Carole Park State School and Redbank State School are seeking applications from someone who is passionate about supporting children and families to successfully transition into school, establish positive patterns of attendance and link families to external government and non- government supports and services and reduce barriers to learning.

If you are interested in working with a highly supportive staff who are dedicated to supporting student outcomes apply today.

Job details

Who We Are:

Carole Park State School is a small, community-focused primary school located in the western suburbs of Brisbane. The school prides itself on providing a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment where every student is valued and encouraged to achieve their best. With a strong emphasis on literacy, numeracy, and student wellbeing, Carole Park State School works closely with families and the wider community to foster a love of learning and prepare students for future success.

Step Into Your Next Chapter:

As the Family Support Coordinators you will assist the school to support children and families successfully transition into school from early childhood services. You will facilitate access to learning or engagement supports to help establish positive patterns of school attendance, behaviour and engagement in learning. You will link families to external government and non-government supports and services to reduce barriers to learning for students.

Responsibilities include:

• 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.
• Work with and support the needs of vulnerable children from diverse and complex backgrounds, including First Nations young persons with disability and young persons in care.

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 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.

Further information

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

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached Role Description and Applicant Information Package and follow the instructions.

Documents

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

• Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MSR666412_25T Role Description (PDF, 318KB)
  Role Description