Family Partnerships Coordinator
This pivotal role will help manage and deliver one of our most valuable programs – Learning for Life.
Summary about this job
Community Development
Company: The Smith Family
Location: Darwin
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-7-3528-3639
Fax: +61-8-2148-7246
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Detail information about job Family Partnerships Coordinator. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Be part of growing organisation that makes a difference
- Pivotal Coordination role in our flagship Learning for Life program
- Darwin Location
The Smith Family is a national, independent children’s charity helping disadvantaged Australians to get the most out of their education, so they can create better futures for themselves. We are now seeking a Family Partnerships Coordinator to join our growing team.
Reporting to the Team Leader Learning for Life and working with a dedicated and passionate team, this pivotal role will help manage and deliver one of our most valuable programs – Learning for Life. The role involves planning and implementing The Smith Family Scholarships and family support. You will maintain key relationships with a range of stakeholders, including families on the program, partner schools, community groups and volunteers. You will also be responsible for reporting and tracking the progress and attendance of the students, contributing to The Smith Family’s vision.
The Family Partnerships Coordinator role involves:
- Planning and implementing The Smith Family scholarships and family support
- Enhancing relationships with key people in schools to positively impact on attendance and school completion rates
- Contacting scholarship families to promote programs being delivered and inviting them to participate
- Working with students and families to maximise school attendance
- Ensuring excellent data management to support scholarship students
- Sourcing students and families for a media opportunity
It takes a special kind of person to be one of our Family Partnerships Coordinators. Our successful candidate will have the following:
- High level interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills (including computer literacy, data entry and time management)
- Proven experience in establishing and maintaining relevant partnerships
- Demonstrated experience in dealing with challenging situations and people
- Hold a current driver’s licence
Living up to our employment promise, our team members tell us that working for The Smith Family they have great job flexibility and the ability to work alongside committed, passionate and professional team members whilst engaging in challenging, fulfilling and diverse work. In turn, our team members believe that they offer commitment to our vision, mission and values and effective collaboration with fellow team members to delivery strong performance outcomes.
If you are passionate about what you do, committed to make a difference and this sounds like your next role, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact us by sending your resume together with a one page (maximum) response to the following:
Please outline the skills, attributes and experience you have that would ensure your success in the Family Partnerships Coordinator role.
To [email protected]. You may view the position description at https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/au/get-involved/jobs.
For any other information, please contact Meredith Saunders on 08 8985 6841.
Closing date: 6 August 2018
Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidates must be prepared to undertake a National Police Check and a Working with Children’s Check. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to principles of cultural diversity. Applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged.