Family Support Coordinator - Blackwater State School and Blackwater North State School

Queensland Government; Davao City; On-site; PHP 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental educational body in Davao City seeks a Family Support Coordinator to work with students, families, and staff across two schools. This role focuses on improving student attendance and engagement through collaboration with parents and external services. You will assist in the transition from early childhood services to formal schooling, building relationships that foster positive educational outcomes. Ideal candidates will have experience in education, child development, and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience working with families and children in an educational setting.
• Demonstrated ability to drive positive outcomes for families.
• Familiarity with health, therapeutic, and developmental services.

Responsibilities

• Implement collaboration with external partners for positive family outcomes.
• Work with teachers and staff to understand and meet child needs.
• Sustain positive relationships with parents and school staff.

Skills

Collaboration with external partners

Relationship building

Understanding of child development

Ability to connect families with services

Job description

The family Support coordinator will work with classroom teachers, school support staff and families across the two schools of Blackwater State School and Blackwater North State School to establish safe and positive patterns of attendance.

You will assist the school team to support children and families, successfully transition from early childhood services to formal schooling.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!

Who We Are

Blackwater State School

Blackwater State School (Prep-Year 6) offers a warm, caring learning environment with a focus on respect, responsibility, effort, and safety.

The school delivers a rich curriculum across literacy, numeracy, science, humanities, and the arts, tailored to engage students through differentiated teaching and open, well‑maintained outdoor learning spaces.

With small‑class settings in air‑conditioned rooms and a strong emphasis on student wellbeing and positive behaviour, the school builds confidence, resilience, and a sense of community.

Blackwater North State School

Situated in the coal‑mining town of Blackwater, Blackwater North State School serves students from Early Childhood through Year 6, emphasising inclusive education with a dedicated Special Needs Program.

The school provides specialist teaching in PE, music, arts, and Japanese, alongside differentiated learning and intervention programmes tailored to student needs. Its modern, accessible facilities include air‑conditioned classrooms, computer labs, a multipurpose court, and a hall, fostering a supportive and collaborative learning environment.

Step Into Your Next Chapter

• Implement structured and long‑term collaboration with a diverse range of external partners to drive positive outcomes for families and children to engage successfully with learning and strengthen relationships with parents and carers to facilitate improvement in student attendance, behaviour and engagement in learning.
• Work with classroom teachers, teacher aides and specialist support staff to understand the child's needs and connect families with services, such as health, therapeutic and developmental interventions to support engagement with learning.
• Build and sustain positive relationships and effective partnerships with students, parents, school staff, government agencies and community services and provide expert input into decision‑making processes to ensure optimum outcomes for children and their families.
• Bring expertise into school communities about vulnerable children and families and their needs to facilitate engagement in learning and improved learning outcomes.

Please view the role description for a full list of responsibilities.

Submit Your Application

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history).
• Attach a 1‑page written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Occupational group

Education & Training