Family Partnerships Coordinator

• Make a difference to young Australians through supporting their education
• Permanent full-time position
• Based in Blacktown, NSW

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 organisation. Reporting to the Team Leader, Learning for Life and working alongside dedicated, energised, and passionate team members, this role takes a collaborative partnership approach to develop and maintain purposeful education focused relationships with students and families participating in the Learning for Life program.

About our role

You will be responsible for:

• Support Learning for Life families to participate in their children's education and overcome any barriers they have identified linked to school attendance and completion.
• Analysing data to identify families that may have children in need of strategic support.
• Work with partner schools to enable referrals of families to our program.
• Maintain Learning for Life program participants to required target.
• Ensure accurate and timely data entry into the database.
• Administer Learning for Life scholarships
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with identified partner schools and community agencies.

About you

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

• Proven experience in taking a family partnership approach.
• Experience in supporting families through challenging situations.
• Proven experience in supporting families through appropriate referrals to community agencies and local partners.
• Excellent organisational and administration skills including computer literacy, data entry and time management.
• High level interpersonal skills.
• Hold a current drivers licence and 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. You may view the position description here. For any other information, please contact Warunee Nuij, Team Leader, Learning for Life at Warunee.nuij@thesmithfamily.com.au.

Closing date: 10 November 2024

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.