Support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students, families, and communities by providing culturally responsive educational counselling, advocacy, and wellbeing services that encourage engagement and success in education.

The role also builds strong partnerships between schools and communities, delivers cross-cultural awareness training, and provides expert advice on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural perspectives and protocols.

Job details

About us:

Woodridge State High School is a vibrant and inclusive school of approximately 1,400 students representing more than 60 cultural backgrounds, reflecting the rich diversity of the Logan community. Committed to empowering every student to become resilient, connected and future-focused, the school fosters a thriving learning environment built on strong community partnerships, cultural inclusion, and a shared vision of creating world-changing opportunities.

The role:

As the Community Education Counsellor (Identified), you will provide educational counselling and support services within schools to ensure that the best possible assistance services are available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children, students, families and communities, an provide cross cultural awareness training to the broader school community.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide educational counselling and support services to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and students across a number of schools.
• Participate in the development of activities, in and out of school, likely to enhance the involvement in education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and their families.
• Develop and undertake support service programs designed to meet the needs of the school/s that will encourage the educational participation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and students.
• Establish and maintain links with out of school sources of inform.ation and support services to assist in the advancement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and students.
• Provide inform.ation to the school community about Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander social and cultural perspectives.
• Utilise, in an accountable manner, state and commonwealth funded school-based programs that focus on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students and communities.
• Provide advice and inform.ation to school administrators regarding Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander social and cultural protocols in order to meet the needs of schools and their communities.

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 2-page written statement in response to the attached role des.cription. 

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.

• SER696673_26T (PDF, 305KB)
  Role Description
  
  Application Information Package (PDF, 285KB)
  Information Package for Applicants