AddressTitle of Position: Transport Coordinator
Type of Appointment: Part-time commencing Term 3 2024
1. Context
Established in 2001 in a picturesque setting in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, Pacific Lutheran College is a leading K-12 learning community that is innovative, dynamic and progressive. Firmly underpinned by the values and traditions of excellence of Lutheran Education in Australia, students have achieved outstanding success in the academic, sporting and cultural dimensions of their lives. Enrichment programs in all three areas have enabled students to explore their potential.
Pacific has established a strong academic culture, which promotes thinking, deep understandings and creativity based on the learnings of Harvard’s Teaching for Understanding and Visible Thinking frameworks. The synergy of these programs with the research of positive psychology and Lutheran theology provides for a rich whole of life learning culture.
Unique experiences provided through the College’s excellent outdoor education, pastoral care and personal development programs, and the opportunities provided through academic, sporting and cultural learning, support an enriching whole of life education. Active involvement in local and international community service projects broaden young people’s world view and sense of efficacy.
Our staff take advantage of flexibility in physical and virtual spaces to support an increasingly personalised approach to learning for our young people. Pacific has a seamless curriculum across Kindergarten to Year 12 with teams of teachers working across the four subgroups of the College. Staff are expected to learn collaboratively to contribute to a whole school approach as they lead learning in the Foundation College (Kindergarten-Year 2), Junior College (Years 3-5), Middle College (Years 6-9) and Senior College (Years 10-12).
Salary and related conditions are in conjunction with the Lutheran Schools’ Enterprise Agreement 2020.
2. Role Description
Reporting to the Operations Manager, the role of Transport Coordinator leads the day to day running, management and monitoring of the school transport services. The position requires an energetic and reliable person with great communication skills who rises to the challenge of solving operational issues with the ability to work both independently as well as part of a team.
As a staff member within a Christian school the Transport Coordinator will be expected to support and contribute to the growth of a strong Christian faith community through personal example and professional leadership.
As well as having overall coordination responsibility, the person is expected to transport students to and from school and on designated excursions and other trips and ensure the bus is satisfactorily maintained.
Roles and duties may be adjusted through negotiation in response to the changing demands of the position and associated roles.
A key part of this position is the maintenance of a professional, positive and productive learning and work environment that maximises opportunity for student learning and community engagement. To this end, the incumbent will be expected to operate with a high degree of professionalism in keeping with the College’s policies and procedures.
For specific duties please refer to role description and selection criteria available on the Pacific Lutheran College website: Pacific Lutheran College
3. Selection Criteria
As a key leader, the successful candidate will need to demonstrate or have the ability to demonstrate capacity to develop the capabilities described below.
SC1 Demonstrated skills which reflect the ability to support the Christian ethos of the College.
SC2 Demonstrated professional skills in the leadership of bus drivers, maintenance activities, and contractors including the training of staff and maintenance of relevant records.
SC3 Demonstrated professional skills in the planning, management and evaluation of all elements of the role including the implementation of legislative requirements as they pertain to Work Place Health and Safety and work practices. The ability to prioritise competing tasks and to establish and implement systems that ensure timely and predictable processes are employed to maintain the safe and effective operations of the College. The ability to maintain appropriate records to comply with government, system and school accountability processes. Digital technology skills relevant to the role will be expected.
SC4 Demonstrated ability to use highly developed interpersonal skills to build positive relationships and to communicate warmly and effectively with staff, parents, students, contractors and external organisations/key stakeholders to ensure high quality service provision. The successful applicant will have highly developed verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills.
SC5 Demonstrated levels of confidence, flexibility, independence, teamwork, organisation, time management, innovation and persistence required to fulfil the requirements of the role and maintain a positive culture. A commitment for ongoing learning will be required.
4. Knowledge and Qualifications
Possess, or be eligible to obtain, relevant qualifications in the areas of grounds, maintenance and building and or work place health and safety such as:
- Current MR class drivers’ licence in Queensland.
- Maintain driver authorisation with Queensland Transport.
- Maintain a Working with Children Suitability Card.
- Maintain a current First Aid certificate.
- Experience in driving a 25-seat bus or larger.
- Experience in a similar role.
Salary and related conditions are in accordance with Ancillary Staff Level 3 of Queensland Lutheran Schools Single Enterprise Agreement.
Please feel free to contact the Business Manager in relation to any queries regarding your application.
Applicants should address the selection criteria and include a resume with two referees and forward their application to Mr Ryan Lovell, Business Manager, Pacific Lutheran College, via email to *********@pacluth.qld.edu.au by 4pm Wednesday 10th July.
