Description:
About Us:
Flagstone State School opened at the beginning of 1998. Currently there more than 800 students enrolled. Our vision is to empower students to strive and become aspiring active and productive learners within a challenging, ever changing global society.
We pride ourselves on the delivery of a personalised education for all students catering to every child's needs. We have a strong focus on providing opportunities for all students to achieve to their utmost potential. Staff have a shared commitment to foster a love of learning in a richly diverse, safe and caring environment.
About the Role:
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
Identify barriers to young people achieving outcomes and referral to appropriate support services.
Maintain records of student contact on a daily basis.
Support students to achieve satisfactory learning outcomes.
Develop and foster relationships between the school and families of students to assist at risk students to remain engaged with education or training.
Conduct home visits with students and their families, as appropriate, to advise and provide strategies for a more positive educational experience.
Be part of the professional team working with the school and the community and liaise with students, teachers, parents, guidance officers, special needs teacher, administrative officers, officers of welfare agencies and other government departments.
Desirable skills and experience;
A relevant qualification and experience working with youth will be highly regarded.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply:
Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
Attach a 2-page response to the 'How you will be assessed'section of 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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.