About the School:
Our school is nestled in a natural bushland setting within the local Petrie, Kurwongbah community offering the highest quality education to children from Prep to Year 6. The school motto 'Individuals Together' captures our philosophy of maximising the potential within each of our students across the breadth of academic, cultural and social aspects of school life. A warm, welcoming school culture is achieved through our school values: Caring, Honesty, Respect, Resilience and Excellence. Our experienced, caring staff sustain a relentless focus on continuous improvement for all children, fostering critical learning partnerships between home and school and growing a collegial learning community which enriches our professional capability to provide the highest quality educational experience for our families. Kurwongbah State School excellence in education since 1986.

About the Role:
As the Early Years Support Coordinator your responsibilities include:

• Plan and undertake a community engagement strategy (outreach) to connect families with the Kindy Lin Q program.
• Work in partnership with the Kindy Lin Q Teacher to refine and/or target aspects of the program in ways that: respond to priority populations of the local community; enhances the capabilities of children and families; supports their needs and interests; and strengthens the confidence of parents/caregivers in understanding how to support and enrich their child's learning and development.
• Support families to draw on the strategies and experiences shared at Kindy Lin Q and continue to use these in the home environment.
• Work with the school to strengthen partnerships with local early childhood services and community agencies to support pathways to Kindergarten and wrap around support for enhanced child and family wellbeing.
• Share information about Kindy Lin Q with local services and agencies.
• Investigate and coordinate targeted visits by key local agencies into Kindy Lin Q sessions e.g. regular visits by a Child Health Nurse, Nutritionist, Librarian, approved kindergarten providers/educators.

Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

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 response to the "How you may be assessed" section of 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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