Youth Worker - Malanda State School

About Malanda State School

Welcome to Malanda Primary School. We are a coeducational Prep to Year 6 facility with an enrolment of around mid 400's students. We are situated on the Atherton Tableland amidst World Heritage rainforest in tropical Far North Queensland. Our community is reliant upon agriculture and to a lesser extent the tourism industry. The ABS considers us 'outer regional'. We are committed to providing all students with a quality education. For us, quality is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skilled execution. It represents the wise choice of many alternatives.

We believe that relationships are central to our students' success and value the work that goes into building them. We are committed to preparing our students to become positive, active, resilient and productive Australian Citizens. Underpinning this commitment are the values of Honesty and Openness; Initiative; Diligence; Respect; and Supportiveness.

About the Role

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Be part of the professional team working with the school and the community and liaise with students, teachers, parents, guidance officers, special needs teacher, administrative officers, officers of welfare agencies and other government departments.
Monitor the attendance policy as a means of increasing awareness of students experiencing problems and allow for intervention before such problems get out of hand.
Forge links between the school and families of students who show persistent absence from schooling to encourage students' continuous attendance at school and to assist students determine future educational requirements.
Identify and provide appropriate assistance to students experiencing difficulties at school and/or at home which may put them at risk of leaving school prematurely.

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 in response to the attached role description.
Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in the attached role description

OR;

Attach evidence of the mandatory requirements outlined in 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).

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