About the Department:
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About the Role:
The successful applicant will work in partnership with Trinity Bay State High School in Cairns and other Cairns schools to identify students from the Torres Strait who have left their home communities to access educational opportunities and who are living in homestay arrangements. The Project Officer will assess the support needs and support mechanisms currently in place for these students and for their care-givers. They will work in partnership with school staff to implement appropriate mechanisms to monitor students in homestay placements in terms of their attendance and engagement, academic progress and retention.
The Project Officer will be required to prepare a detailed report back to the Queensland Department of Education Far North Queensland and other stakeholders at the end of the project period.
About You

The ideal candidate will possess:

• High quality oral and written communication skills and well developed interpersonal skills especially as they relate to working with Torres Strait communities
• A knowledge of the issues facing young people and their families who are living and being educated away from their home communities
• Strong IT skills
• The ability to work as part of a team but also work independently as required.

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 2-page written statement in response to 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.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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