Family Support Coordinator - Laidley District State School

job recruited via Department of Education and Training (Queensland) (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)

Job Reference QLD/MSR669136/25T

Closing date November 19, 2025

Location Ipswich region

Contact 07 5466 8222

About this job

Who We Are:

Laidley District State School is a proud and caring school located in the heart of the Lockyer Valley, dedicated to providing a safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environment for all students.

The school focuses on building strong foundations in literacy and numeracy while fostering creativity, resilience, and respect.

With a supportive community and committed staff, Laidley District State School helps every student strive for their personal best and develop a lifelong love of learning.

Step Into Your Nex Chapter:

As the Family Support Coordinator you will assist the school to support children and families successfully transition into school from early childhood services. You will facilitate access to learning or engagement supports to help establish positive patterns of school attendance, behaviour and engagement in learning. You will link families to external government and non-government supports and services to reduce barriers to learning for students.

Responsibilities include:

Work with classroom teachers, teacher aides and specialist support staff to understand the child's needs and connect families with services, such as health, therapeutic and developmental interventions to support engagement with learning.
Work with and support the needs of vulnerable children from diverse and complex backgrounds, including First Nations young persons with disability and young persons in care.
Support family capacity building to assist their child's learning, development and wellbeing, ongoing engagement in school, and the school to respond to the complex needs of students and families.
Assist school communities advocating for vulnerable children and families to address their needs and facilitate engagement in learning for improved learning outcomes.

Please view the role description for a full list of responsibilities.

The Perfect Fit:

Experience working in a culturally responsive manner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and/or a willingness to work and train in culturally appropriate approaches is essential.
Knowledge of the regions demographic and local service providers and agency supports would be highly regarded.

Submit Your Application:

Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.