School Community Liaison Officer

Selection Criteria

• Experience working with school communities, families and community organisations involving individuals of culturally and linguistic diverse backgrounds.

• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship building skills including the ability to partner with and broker support from local community organisations 

• Ability to build strong working relationships with parents and local community organisations to identify best practice and areas for improvement to support student and parent engagement.

• Excellent time management and organisational skills 

• Ability to work as part of a statewide team and embrace a community of practice approach

Role

The School Community Liaison Officer will be required to support school communities to focus on increasing school engagement, strengthening partnerships with families and community and facilitating activities to increase retention and school completion.

The School Community Liaison Officer will be expected to work in collaboration with School Community Liaison Officers appointed to other schools across the North West, South West and South East Victorian regions through membership of an established community of practice. The School Community Liaison Officers will be supported by a centrally based program officer and provide regular reports to support the implementation, evaluation and ongoing monitoring of the project. There is an expectation that this role will require travel to other sites of delivery and to the DET Central Office in Melbourne CBD.

Responsibilities

1. Provide support to school communities they are working wit…