AddressBrisbane State High School has a student population of 3500 and has a long and illustrious history of excellence in academia, as well as sport and cultural activities. As a learning community, we are committed to developing young people to achieve their potential intellectually, personally, and socially.
We are seeking applications for a Youth Support Coordinator (YSC) to join our school community working with the Student Services support team to ensure high quality support is achieved for secondary school students and their parents. This temporary full-time role requires the Youth Support Coordinator to be available to work onsite 5 days a week and is to commence in Term 3, for a period of 6 months, unless otherwise determined.
About the Department of Education
The Department of Education are 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
The Youth Support Coordinator will have responsibility for leading and delivery of the following key tasks:
- Have a strong presence in the school, being visible to all students, staff and parents. This will include timetabled block walks, campus walks and calendar events to support the student's application of the high standards of the school.
- Provide support and maintain a strong presence at assemblies and other large school gatherings including presenting at assemblies to help promote key message re attendance, engagement, and motivation.
- Collaborate and contribute to the Student Services support team.
- Provide support via early intervention support programs and some case management to identified at-risk students, fostering, and enhancing their engagement and motivation with their approach to learning.
- Participate in regular monitoring, through observation and evaluation, the effectiveness of programs in improving student outcomes.
- Develop and foster students' sense of belonging and social capacity at State High, via early intervention social skill/resilience/self-esteem programs and peer mediation to identified students.
- Build upon existing external partnerships to enhance proactive programs, and/or support for identified at-risk students.
- Facilitating lunch time and afterschool activities and programs when needed.
- Refer students to school support services staff and other personnel as required.
About You
Our ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:
- Knowledge of and experience in working with young people at risk of disengaging with education and training and contemporary practices.
- Demonstrated experience in youth programs and Youth Support/case management.
- Knowledge of effective support networks for young people and demonstrated collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders to meet required outcomes.
- Demonstrated personal qualities and commitment to working with at risk young people and an ability to work with and develop resilience in young people to support retention and attainment.
- Well-developed interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills to liaise effectively with a diverse range of people.
You will be someone who is:
- an open and genuine interpersonal communication style.
- a supportive and positive attitude towards others.
- capacity to maintain confidences and display patience when dealing with students.
- the ability to organise own work, to work independently and as a team member, to maintain confidentiality, show initiative and reliably meet commitments.
- effectiveness in dealing with students to ensure that the high standards of the school are met whilst focusing on continual improvement.
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
- A 1-pg written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.
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. ( https://alt-qed.qed.qld.gov.au/working-with-us/induction/department/human-resources/inclusion-and-diversity#:~:text=Pathways%20to%20Parity,participate%20fully%20in%20our%20workplaces. )
