• Full time, 2-year contract commencing in Jan 2025
• Join a passionate, energetic and purpose driven team
• Access NFP salary packaging, and extra leave

About Dolly’s Dream and the Alannah & Madeline Foundation:

Dolly’s Dream was created by Kate and Tick Everett following the tragic loss of their 14-year-old daughter, Dolly, to suicide, after ongoing bullying. Kate and Tick’s goal is to prevent other families walking this road.

They want to change the culture of bullying by addressing the impact of bullying, anxiety, depression and youth suicide, through education and direct support to young people and families.

Dolly’s Dream is proudly supported by the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, a national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to keeping children and young people free from violence and trauma wherever they live, learn and play. Through Care, Prevention and Advocacy programs, we fight for their right to be safe, so their future is strong.

About our team:

Our team is passionate, authentic and above all, we are motivated by the important work that we do. Our organisation values are embedded into every way in which we operate at the Foundation. Everyone has a responsibility to promote and demonstrate our values: We act with courage, We are stronger together, We are curious, We believe accountability matters and We act with empathy, always.

About the role:

Reporting to the Dolly’s Dream Program Manager, the School Engagement Coordinator (Distant Ed) requires regular travel to schools located in remote, rural, and regional areas of Queensland and the Northern Territory. To be successful in this role you must reside in Queensland or Northern Territory.

The School Engagement Coordinator (Distance Ed) will work closely with young people, their families, and school staff to ensure students successfully adapt to the social and cultural challenges of transitioning from isolated home environments to boarding schools.

• Full time
• 2-year contract

To make an impact in this role, you will:

• Provide direct assistance to students transitioning from geographically isolated properties to boarding schools, ensuring their social, emotional, and educational needs are met.
• Develop and implement strategies to help students build social connections, improve communication skills, and cope with the cultural shift experienced when moving to a boarding school.
• Prepare students for the significant lifestyle changes they will face, focusing on building resilience, managing homesickness, and adapting to boarding school environments.
• Work closely with students’ families, school staff, and boarding school personnel to develop individualised support plans tailored to each student's needs.
• Conduct regular visits to remote and rural schools across QLD and NT, providing on-the-ground support and engagement with students, families, and educational communities.

The perfect you:

• Experience in education or a school setting (essential)
• Have a lived experience of Distance Education and Boarding Schools (highly desirable)
• A qualification in education (desirable)
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in executing projects or initiatives either in the non-profit, corporate, consulting, or public sectors (essential).
• Previous experience in delivering social change projects; frameworks or initiatives in the education sector to a high level (essential).

We’ll offer you a purpose-led culture, with a focus on wellbeing including:

• Access to full NFP salary packaging benefits.
• Flexibility and Wellbeing focus
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available
• Up to an additional 5 days leave each year, on top of the statutory holiday entitlement.
• A supportive and friendly team environment.
• Learning & Development budget
• 8 weeks paid primary carer leave or 2 weeks paid secondary carer leave
• Substitution of Public Holidays (Australia Day, Good Friday and Easter Monday)

To apply:

Please review the attached position description for this role before clicking Apply Now and ensure you address the 'Knowledge, Experience and Requirements' section in your application.

For further information contact Amy Williams, Dolly’s Dream Program Manager – [email protected] using the subject line: Dolly's Dream School Engagement Coordinator - Distant Ed enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Important - please note:

Dolly’s Dream and the Alannah & Madeline Foundation has the highest commitment to child safety. A police check and current Working with Children Check (or equivalent) are required for the successful applicant.

The Foundation takes all reasonable steps to prevent any risk to the health and safety of staff. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation requires all staff who perform ‘in-person’ work or who are required to attend the office to be fully vaccinated and to provide evidence of their vaccination, or medical exemption, prior to commencement.

A position description is attached.