Project Officer - Central Queensland Region

The Central Queensland Region, Department of Education is recruiting for two A04 Project Officer, Engagement Support positions. The Project Officers, Engagement Support will undertake activities to support the successful delivery of a project focused on identifying and supporting students between Prep and Year 9 to re-engage with education. These roles, will be responsible for contacting families of students in the compulsory schooling phase who have exited a state school without a valid destination, offering support to re-engage in schooling. The Project Officers, Engagement Support will also contribute to the Central Queensland Region's referral, triage, and administrative processes. This includes monitoring and reviewing workload progression, identifying and escalating cases where there are additional support requirements, and communicating effectively with a range of stakeholders.

About The Department

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

Responsibilities include:

• Participate in, and undertake a designated project and organisational change activities.
• Resolve operational problems and assist in the development and implementation of initiatives, policies, processes and systems for effective and efficient administration of departmental services.
• Assist in coordinating the implementation of policies, practices and procedures, relating to the project.
• Prepare reports and submissions on a range of specific departmental services and respond to related matters identified during the review process.
  
  
  

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

About You

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to:

• Initiate, develop, and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with a range of key stakeholders, including parents and carers, state school principals, regional staff, government departments, non-government organisations, non-state schools, and education and training providers, to maximise re-engagement options for young people.
• Resolve operational problems and contribute to the refinement of processes, and systems that support the efficient and effective administration of departmental services.
• Demonstrate accountability for the execution and quality of outcomes through professionalism, persistence, and transparency.
  
  
  

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 2-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.

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.

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