Schools As Community Centres

**Position Information**:
The NSW Department of Education provides, funds and regulates education services for NSW students from early childhood to secondary school, delivering world-class education through its public schools and providing funding support to non-government schools. We employ, develop and support teachers, leaders and other staff to deliver the best outcomes for students and to advance the wellbeing of Aboriginal people.

**About the Role**

Schools as Community Centres (SaCC) projects are located in NSW public schools in communities experiencing marked challenges of disadvantage.

SaCC facilitators are responsible for coordinating and managing a range of community engagement initiatives and programs to enhance the early learning and wellbeing of children ranging from birth to 8 years of age. SaCC facilitators utilise a child-focused, family centred prevention and early intervention service model.

**Talent Pool**

**Conditions**:
**Special Notes**:
**Additional School Information (Optional)**
Wiley Park Public School is a primary school established in 1984 and situated in South West Sydney. The school population comprises of approximately 538 students from diverse cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds. There are 22 mainstream classes including 4 Support Unit classes. 99% of students are from language backgrounds other than English (LBOTE). The current school Family Occupation and Empoyment Index is 118. The school population is a high transit community. There are 43 languages and 35 countries of origin represented in the school, the largest language groups being Arabic (37%), Bengali (18%), Urdu (11%), and Indonesian (4%). Student learning is supported by various programs including English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) and New Arrivals programs, Community Languages in Arabic, Bengali and Samoan as well as intervention programs. Our onsite Community programs operate in the School as Community Centre (SaCC). Programs are focused on supporting our school community with a range of engagement initiatives and programs targeting families with young children 0-5 years especially transition to school groups. Wiley Park Public School has productive partnerships with the Australian College of Physical Education, Sydney University, Western Sydney University, Notre Dame University, Campsie Police Command, Lebanese Muslim Association, Bankstown Women's Centre and Riverwood Community Centre.The school has a committed staff and strong partnerships with all families.

**How to Apply**
**1. A cover letter** (max 2 pages)
- demonstrating how your skills, knowledge and professional experience meet the focus capabilities as outlined in the role description

**2. A target question response** (maximum 300 words per target question)
- answering the two targeted questions below

**3. A current resume** (max 5 pages)

**4. Copies of your qualifications and/or academic transcripts**

If you are successfully progressed to interview, you will be required to provide

1. Proof of Identity information
2. Informed Consent Form
3. Declaration for child-related work

**Targeted Question 1**
Describe a situation where you were able to effectively support a parent or family with an issue and how your communication skills and interpersonal skills were able to lead to a successful outcome for the parent or family and the school? (300 words maximum)

**Targeted Question 2**
Give an example of your success working both as part of a team and as an individual to contribute to the work of the team. In your response, outline the key challenges that the team faced and how you worked with the team to overcome these challenges. (Max 300 words)