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Youth Support Coordinator (Identified) - Urangan State High School


Company : Teaching Jobs


Location : Hervey Bay, Australia


Created : 2025-06-16


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Education (Organisation site )North Coast Region, School and Regional Operations and Performance DivisionAn exciting opportunity exists for a passionate and flexible Youth Support Coordinator (Identified) to join the Urangan State High School executive leadership team.Urangan State High School is a school with momentum, in the midst of an exciting renewal and the successful applicant in this permanentvacancy will contribute to the leadership of this renewal through empowering a community of curious learners, creative thinkers, and connected humans.Urangan State High School are seeking applications for an enthusiastic and flexible team member to join our Aboriginal and/or Torres Islanderstudent support team.Our award-winning school has a population of approximately 1500 students from Year 7 to Year 12. With a focus on implementing the curriculum with fidelity, Urangan State High School have a late start for students every Monday and Friday so that our teachers can collaboratively plan curriculum with alignment and precision. This provides an additional 110 minutes of focused planning time each week to our teachers, improving work/life balance.Our school is a friendly, happy, and busy place where our focus is on developing individual and collective excellence through the pursuit of our just cause: empowering a community of curious learners, creative thinkers, and connected humans. In actively pursuing this cause in all that we do, we help to discover the best within all students through high quality educational and social experiences that expose them to new ideas, new ways, and new possibilities - ultimately supporting every student to have opportunities for "what comes next.About the RoleResponsibilities include, but are 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 monitor post program support as required to meet program performance criteria.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.Mandatory Requirements for and Identified Role:It is a genuine occupational requirement for Identified roles that the position be filled by an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander person as set out in Section 7 of theAnti DiscriminationAct 1991for the purposes contained in Section 25 of that Act.Verification of Aboriginality and/or Torres Strait Island heritageFor administrative purposes, in relation to an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified role, an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person is a person who identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and is either:accepted as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community in which he or she lives.By definition a person who is not an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cannot be employed (on any basis) to perform the duties of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified role.Applicants to this positionmay haveto provide confirmation of their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage. Requesting proof of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage from applicants helps to make sure that this intention is honoured.How to ApplyPlease attach a 2-pg written statement in response to the attached role description;Applicants are requested to provide a CV (maximum 2 pages) with contact details of 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).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).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.DocumentsBefore applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.KeywordPlease use * for wildcard searches.Search exact phraseCheck to search for the exact phrase. 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