Family Support Coordinator

Are you 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.

Gatton State School is seeking applications from passionate individuals who are committed to supporting children and families as they successfully transition into school, establish positive attendance patterns, connect with external government and non-government services, and reduce barriers to learning.

If you are keen to work with a highly supportive staff dedicated to improving student outcomes, apply today

This position is being offered in a Temporary Part-Time capacity (0.50FTE), 36.25 hours per fortnight.

About Our School

Gatton State School, located in the Lockyer Valley, has proudly served the town of Gatton and the surrounding community for 150 years. The school campus includes the primary school (Prep to Year 6), an early childhood development program (ages 0 to Year 6), and several other community programs onsite. We are proud of our vibrant and diverse school community, where students are given every opportunity to thrive.

At Gatton State School, we value our friendly and productive learning environment, our focus on creating positive and individualised teaching experiences, and our extensive array of opportunities in sport, science, technology, engineering, maths, and music.

About the Role

As the Family Support Coordinator, you will play a key role in assisting the school to support children and families as they transition into school from early childhood services. You will facilitate access to learning and engagement supports to help establish positive patterns of school attendance, behaviour, and engagement in learning. Additionally, you will connect families with external government and non-government services to reduce barriers to learning and ensure the best outcomes for students.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with external partners, parents, and carers to improve student attendance, behaviour, and engagement in learning, while building positive relationships and effective partnerships.
• Work with school staff to understand children's needs and connect families with services such as health, therapeutic, and developmental interventions to support learning engagement.
• Identify and support vulnerable children and families, including facilitating access to specialist interventions, NDIS services, and other government and non-government supports.
• Build local school capability to strengthen engagement with students and families, improve classroom learning adjustments, and coordinate multi-agency support.
• Use data to identify, implement, and evaluate support measures that improve school attendance, engagement, and academic outcomes for students.

What You Bring:

• Experience working in a culturally responsive manner with diverse families and students, or a willingness to train in culturally appropriate approaches.
• Knowledge of the region's demographics, local service providers, and agency supports is highly regarded.
• Familiarity with, or the ability to develop knowledge of, the early childhood sector and transition processes to effectively support vulnerable families and children.

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 2-page response to the below questions: (When responding to the below questions, please include examples of your ability to align with the role requirements)

• 1. What interests you about this role?
• What knowledge, skills or experience (including lived experience) can you bring to the role?
• Describe a time you worked across multiple teams, agencies and/ or services to deliver shared 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.