Participation Coordinator

This is a permanent full-time position commencing ASAP

Schools deliver education, development and learning to their student cohort and ensure all students are provided with the opportunity to achieve positive educational outcomes which make full use of their individual capabilities. Participation Coordinators are a regional support to provide an outreach, case brokerage service to young people who are disengaged or at risk of disengaging. Participation Coordinators work closely with Schools, TAFE and Private Training providers as well as support services, various government and non-government agencies and employers, to broker placements and appropriate pathway options for compulsory school aged students.

Daily travel by car is a large part of the Participation Coordinator role to facilitate in person contact through visits to student’s homes, support services, providers, training providers and employers to provide direct support and optimise success of arrangements.

The Role

If successful, you will manage an assigned caseload within the relevant Education Region. It will be your responsibility to provide individualised case brokerage and face to face outreach support services to Compulsory School-aged Students (primarily senior secondary) who are disengaged or at risk of disengaging.

Participation Coordinators provide advocacy for students to access appropriate support services and work to improve outcomes related to transitions and (re)engagement into an approved option. The role will require the successful applicant to review referrals and undertake assessment of individual st…