Riverview State School is seeking a Community Education Counsellor (Identified) to provide support to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students and families. This position focuses on improving student wellbeing, attendance, engagement, and educational outcomes through culturally relevant practices and promoting a strong sense of cultural identity and belonging within the school environment. This role supports Riverview State School's explicit improvement agenda of improving learning outcomes for all students and creating and maintaining a safe, supportive, and respectful please of teaching and learning. This position is being offered in a Temporary Part-Time capacity (0.49FTE), 36 hours per fortnight. Our preferred days are Monday, Thursday, and Friday.

About our School:

Riverview State School has a diverse school community, catering for students from Prep to Year 6.  We provide an inclusive and multicultural learning environment that promotes individual student achievement in an environment of cultural understanding and celebration. we are a modern education facility that takes pride in catering for the educational, social and emotional needs of our students utilising a range of targeted programs and excellent teaching practices. As a school we support all students including those with special needs through an inclusive education program.

About the Role:

As Community Education Counsellor, your primary responsibility is to provide culturally responsive support, ensuring First Nations perspectives are understood, respected, celebrated, and integrated.

A significant aspect of this Community Education Counsellor role entails developing and coordinating activities and programs, in partnership with external services, that encourage the educational involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and their families.  This may include in-class presentations that strengthen cultural understanding, lunchtime activities, and assisting with the delivery of state-wide programmes such as the Solid Pathways Programme, ATSIAP Challenge, and Deadly Choices.  You will also establish and facilitate regular meetings for families and the community in order to drive participation and engagement.

As Community Education Counsellor, you will provide cultural leadership within the school and provide the school community with information on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander social and cultural perspectives and advises the school leadership team on appropriate cultural protocols to ensure culturally responsive and inclusive practices and strategies can be embedded.

Responsibilities:

• Assist students and families in navigating and engaging meaningfully with education, ensuring both students and families feel valued, supported, and empowered.
• Provide case management support, educational counselling, and cultural guidance with the intention of addressing the individual needs and challenges of students and their families.
• Promote student wellbeing through mentoring, behaviour support, and ongoing guidance.
• Work collaboratively with the school, support providers, and the local community to address barriers to education including language differences, socio-economic challenges, or limited access to support services.  As such, this role prioritises building strong, trusting relationships with students and families.
• Assist with the coordination of significant cultural events throughout the year such as NAIDOC Week and Multicultural Day and support school processes such as enrolment, re-entry, and similar meetings with families.  The CEC also assists with monitoring student attendance and retention through regular student check-ins, home visits, phone calls home, and data tracking.  Other administrative responsibilities include maintaining accurate records (e.g. OneSchool documentation) and participating in ongoing professional development through regional learning opportunities and workshops.

Please refer to the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

Interested? To Apply:  

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history).
• Attach a 1-page written statement in response to the attached role description.
• Attach evidence of the mandatory requirements outlined in the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.