• 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 will travel primarily to schools within Victoria, with occasional travel to New South Wales & Queensland. To be successful in this role you must reside in Victoria.

The School Engagement Coordinator will travel to schools in remote, rural, and regional parts of Victoria, New South Wales & Queensland and manage the bookings and scheduling for all Dolly’s Dream programs.

• Full time
• 2-year contract

To make an impact in this role, you will:

• Work with the full range of Australian schools in building awareness of Dolly’s Dream funded activities to assist with the prevention of bullying.
• Deliver face-to-face and virtual workshops to students, parents, and teaching staff, introducing programs, providing support, and promoting behaviour change around bullying. Includes travel to schools in Victoria, NSW & QLD. (Training provided)
• Regularly communicate with Australian schools via promotion campaigns, telephone, online, and face-to-face meetings to promote Dolly’s Dream resources to assist with the prevention of bullying.
• Be responsible for communication planning and providing appropriate communication materials for Australian schools, while managing the bookings and scheduling for all Dolly’s Dream programs. (Training provided)
• Provide Mental Health First Aid Training to teachers and selected communities. (Training Provided)

The perfect you:

• Experience in education or a school setting (essential)
• 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).
• Excellent presentation and communication skills to conduct training, presentations, and facilitate workshops with schools (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 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.