School Profile

Cranbourne Primary School is located in the Casey South Network and the municipality of the City of Casey. The City of Casey is the third fastest growing municipality in Victoria. Cranbourne Primary School is located geographically in the original section of Cranbourne within walking distance to the Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre, Casey RACE – swimming center, Cranbourne Secondary College, Cranbourne library, and the Cranbourne sporting complex. The school has a designated geographical zone with 80% of enrolled students travelling to the school from outside the dedicated zone. The SFO is currently 0.60 and the SFOE index is 0.5238. 

The student enrolment is currently 257. The school is structured into four Learning Communities - Foundation, Junior, Middle and Senior. The student population is culturally diverse with families who have backgrounds which include over 28 languages, including English and 64% of students with Language Background Other Than English (LBOTE). Our students with limited English are supported by a 0.8 EAL teacher, who provides students the opportunity to develop their oral and literacy skills in small groups. The school has increased practices of inclusion for students and families who are refugees and/or who have experienced trauma. This work was undertaken in partnership with Foundation House. The next step to promote and develop community connections is the development of a Community Hub.

The school is supported strongly by parents who contribute to School Council and actively raising funds through our Community Links Group.

The school supports students on the PSD program and all student wellbeing across the school by working closely with families and coordinating support from external service providers including: Orange Door, Kids Hope mentor program, Versa Learn - Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Pediatricians, Monash Children’s Hospital, Psychologists and the Casey South network SSSO team. 

The school has established strong partnerships with DHHS, Lookout, Berry St to support students in OHC and the regional KESO supporting our students who identify as Indigenous.

The Hub leader will:

• Work with school staff and community members to provide a welcoming environment,
• Be first point of contact to assist community members with enquiries,
• Link community members to information, programs and services where applicable,
• Advocate specific family/group needs or issues to the partnership members as necessary,
• Organise activities, program events in response to community needs, interest and program outcomes,
• Liaise with community services and organisations to provide activities, programs and events,
• Promote the Community Hub within the local community,
• Participate in evaluation activities as required,
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with community members, services, funding agencies and local early years network,
• Develop and implement an annual work plan in line with contractual obligations and program outcomes,
• Budget and reporting accountabilities,
• Complete relevant documentation for the Community Hub,
• Manage partnership agreements between the lead agency and local community services,
• Attend and participate in hub leader network, learning and
• Liaise with Community Hubs Australia, The Smith Family and other support agencies to share resources and information.

Selection Criteria

• SC1 Demonstrated high level skills and capacity to coordinate the establishment and development of the Community Hub.
• SC2 Demonstrated high level oral and written communication skills.
• SC3 Demonstrated the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position of Community Hub Leader.
• SC4 Capacity to work cooperatively with a range of people including school staff, support agencies, community organisations and families.
• SC5 A commitment to ongoing professional learning and growth.