School Community Liaison Officer - Thornbury High School

Location Profile

As part of the Victorian African Communities Action Plan, education is identified as a key focus area and funding is available to employ School Community Liaison Officers in school communities with high populations of African young people to improve their connection to education and provide tailored support.

The School Community Liaison Officer at Thornbury High School will support your school community and a cluster of neighbouring schools with high populations of African young people to increase school engagement, strengthen partnerships with families and community and facilitate activities to increase retention and school completion.

This role will be one of eight School Community Liaison Officers appointed to school communities with high populations of African young people across the State and supported by a Senior Program Officer appointed by the Department of Education Training (DE) and operating from the DE central office in Melbourne.

Location

The School Community Liaison Officer will be located at Thornbury High School and will work in partnership with two to three neighbouring schools that have high populations of African young people.

At Thornbury High School, we are proud of what we do every day to champion innovation, inclusiveness, and academic excellence. Through our extensive academic and extra-curricular programs, we aim to foster and inspire a new generation of respectful and resilient young people ready to face a rapidly changing world.

The school's enrolment is approximately 1100 students. The school has four Principal class, 70 equivalent full…