Job title: Koorie Academy of Excellence Liaison Officer
Company: State Government of Victoria
Job description: Are you passionate about supporting Koorie youth to achieve their potential?
We are looking for a fulltime 1.0 FTE Koorie Academy of Excellence Liaison Officer to join our team in 2024.
You will plan and deliver a program of out of school opportunities for participants in the Koorie Academy of Excellence to build their leadership, career and academic strengths and their cultural connections. Events are held outside of school hours and we require someone who is flexible to work some evenings, weekends and in the school holidays. We are looking for someone with excellent planning, organising, stakeholder management and teamwork skills. This is a great opportunity to support young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in the inner north of Melbourne.
This role is identified as available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants only. Confirmation may be sought from applicants.
The primary responsibilities of the koorie academy of excellence liaison officer is to:
- Support the development and delivery of a structured Koorie Academy of Excellence (KAE) program based on connection to culture, leadership, academic strength and school engagement, for Koorie students in years 7 to 12.
- Advocate for and assist KAE students to identify their career passions and achieve their aspirations by supporting students to complete Year 12 and transition successfully into a further study pathway of their choice.
- Develop KAE students’ leadership opportunities and capabilities through cultural and leadership activities designed to support students to become leaders and role models in their schools, communities and beyond.
- Work with the students’ schools and the department’s Koorie Education Workforce to ensure individual education plans and career action plans for KAE students are in place and progress is documented.
- Develop and maintain partnerships within the cross-disciplinary area team, with KAE students, their families, the Koorie community, government departments, community service providers and tertiary institutions to support the development and delivery of programs and activities within the KAE program.
For more details regarding this position please see attached position descriptions.
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Job details
Job Reference: VG/DE/SRS/20007991B
Location: Melbourne – Northern Metro
Work Type: Ongoing – full time
Job Function: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Classification: VPSG4
Salary Range: $92,332 – $104,762
Job Duration: N/A
Date posted: 28-Feb-2024
Application Close Date: 13-Mar-2024
Attachments: (Word, 248KB)
Contact:
Maria Radoslovic
maria.radoslovic@education.vic.gov.au
Expected salary: $92332 – 104762 per year
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Job date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 03:23:27 GMT
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