Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 10th Jul 2024
- Melbourne > North Melbourne
The River Nile School (RNS) is an independent senior-secondary school delivering Applied Learning curriculum to re-engage refugee school-aged women who may have had disrupted schooling, are newly arrived in Australia or find a flexible learning environment most suitable to their learning. All students who attend RNS have English as an Additional Language (EAL), so developing student levels of language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) is a central focus of our teachers. RNS offers students the VCE Vocational Major (VM) and the Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) with an integrated program with projects negotiated with and developed by students. It provides a high-challenge, high-support learning environment with a strengths-based approach.
RNS offers small class sizes, and teachers work collaboratively to achieve the best possible outcomes for each student with personalised learning, wellbeing and support programs. RNS adopts a holistic model for supporting the unique educational needs of each student, so developing solid student-teacher relationships is essential. Our students come from backgrounds where they may have experienced significant trauma, so we adopt a trauma-informed (healing) approach to our teaching.
Based in North Melbourne, 2024 is our eighth year as a school. RNS grew out of the River Nile Learning Centre (RNLC), established in 2006 to assist the African refugee community. We’ve grown substantially since then, and our student cohort comprises young women from many regions. As a growing school filling a unique gap in the education sector, we are striving to build strong foundations to empower young migrant women to gain the language, life and work skills to thrive.
RNS has ~100 students and a 30-person team, including 12+ registered teachers and 10 allied professionals with social/youth work, multicultural engagement and refugee health expertise. Our team brings different and overlapping strengths, skills and experiences to enable us to respond holistically to students’ educational needs in a respectful and productive learning environment.
For further information, view: www.rivernileschool.vic.edu.au.
As Engagement Officer you have an important role in connecting to our core community, stakeholders and enrolment feeders. You also support associated programs, initiatives and activities of our School, as required, commensurate with your qualifications, skills and experience.
Your Mindset:
Enrolment:
Manage student enrolments and formal mandatory enrolment documentation and processes around admissions and manage relationships with student referral schools and agencies, including school visits and open days. Collaborate with and support the Assistant Principal, Student Support and School Operations, who assesses their school learner fit, level and class placement as each potential enrolment is considered. Ensure enrolment policies and processes target the student cohort RNS was established to support.
Work to support enrolment goals
Implement enrolment strategy
Oversee the onboarding process for new students
Collate and data trends in enrolment and present to leadership team
Work to engage with schools and building relationships that lead to enrolments
Develop relationships with community organisations and connected services that offer feeder enrolments
Represent RNS in other schools as an ambassador. Learn the processes, goals and details in functioning of the school, in order to explain its purpose and function to other schools and organisations
Oversee enrolment enquiries. Organise tours, visits, transition days and other key events
Community Engagement:
Support the implementation of a Community Engagement Strategy
Engage with new arrival communities and support the needs of the community
Attend events outside of hours (time in lieu will be offered) that are a key part of communities and organisations
Develop a presence in communities and be an ambassador for RNS and it’s brand
Support the school in connections to external services
Support any positions that focus on alumni internships, bi-cultural workers/multi-cultural workers
Support the school in develop respectful, trusting relationships with key communities and stakeholders
Develop and maintain relationships with key organisations that support our communities
School Involvement:
Under the guidance of school leadership, research, identify, develop and coordinate appropriate educational / community partnerships that lead to long-term sustainable outcomes for students and community partners.
Contribute to and assist with school communications (e.g. RNS News, Annual Reports, school information sheets).
Represent RNS at stakeholder meetings to facilitate awareness of our program and develop and strengthen our service networks and their support.
In consultation with school leadership and teachers, assist in coordinating the referral of students to external specialist professional agencies and contribute to the support of pathways and transition of students.
Compliance with ALL RNS Policies, Procedures and Codes of Conduct, especially for Staff, Student and Child Safety and Health.
Reporting to and working with the RNS Principal and Assistant Principals.
Working cooperatively, consultatively and collegiately with other RNS school leaders, teachers and staff.
Other duties as assigned by the Principal, Assistant Principals based on the needs of the school
For Information contact: RNS Principal Charles Hertzog [email protected] using the subject line: Engagement Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.
A position description is attached.