Address- Make a difference to young Australians through supporting their education
- Permanent full time position
- Based in Townsville, QLD
The Smith Family is a children’s education charity that helps young Australians experiencing disadvantage to create better futures for themselves through harnessing the power of education. We are seeking an experienced Programs Coordinator to join our organisation. Reporting to the Team Leader, Learning for Life and working alongside dedicated, energised, and passionate team members, this role will coordinate the delivery of the Learning for Life suite of programs, including the development and maintenance of key school partnerships.
About our role You will be responsible for:
- Establishing and maintaining key relationships with partner schools and other community organisations
- Facilitating the delivery and administration of programs
- Increase program participation and retention of Learning for Life scholarship students in programs
- Ensuring accurate record keeping and data entry into the database
- Recruit, train and support volunteers linked to program delivery
- Advocating for and answering enquiries relating to The Smith Family educational programs
About you As well as passion for community, you will bring the following:
- Demonstrated experience in planning and coordinating programs / projects
- Proven experience in establishing and maintaining relevant partnerships
- Demonstrated experience in administration (including computer literacy)
- High level interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated capability to manage and plan own work to achieve identified goals within time constraint
- Demonstrated understanding and experience working collaboratively and effectively in a team environment
- Hold a current driver's licence
- Have or willing to obtain an employee Working With Children's Check
About our culture
The Smith Family has employees at the centre of its values and operations. We nurture a supportive and inclusive culture that enables people to achieve personal and professional goals, through collaboration and innovation. With a proven work-life balance, wellbeing and health are our top priorities. Enjoy many other benefits, such as tax concessions and flexible working arrangements.
If you are passionate about what you do, committed to make a difference and this sounds like your next role, please click apply, we’d love to hear from you. You may view the position description here.
Closing date: 6 June 2024
Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate must be prepared to undertake a National Police Check and a Working with Children’s Check. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to principles of cultural diversity. Applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged.
