Overview
Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 3
Occupation: Education and training
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference:
Selection Criteria
SC1 Experience working with school communities, families and community organisations involving individuals of culturally and linguistic diverse backgrounds.
SC2 Excellent stakeholder management and relationship building skills including the ability to partner with and broker support from local community organisations.
SC3 Ability to build strong working relationships with parents and local community organisations to identify best practice and areas for improvement to support student and parent engagement.
SC4 Excellent time management and organisational skills.
SC5 Ability to work as part of a broader wellbeing and inclusion team.
Role
The Community Liaison Officer will be required to support our school community to focus on increasing school engagement, promoting inclusion, strengthening partnerships with families and community, and facilitating activities to increase retention and school completion.
Responsibilities
* Provide support to our school communities to establish and maintain communication between students, families and the local community.
* Work directly with groups of students or individuals, planning interventions to ensure young people are connected to an education.
* Work directly with students to provide platforms for student voice, facilitate leadership opportunities and facilitate activities that aligns with their needs.
* Facilitate information sessions for parents and carers to support an increased understanding of the education system and platforms, and increase engagement with information sessions and school celebrations.
* Facilitate professional learning for school staff on cultural responsiveness and safety coordinate workshops and forums for the school and local community.
* Support school leaders with the rollout of the cultural competency framework and other activities aimed at strengthening inclusivity for diverse communities.
Who May Apply
Individuals with the aptitude, experience (such as SCLO position) and/or qualifications to fulfil the specific requirements of the position.
Diversity and Inclusion
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
Child Safe Standards
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
DE Values
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
Conditions of Employment
* All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
* Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
* A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
* Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at
* The successful candidate will be required to work some hours during the school holidays. Regular work hours will be 8am to 4pm on weekdays. This may be negotiated as appropriate.
* The successful candidate will be eligible to claim time in lieu (TIL) where they are required to work in excess of their normal hours of duty.
Location Profile
Lyndale Greens Primary School's vision is to be a community thriving through engagement and inclusivity.
Our school is located on Bunurong Country, Dandenong North, in the City of Greater Dandenong - the most culturally diverse community in Victoria. Lyndale Greens Primary School was established in 2010, through the merger of Lyndale Primary School and Greenslopes Primary School.
Our school has over 450 students, 70% of whom speak a language other than English at home, with 40 languages represented.
Our school has a strong focus on the explicit instruction of literacy and numeracy, complemented by a specialist program consisting of Visual Arts, Indonesian/Auslan, Science, Library and Physical Education.
Teaching and learning are supported by interactive displays in each classroom and learning area, 1:1 digital technology in Years 3-6, banks of iPads for junior years, and a TV/podcasting studio.
We are two years into our Science of Learning journey through rigorous staff professional development and engaging with the following instructional resources:
* InitiaLit for Foundation - Year 2 literacy
* SpellEx for Year 3 spelling
* OCHRE for whole school mathematics
* MiniLit and MacqLit for whole school reading intervention
Our 2024 NAPLAN results (Strong and Exceeding) have our school performing well above Similar' andNetwork' schools in all domains except Year 3 Numeracy.
Our students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of extracurricular activities including State School Spectacular, Wakakirri, Girl Guides, swimming, camps, interschool and after-school sports, and looking after our adopted park, Booth Crescent Reserve.
Our staff meet as year level Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) on a weekly basis, where they are guided through cycles of inquiry by our Curriculum and Pedagogy Assistant Principal, and Learning Specialists.
Our positive climate for learning is fostered through the Department of Education's School Wide Positive Behaviour (SWPB) approach, driven by our Wellbeing and Inclusion Assistant Principal and the SWPB Team.
At Lyndale Greens Primary School, our students learn and play by the following values:
* We are Learners
* We are Respectful
* We are Safe
Our school declaration is repeated by students at every assembly:
We are Lyndale Greens Primary School,
We are learners,
We are respectful,
We are safe,
Head, heart, hands - always.
Applications close Thursday 26 February 2026 at 11.59pm
Posted
13 February 2026