Family Support Coordinator

15 hours ago

Blackwater Queensland, Australia Department of Education Full time $64,000 - $96,000 per year

Blackwater State School is seeking a passionate Family Support Coordinator to join our team. In this role, you will work closely with the school community to support children and their families or carers as they transition from early childhood services into school.

If you're excited to be part of a meaningful initiative that supports confident steps through life and learning, apply now and help make a lasting difference.

Who We Are:

Blackwater State School stands out for its strong community spirit and commitment to nurturing every aspect of a student's development. What makes the school unique is its focus on values-based education, respect, responsibility, effort, and safety, which underpins a positive and inclusive school culture. With dedicated staff, personalised support, and a wide range of learning and extracurricular opportunities, Blackwater State School provides a safe and engaging environment where every student is encouraged to thrive.

Step Into Your Next Chapter:

As the Family Support Coordinators 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.
  • Support family capacity building to assist their child's learning, development and wellbeing, ongoing engagement in school, and the school to respond to the complex needs of students and families.
  • Assist school communities advocating for vulnerable children and families to address their needs and facilitate engagement in learning for improved learning outcomes.

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

What you bring

  • Experience working in a culturally responsive manner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 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.
  • Knowledge of, or capacity to develop knowledge of both the early learning sector and primary school environments would be considered beneficial for effectively supporting families and children within these sectors.

Submit Your Application:

  • Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)

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.

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