Downs South West region. Miles is located at the junction of the Warrego and Leichhardt Highways in the western Darling Downs, 300 km north-west of Brisbane.

Miles State School has a culture of kindness and inclusion, within our student and staff population. We have an active staff social club and wellbeing team, and regularly engage in different social events throughout the school year. Our staff cohort is a supportive, diverse group comprised of local, and newer members to our community, as well as a wide range of beginners and experts, and experts in the making.

Step Into Your Next Chapter:

As the Family Support Coordinator you will assist the school to support children and families 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. You will link families to external government and non-government supports and services to reduce barriers to learning for students.

Responsibilities Include:

• Work with classroom teachers, teacher aides and specialist support staff to understand the child's needs and connect families with services, such as health, therapeutic and developmental interventions to support engagement with learning.
• Work with and support the needs of vulnerable children from diverse and complex backgrounds, including First Nations young persons with disability and young persons in care.
• Build and sustain positive relationships and effective partnerships with children, families and carers, school staff, government agencies and community services, and facilitate family led decision making processes to ensure optimum outcomes for children and their families.

Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

What You Bring:

• Experience working in a culturally responsive manner with culturally diverse families and students and/or a willingness to work and train in culturally appropriate approaches is essential.
• Knowledge of the regions demographic and local service providers and agency supports would be highly regarded.

Submit Your Application:

• 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.