Beaconsfield State School is seeking a dedicated Family Support Coordinator to help children and families make a smooth transition from early childhood services into primary school. You'll support positive attendance, behaviour, and learning, while connecting families with services to remove barriers to education.
If you're ready to make a real difference in the lives of children and their families, we'd love to hear from you.
Who We Are:
Beaconsfield State School is a vibrant primary school located in the Mackay suburb of Beaconsfield, Queensland. Catering to students from Prep to Year 6, the school is committed to creating a supportive and inclusive learning environment where every child can thrive. With a strong focus on academic achievement, wellbeing, and community partnerships, Beaconsfield State School prepares students for a successful future.
Step Into Your Next Chapter:
* Implement structured and long-term collaboration with a diverse range of external partners to drive positive outcomes for families and children to engage successfully with learning and strengthen relationships with parents and carers to facilitate improvement in student attendance, behaviour and engagement in learning.
* 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.
* Build and sustain positive relationships and effective partnerships with students, parents, school staff, government agencies and community services and provide expert input into decision making processes to ensure optimum outcomes for children and their families.
* Bring expertise into school communities about vulnerable children and families and their needs to facilitate engagement in learning and improved learning outcomes.
Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.
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 in response to the attached role description.
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.