The School Community Partnership Facilitator at Balaclava State School develops partnerships between schools, families, government agencies and community organisations to improve educational outcomes and strengthen local service delivery.

The role involves coordinating community engagement and co-design, analysing demographic and regional data, identifying local priorities, developing place-based action plans, and mobilising tailored support to build community capacity and improve school performance.

Job details

About us:

Balaclava State School is a Prep to Year 6 primary school located in the centre of Cairns. Our students are drawn primarily from the surrounding residential suburbs of the local area.  We work to continually foster positive relationships with our families, local businesses, surrounding schools, clubs and professional associations. Our commitment is to give our students a strong start to education through creating a learning environment in which each child can thrive and become an independent, creative and connected learner. It is through these solid foundations that unlimited potentials will emerge.  

Your opportunity:

As the School Community Partnership Facilitator, you will develop, connect and engage with key school, family and community stakeholders to inform local place-based action plans for shared outcomes as part of the Equity and Excellence Partnership initiative targeting tailored and differentiated support to regional, rural and remote Queensland state school sites, as well as assist partnership school leaders engage their communities through co-design as well as deliver in-school and cross-agency responses that promote effective service delivery, performance improvement and strengthened community connections.

• Manage key relationships to enhance planning and service delivery processes.
• Proven ability to prioritise, schedule and perform work to meet deadlines, commitments and client service standards.
• Ability to participate in a work team and to undertake a variety of project activities.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with the local, regional, state, commonwealth and local government officers and local peak bodies to prepare and provide timely information and advice to stakeholders in relation to future planning for the delivery of services in line with government policy.  
• Access and analyse information sources such as demographic data, community data, regional development plans, local government planning documents, recommendations and papers to inform planning and coordination advice and support.
• Contribute to and support the implementation of Partnership Initiative priorities, including using local knowledge to mobilise differentiated and relevant supports to Partnership Initiative Schools and their community settings, in partnership with the region and the Education Futures Institute.
• Contribute to the local Partnership Initiative response plans by identifying local priorities and addressing emerging issues and trends for quality improvement and integrated service delivery.
• Identify responsive planning and coordination strategies as well as activities to build community capacity and enhance performance to optimise outcomes for key stakeholders in the Partnership Initiative.
• Other suitable duties, consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the position as directed by the supervisor or nominated delegate.

A mandatory requirement of this role is:

• For this position, it is a genuine occupational requirement that it be filled by an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander person as set out in Section 7 of the Anti Discrimination Act 1991 for the purposes contained in Section 25 of that Act.

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 in response to the attached role description.
• Attach evidence of the mandatory requirements outlined in 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.

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.

• Application Information Package (PDF, 285KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  FNR706392_26T Role Description (PDF, 305KB)
  Role Description