Applications are now open for a temporary A07 Principal Project Officer.
This is an exciting opportunity within the Family Support Coordinator initiative, which is focused on early intervention and prevention to deliver better outcomes for Queensland children and their families and providing families with a smooth transition into the early school years.

Job details

About the Department:

The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About the Role:

You will provide regional advice, training, oversight and governance to a new role being piloted in schools - Family Support Coordinator (FSC).

Your contribution will assist FSCs act as a consistent point of contact for families and students, helping schools to respond more effectively to student learning needs from prep - year 2.

You'll work alongside the school based FSCs, school leaders and regional and central colleagues and contribute to piloting the Family Support Coordinator role in schools.

We're looking for a skilled and strategic leader with expertise and a passion to be innovative, undertake project planning, implementation and review and build staff capability.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide advice to schools on the operation of FSCs with adherence to policy, procedure and legislation
• Provide advice on managing potential issues in consultation with internal stakeholders
• Initiating, developing and maintaining effective communication and collaborative relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Analysing, reviewing and refining regional systems and processes to ensure successful FSC service delivery
• Monitoring data collection to inform and support practice
• Supporting the management of recruitment, workforce planning and training based on school requirements

You'll help “do the work and shape the work,” partnering with Central Office and contributing to future models of student support within the FSC role.

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 1-page written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role. 

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. 

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). 

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies. 

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  FNR643156_25T - Role Description (PDF, 238KB)
  Role Description