Family Support Coordinator

Are you are interested in working within an exciting new initiative that supports confident steps through life and learning?

New Family Support Coordinator (FSC) positions are available in multiple school locations across Queensland. Deception Bay State School and Deception Bay North State School are seeking applications from someone who is
passionate about supporting children and families successfully transition into school, establish positive patterns of attendance and link families to external government and non-government supports and services and reduce barriers to learning.

This position is temporary fulltime (working 0.5 at each school) until 11 December 2026, unless
otherwise determined. If you are interested in working with a highly supportive staff who are dedicated to supporting student outcomes, apply today.

About Deception Bay State School

Connecting futures is the fundamental value and vision at Deception Bay State School. Engaging students and families where they are at then walking together through a deep connection based on trust and transparency is critical to the connected futures of everyone. We value student centred care focused innovation to connect and improve outcomes for all our familes. Come and play at Deception Bay

About Deception Bay North State School

Deception Bay North State School (DBNSS), where our motto is 'Pride in Achievement' plays an essential role in the Deception Bay community. Preparing our students to develop their skills which will enable them on a pathway towards a chance at a 'life of choice' has been our moral purpose. DBNSS community expectations are: I am Respectful, I am Responsible, I am Resilient, I am a Learner.  We model and teach these expectations in our classrooms and playgrounds and support students to develop a positive outlook that includes having a growth mindset, being problem solvers and being responsible for their own actions. Our school is a Positive Behaviour for Learning community and works collaboratively with community to develop students' understanding of brain function (Neuroscience) to develop self-regulation skills to improve success with learning.

Your Role

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.

This is a temporary fulltime position until 11 December 2026, unless otherwise determined.

Responsibilities include

The successful applicant will:

• 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.

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.

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

Applicant Response

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Written Response: Aligned to the role description and Leadership Competencies, provide a max 2 page response, addressing the following questions:
• Describe your experience working with educators and support staff to identify and respond to the needs of vulnerable children.
  
  Include how you have facilitated connections between families and external services to support learning and wellbeing.
• Provide an example of how you have supported children and families from diverse and complex backgrounds, including First Nations children, children with disability and/or children in care.
  
  What approaches did you use to ensure culturally responsive and inclusive support?
• Explain how you have contributed to building family capacity and advocating for children experiencing vulnerability within a school or community setting.
  
  How did your actions support sustained engagement in education and improve learning outcomes?

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.