Join us as a Senior Project Officer and make a real impact by supporting vulnerable students and families to re-engage with education. You’ll work closely with those disengaged from schooling, providing intensive, evidence-based support and connecting them with the right services through strong partnerships across agencies. This role suits someone with excellent relational skills, a proactive mindset, and a commitment to improving educational outcomes.

If you’re passionate about making a difference and thrive in a dynamic, people-focused role, we’d love to hear from you.

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 
As a Senior Project Officer, you will provide support to vulnerable students and families, including facilitating access to multi-agency services focused on engaging or re-engaging students in continuous schooling. Student Connect aims to promote early and timely responses for students and their families through the provision of timely, evidence-based support. You will have strong relational skills, build effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, maintain accurate records, and provide support to improve educational outcomes and student engagement.

Your Opportunity 
As the Senior Project Officer, you will:

• Undertake specialist project activities by overseeing the development, implementation and monitoring of programs plan and phases, including the coordination of the various activities associated with achieving the project objectives. 

The Senior Project Officer reports to the School Principal or nominated delegate.

Your Responsibilities

As the Senior Project Officer, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:  

• Undertake all aspects of project management including scope, time, cost, procurement, quality, risk, human resource and communication management ensuring alignment with the strategic direction of the college/school.
• Undertake planning, consultation and research to ensure best practice approaches to the design, implementation and evaluation of projects being managed.
• Effectively communicate, collaborate, maintain and partner with key stakeholders, clients and external suppliers/vendors developing strategic working relationships to ensure solutions are aligned to business requirements.

Highly Desirable Skills and Experience for This Role

While not mandatory, it is highly desirable that you have:

• Experience working with at-risk or disengaged students and their families
• Ability to develop and implement effective support plans
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with families, schools, and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated cultural competency, particularly in working with First Nations students and individuals from diverse backgrounds
• High standards of confidentiality, professional conduct, and information privacy
• Familiarity with the education, youth justice, or child protection systems
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams
• Understanding of the principles of inclusive education

Please refer to the attached role description for the full list of responsibilities and mandatory requirements for this position. 

Interested? To Apply 
•    Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history). 
•    Attach a written statement (2-page maximum) 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.

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.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.

Documents

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

• MSR648198_25T - Role Description (PDF, 240KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants