Eoi - Director - Student Child And Family Connect

Eoi - Director - Student Child And Family Connect

Government, Defence &
Emergency
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JOB DESCRIPTION

Are you a highly motivated leader with a commitment to realising the potential of every student? North Coast Region has a temporary Director, Student Child and Family Connect position open for expressions of interest.

Job details

Position status

Position status Fixed Term Temporary

Position type

Position type Flexible full-time

Occupational group

Occupational group Education &
Training

Classification

Classification SO

Workplace Location

Workplace Location Sunshine Coast,Wide Bay

Job ad reference

Job ad reference QLD/NCR571823/24E

Closing date 19-Jun-2024

Yearly salary

Yearly salary $155548 - $162751

Fortnightly salary

Fortnightly salary $5962.10 - $6238.20

Job duration

Job duration A period of 6 months unless otherwise determined

This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.

About the Role:

As the Director Student Child and Family Connect you will lead a multi-disciplinary team to support vulnerable children, young people and families remain engaged or re-engage with education or transition to a viable pathway.

Responsible for leading the North Coast Region's student protection, students in care, youth support coordinator, youth engagement service, education justice initiative, senior pathways, industry partnerships and multi-tiered systems of support teams, you will be adept at monitoring data, making evidence-based decisions, brokering cross-agency collaboration, managing risks and driving practice improvement in alignment with Equity and Excellence.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead and manage the delivery of the Regional Student Connect initiative, manage and maintain oversight of the broader student engagement and other relevant portfolios.
• Undertake ongoing analysis of a wide range of research and regional data pertinent to children and young people's engagement and disengagement from education in order to identify strategies and actions within the department, and with other agencies.
• Promote discussion, reflection and action across the department, schools and other agencies to encourage multi-agency approaches to lifting vulnerable children and young people's engagement in early childhood education, school, or training across Queensland.
• Gather data on numbers and characteristics of children and young people supported, and the nature of interventions and outcomes of cross agency collaboration.

Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

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.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.

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).

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 candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.

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