Aboriginal Education Support Coordinator

This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 1, 2025Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference to the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in the Mid-West Region?Geraldton Senior High School (SHS) is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Aboriginal Education Support Coordinator (the Coordinator) to join their collaborative and committed team and support best practice in the implementation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education within the school and the school's community.Geraldton SHS is an inclusive, diverse, and vibrant, growing school of choice located in a coastal, connected community.
In 2019 the school transitioned to a Year 7 to 12 campus with an additional 3-year groups added to the school site.
The school has adjusted well to this change and staff have worked to ensure younger students are catered for and provided with opportunities throughout their six years of schooling.
The first group of Year 7 students will complete Year 12 in 2024.Our collective vision and moral purpose is 'Learning Now, for the Future'.
We are dedicated to this vision, and it calls us to action in several areas that define what Learning Now, for the Future, means.It means that we teach a curriculum that is rich with real world relevance and has embedded career development within it.
Our students are exposed to opportunities for career exploration through language and work-related skills.
We teach our students to be literate and numerate to provide them with the foundation of empowerment for their futures.
This is balanced with the commitment to explicit teaching of social, emotional, and self-regulation skills, in order to prepare them for a life of wellbeing.
We focus on our students becoming effective positive communicators.
We design our learning experiences to ensure students learn to think critically and problem solve, using design thinking as crucial STEM thinking skills for the future.
We help our students define what the future is for them, and what success looks like for them, in both the short term and long term.
Above all, we purposefully plan learning that will prepare our students to contribute to their community and society as a whole.Find out more about our school by visiting or The RoleThe successful applicant should have extensive knowledge of the issues and needs of Aboriginal youth, families, and their communities.
The Coordinator would provide leadership and consultancy to the school's Executive and Leadership Teams to support Geraldton SHS in implementing the Department of Education's strategic plan for culturally responsive leadership and the Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework.They will ideally be well organised, have highly developed conceptual and analytical skills as well as the ability to develop effective working relationships within and external to the Department, including Aboriginal families and communities.
They would be integral in supporting the work of Geraldton SHS by providing Aboriginal perspective to help strengthen cultural responsiveness and improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal students.The priority of this position involves leading in collaboration with school teams strategies aimed at improving school attendance, engagement and academic achievement of Aboriginal students and productive working relationships with Aboriginal families and stakeholders.The successful applicant would be responsible for co-facilitating with the school's Principal the Cultural Reference Group and the Aboriginal Education Committee at Geraldton SHS.
The Coordinator will lead and manage the professional growth and career progression of the school's team of Aboriginal and Islander Education Officers (AIEOs) and provide mentorship and coaching to AIEOs on a needs basis.
They would work and liaise collaboratively with Follow the Dream staff, the STARS Foundation (Aboriginal Girls Engagement Program) and Clontarf Academy (Aboriginal Boys Engagement Program) who are located on school site to sustain an efficient, effective, and coordinated approach in meeting the needs of Aboriginal students.The position will promote the use of local Aboriginal language across the school.Want to know more?Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).For more information about this opportunity, please contact Karena Shearing, Principal on (08) 9965 8400 or emailing Equity and DiversityWe are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community.
We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Explore our for more details.EligibilityTo work with us, you must: be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; andconsent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).Application InstructionsApply online in two easy steps:Step 1: Select Apply for JobComplete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one (1) being your current line manager.Step 2: Attach your documentsYour application should include: A CV of up to two (2) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position A four (4) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF Demonstrated knowledge of local issues and needs of Aboriginal children, families and communities and experience in applying that knowledge to the education sector.Demonstrated well developed organisational, planning and program management skills, including the ability to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.Demonstrated well developed conceptual and analytical skills and ability to identify and clarify trends and issues and provide innovative solutions to address them.Demonstrated well developed facilitation, negotiation, and consultation skills with a proven ability to work collaboratively and maintain effective working relationships within, and external to the Department, including Aboriginal families and communities.Demonstrated well developed written communication skills, including experience in preparing reports and general correspondence.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.Your application must be received before the closing date and time.
Late applications will not be accepted.For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education's Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SS931478Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process.
This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.Applications close: 4:30pm (AWST) on Friday, 15 November 2024