Engagement Support Officer

Engagement Support Officer

Branch: Southwell Primary School

Division: South Metropolitan Education Region

Salary: Level 3, $81,448 - $87,376 per annum (pro-rata) (DOE (SSO) CA 2024)

Work Type: Fixed Term - Part Time

FTE: 0.6

Location: Hamilton Hill

Closing Date: 2026-06-19 4:30 PM

This is a 36 month fixed term, part-time (0.6FTE) position commencing Term 3, 2026

Southwell Primary School (PS), situated in Hamilton Hill, is a small school that caters for Kindergarten to Year 6 students. We offer an engaging, safe and friendly place to learn, supported by the commitment of our team of dedicated, child-centred professionals and small class sizes.

At Southwell PS, we value the diversity of our school community and welcome a wide range of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. We strive to form close working relationships with families, communities, and external agencies to support every student's engagement and positive participation.

We build on the knowledge, skills, and prior experiences that students bring to the classroom to ensure that learning is relevant, connected, and appropriate to achieve education success. We provide opportunities for children to explore success academically and beyond, through our outdoor learning program, community partnerships and social and emotional development initiatives.

The school offers an array of health, welfare and education services that meet the changing and diverse needs of the school community. These services aim to engage parents and provide support for children from kindy to year 6, including the transition to high school.

The Role

The Engagement Support Officer works within the Student Services Team to ideally support students, encouraging student attendance and achievement at school through providing an environment that nurtures emotional, physical academic and mental health and wellbeing of all students.

In this role, the successful applicant will assist in the coordination of the Student Engagement Program, contributing to the development and implementation of systems and intervention strategies that provide responsive and effective support for students, families and staff. You will work collaboratively with teachers to offer guidance on strategies that support student wellbeing and engagement, including facilitating group work processes.

The position involves providing a supportive link between the child, the family, the school and other appropriate agencies, to encourage and improve parent engagement as well as participating in multidisciplinary team meetings and case conferences to provide advice and share information. Additionally, you will support student assessments through liaison with key stakeholders and assist the School Administration team with crisis management and response activities as required.

As the Engagement Support Officer, you may make home visits as appropriate, act as a resource person within the school community and participate in school and community projects. You would be responsible for organising and maintaining an effective records system, collating statistical data and providing both annual and case reports as required, as well as assisting with appropriate submissions on school related issues.

Want to know more?

Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Paula Vardy, Principal, on (08) 9236 9400 or emailing paula.vardy@education.wa.edu.au.