Indigenous Student Success Mentor

Venture Education; Townsville City; Sur place; AUD 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Venture Education in Townsville is seeking an Indigenous Student Support Officer to guide and motivate First Nations students studying CHC30125 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care. You will provide culturally safe mentoring, case management, and wraparound support from enrolment through to completion.

The role focuses on recruitment, building trust with families, coordinating LLN support, and developing individualised plans while maintaining relationships with ECEC employers in

Qualifications

• Experience working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Case management or mentoring experience with at-risk learners.
• Certificate IV in Community Services, Youth Work, Education Support, or related field.

Responsabilités

• Undertake community-based recruitment and outreach to identify prospective First Nations students
• Build trust and rapport with students and their families
• Conduct pre-enrolment job preview sessions to align expectations with ECEC roles
• Provide weekly mentoring and case management to enrolled students
• Develop and monitor individualised support plans
• Identify disengagement risk early through attendance and progression monitoring
• Follow up on non-attendance within 24 hours
• Deliver or facilitate culturally responsive practices, including yarning-based study sessions
• Coordinate contextualised LLN (language, literacy, numeracy) support
• Build and maintain relationships with ECEC employers in the Townsville region

Connaissances

Case management

Mentoring

Cultural sensitivity

Formation

Certificate IV in Community Services, Youth Work, Education Support, or related field

Description du poste

Venture Education in Townsville is seeking an Indigenous Student Support Officer to guide and motivate First Nations students studying CHC30125 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care. You will provide culturally safe mentoring, case management, and wraparound support from enrolment through to completion.

The role focuses on recruitment, building trust with families, coordinating LLN support, and developing individualised plans while maintaining relationships with ECEC employers in