• Become part of our family and make a difference to young Australians through supporting their education
• Permanent Full Time
• Based in Woden, ACT

The Smith Family is a children’s education charity that helps young Australians experiencing disadvantage to create better futures for themselves through harnessing the power of education.

We are seeking a Family Partnerships Coordinator to join our family. Reporting to the Team Leader, Learning for Life and working alongside dedicated, energised, and passionate team members, this role will work with families receiving the Learning for Life scholarship to achieve stronger educational outcomes for children.

About our role

You will be responsible for:

• To coordinate the delivery of the Learning for Life program in the Community, supporting families to achieve a high level of school attendance, effective school transitions, senior school engagement and post school planning which contribute to participation in post schoolwork or study in the long term.
• Developing and supporting relationships with referral partners (mainly schools)
• Recruiting potential Learning for Life scholarship participants to maintain program targets
• Working with the wider team to refer Learning for Life students to in-school programs
• Participating in relevant practice development and process improvement teams as required

About you

As well as passion for community, you will bring the following:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining partnerships
• Demonstrated experience in administration
• Understanding of the education sector
• Demonstrated experience in working with disadvantaged / marginalised groups and communities
• High level interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexibility to respond to competing demands
• Have or willing to obtain an employee Working With Children's Check

About our culture

The Smith Family has employees at the centre of its values and operations. We nurture a supportive and inclusive culture that enables people to achieve personal and professional goals, through collaboration and innovation. With a proven work-life balance, wellbeing and health are our top priorities. Enjoy many other benefits, such as tax concessions and flexible working arrangements.

If you are passionate about what you do, committed to make a difference and this sounds like your next role, please click apply, we’d love to hear from you. Please address the selection criteria in your cover letter. You may view the position description here.

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate 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.

A position description is attached.