• Fixed Term Appointment - Begin Date: 26 April 2021 End Date: 25 April 2023
• Hours: 27.50 - Part Time
• Classification: Ed Support Level 1-Range 3
• Contact Name: Philip Fox
• School Website: https://daviscreekps.vic.edu.au/

Location Profile

Davis Creek Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic, innovative and energetic Community Hub Leader to work as part of the school team and school community to build our learning culture at our wonderful school in Tarneit.

Davis Creek Primary School opened in 2020 and caters for Prep to Year 6 children. In 2021 our kindergarten opened on site.

The school is situated at 65 Wootten Road, Tarneit. We have an administration building including library, two learning community buildings and a Performing Arts and Physical Education (PAPE) building. These includes flexible collaborative learning spaces, explicit instruction glassed rooms, presentation spaces, quiet reading areas or small group nooks, specialist labs, games and construction settings and staff work spaces.

Our school is developing a rich curriculum using an international curriculum framework of the Primary Years Program with also a rigorous focus on teaching literacy and numeracy. We also implement the Berry Street Education Model as our structure to student wellbeing.

Our Motto:

Balit Djerring-Stronger Together

Vision

Davis Creek Primary School’s vision is to nurture a creative and collaborative learning environment where teachers and students can:

• Achieve beyond their goals and provide excellence in teaching and learning in a safe and supportive education environment
• Flourish as caring individuals who display compassion and build positive relationships
• Embrace challenges and take principled action, both locally and globally developing international mindedness
• Be engaged, empowered and energised learners who demonstrate a high level of agency
• Develop positive and genuine partnerships with the community.

Mission

Davis Creek Primary School’s mission is to develop and support a successful and inclusive environment where all students actively participate in and assume ownership of their learning. Together we create a rigorous instructional program, which promotes globally minded, creative, curious, confident, and reflective lifelong learners.

Values

Davis Creek Primary School’s values are based on the acronym of C.A.R.E.

Curious, Agency, Respect and Excellence

Please visit our website to learn more about our school to ensure it is a great match for you.

Selection Criteria

1. Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to create positive relationships with families.
2. Experience working on people centric community development projects that support the community and builds their capacity and skill level.
3. Knowledge and/or experience working with families from diverse backgrounds especially culturally and linguistically diverse families, recently arrived and refugee families.
4. Strong networking skills and experience developing partnerships with other agencies to work together on a shared goal.
5. Demonstrated capacity to work both independently and as part of a team, including well-developed planning, time management and organisational skills.
6. Well-developed oral communication skills, as well as sound written and report writing skills.

Role

Community hubs are based in schools and collaborate with a support agency to engage with culturally diverse, disadvantaged communities across Australia. Every hub is different but works towards a common goal of building social cohesion in Australian communities through engaging culturally isolated families, building local connections and delivering formal and informal skills training. Hubs focus on supporting families to connect to opportunities in the early year’s space, aiming to improve child development and school readiness as well as enhancing settlement outcomes. Hubs focus on partnerships that encourage existing services to deliver their projects at the hubs. Programming is tailored to each individual hub after consulting with families and with the support of the national network.

As our Community Hub Leader, your role will be to build relationships with the local community, school and local services. Working in partnerships with the school, your support agency and local service providers, you will be responsible for coordinating a range of activities to support the community at the hub.

Responsibilities

The importance of home/school partnerships is an integral part of school life. This is achieved through the participation of parents through a number of forums, which primarily include School Council, classroom assistance, fundraising, parent information and whole school events.

The establishment of the Community Hub will strengthen these partnerships and establish stronger links with the broader school community. As our Community Hub Leader, you will be responsible for:

• Creating a welcoming environment which encourages parents and their children to engage and become active in the hub.
• Building relationships with parents and the local community to help them discover their strengths, aspirations and needs.
• Plan activities in partnership with local service providers which align with the program outcomes framework. For example, setting up English language programs and playgroups. Planned activities will be informed by your consultations with community members.
• Supporting families to increase their knowledge of child development, parenting and settlement support by providing information sessions/programs at the hub. These should include skill development and capacity building activities.
• Building strong relationships within the school and supporting the school to be able to develop family participation in early years and school readiness programs as well as the schools ability to support and respond to family needs.
• Advocate to local services on family needs and work in partnership with these organisations to make referrals or tailor programs that are delivered out of the school.
• Participate in hub leader meetings and professional development opportunities in the local government area.
• Complete regular reports and share lessons and case studies with your support agency/Community Hubs Australia.
• Participate and support evaluations of the program.

Who May Apply

Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualification to fulfil the specific requirements of this position are encouraged to apply.

A tertiary qualification and/or equivalent experience within community development, education or early years would be beneficial but not required.

EEO AND OHS Commitment

The Department values diversity and is committed to workforce diversity and equal opportunity in schools and all education workplaces. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces.

Child Safe Standards

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the Department’s exemplar available at www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/protect/Pages/childsafestandards.aspx

DET Values

The Department’s employees commit to upholding DET’s Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. DET’s Values complement each school’s own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the DET values is available at www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/workm/Pages/Public-Sector-Values.aspx

Other Information

Important information to all applicants:

• Attendance requirement - 27.5 hours per week. The successful applicant must be flexible and prepared to attend school events that occur outside of the normal school hours (eg. parent teacher interviews). Time in lieu will be offered in line with the School's Time in Lieu policy when required to attend in excess of standard hours. No attendance will be required during school holidays.
• Applications should be submitted as PDF with your cover letter/CV and KSC responses contained in the one document.
• Please ensure you include the details of 3 referees within your application.

Conditions of Employment

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx