Desiree Johnson

The role of the Casual Relief Teacher is to;

• Implement effective behaviour management strategies, resulting in improved student focus and participation
• Develop a positive classroom environment, fostering collaboration and respect among students
• Participate in professional development opportunities as required
• Lead classroom activities for play-based and immersive learning
• Enhance student comprehension by employing diverse teaching methods and adapting to individual learning styles
• Promote cultural awareness within the classroom by incorporating diverse resources and perspectives into lesson plans and discussions
• Uphold classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules
• Implement prepared lesson plans in established classrooms
• Yard duty as required
• Other duties as required

• The role of the Language Work Trainer is to work across a variety of our programs and projects providing training and support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples engaged in language work
• Support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are working to maintain, revitalise and reclaim their languages
• Support the organisation, development and delivery of training - online and in person
• Provide follow up training and support to participants as required
• Assist in the development of training resources
• Participate in in-house training and professional development opportunities
• Maintain administrative records, training reports and databases
• Contribute to social media and communications
• Other duties as required.

• The role of the Customer Engagement Lead is to motivate and engage with customers regularly whilst they are participating in various stages of their employment action plan
• Establish effective relationships with customers and provide clear career guidance and direction which leads customers to finding sustainable employment
• Application of active listening and questioning techniques which identifies customer goals, strengths, and obstacles, to create appropriate work/life action plans enabling referrals to appropriate servicing, training, vacancies, and activities which support the customer on the journey to job readiness and employment
• Create detailed action plans that establish customer employment and lifestyle goals, targeted strategies, actions and steps to achieve employment goals
• Conduct thorough initial customer assessments
• Conduct JSCI’s and Capability assessments as required
• Review the progress of customer action plans on a regular basis and revise as required
• Provide mentoring support and direction to ensure sustainable employment outcomes are achieved for the customer
• Actively recognise and celebrate customer success in achieving milestones and employment outcomes
• Actively develop and foster relationships with employers, community organisations and industry partners.

• The role of the Aboriginal Engagement Officer is to support the Sunbury Aboriginal Corporation achieve its aim of establishing a community hub in Sunbury
• Liaise with local Aboriginal communities to determine their health and wellbeing and cultural needs
• Develop, implement and facilitate cultural programs and local community events
• Engage and support local Aboriginal people to access Sunbury Community Health and other relevant local services
• Contribute to building a culturally safe environment within SCH as well as the broader Sunbury community
• Actively link with State-wide, Regional and Local Aboriginal Services, plans and initiatives to ensure current thinking is best-practice and evidence based
• Develop and lead innovative methods of engagement with the Aboriginal community with an emphasis on connecting the unconnected
• Provide advocacy support to the community on relevant issues, linking the community with relevant stakeholders and processes as appropriate
• Research, identify, apply and acquit funding opportunities relevant to current work
• Represent Sunbury Aboriginal Corporation and Sunbury Community Health at relevant external forums
• Attend Staff meetings, relevant network meetings, program planning and professional development sessions
• Engage in ongoing professional development and quality improvement activities
• Provide relevant reports to the Sunbury Aboriginal Corporation Board as required
• Participate and actively engage in regular supervision
• Other duties as required to achieve position specific or organisational objectives.

• The role of the ATSI tutor is to provide learning support to Indigenous students enrolled in accredited training programs offered through the Education Centre primarily to support language, literacy and numeracy skill development required to improve Indigenous student learning outcomes
• This position seeks to develop language, literacy and numeracy skills required to improve student commitment and outcomes in teaching and learning environment whilst in custody in a Correctional Setting
• The role involves: Responding to the learning styles and needs of Indigenous learners
• Working with and supporting Indigenous learners to enhance their engagement with learning both in class and independently as required
• Maximising the acquisition of new skills and knowledge
• Ensuring completion of learning activities and assessment tasks as part of the successful learning experience.

• The role of the Aboriginal Parent Engagement Worker is to work collaboratively within the Family Services Team in Hume to facilitate additional support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to empower families with increased parenting competence and confidence
• To liaise with Family Services staff regarding the ongoing management of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families including the use of assertive outreach
• To provide one-on-one support to referred and disengaged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families around a range of parenting issues in a variety of formats, including within the home and group environment
• To ensure that appropriate and required documentation of all consultations with families is completed in accordance with required standards
• To effectively support individual families and facilitate their early and sustained participation in relevant groups and programs, in particular engagement with Early Year Services, the Universal and Enhanced Maternal & Child Health Services
• Build and maintain respectful and trusting relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
• Facilitate the Boorais playgroup for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and their children.

• Project Officer’s role is to support processes relevant to the design, development, maintenance, support and review of programs and services targeting Indigenous prisoners and offenders
• Assist in the planning and coordination of special projects and events
• Provide the necessary administrative support to the IPSU to meet the priorities of the Unit within required timeframes
• Assist in the development, maintenance and ongoing improvement of office information management systems
• Establish and promote effective relationships between Corrections Victoria, the Koori community and other agencies
• Contribute to the development of policy relevant to Corrections Victoria’s responsibilities for Indigenous prisoners and offenders and ensure that programs and services targeting Indigenous prisoners and offenders are consistent with government policy objectives
• Contribute to Corrections Victoria achieving its Mission to deliver safe and secure corrections systems
• Assist Corrections Victoria to pursue its Vision of Confidence in Corrections
• Provide support to Aboriginal Well-being/ Liaison Officers, Indigenous Community Corrections officers and Indigenous Service Officers as required
• Liaise with prison management, departmental staff, families and other agencies and develop partnerships and service provision protocols with relevant Indigenous organisations and community groups, in promoting the well-being of Indigenous prisoners
• Provide education, counselling services and advice to Indigenous prisoners, assist with the resolution of welfare issues within prison facilities, of welfare matters extending outside the prison facility
• Provide information and assistance to Indigenous prisoners in pre-release and post-release programs and entitlements to assist community reintegration following release
• Undertake other tasks as requested by Management of the IPSU.

• Indigenous Liaison Officer’s role is to assist with implementing Consumer Affairs Victoria's (CAV) Indigenous Consumer Protection Strategy by providing a community development and liaison role to improve access to consumer information and consumer protection services for Victoria's Indigenous communities
• Assist Indigenous consumers with their consumer enquiries via a targeted enquiry service (telephone, counter and letter)
• Contribute to ongoing program development and evaluation, identify strategic projects as required
• Develop and maintain effective stakeholder relationships with Indigenous community organisations as well as other consumer and community groups, government and semi‐government bodies and industry
• With direction from CAV experts, develop and deliver targeted presentations and/or workshops on consumer issues of importance to Indigenous communities
• Identify opportunities to deliver presentations and/or workshops; organise and administer schedule of presentations to Indigenous communities
• Project and promote a positive image of CAV to the Indigenous Community at all times
• Work closely with CAV management to set targets; report on key outputs, achievements and emerging consumer issues including those that may require investigation
• Participate in evaluation of activities as required by management
• Participate in professional development as required by and negotiated with Management
• Monitor and implement the Koori’s Know Your Rights project.

• Personal Advisers provide individualised assistance to specific customer target groups by motivating them to participate economically and socially as fully as possible in their community
• This participation is intended to facilitate their eventual return to work
• The Personal Adviser services the following target group customers: Better Assessment (At Risk customers: Eg
• Indigenous and Prison release), Better Assessment for people with Disabilities, Mature Age, Parents
• Personal Advisers role is to develop a rapport with individual customers, listen to and understand their situation
• Assess each customer’s needs and explore the options available to improve their situation
• Deal with a diverse range of customers
• Assist customers to identify strengths and barriers to their economic and social participation
• Liaise with, and refer customers to, internal and external service providers as appropriate
• Develop and maintain relationships with external service providers who can assist customers to increase their level of economic and social participation
• Monitor customer progress and review participation plans to reflect progress and changing circumstances
• Manage a diverse workload
• Maintain quality and correctness of own work
• Maintain customer records as required
• Respond to customer queries on a limited range of payment related tasks
• Respond to changing business imperatives and be prepared to work in different locations as required
• Liaising and networking with remote Indigenous communities to enhance participation
• Liaising and networking with other Service Providers, with a view to deliver holistic services to these communities
• Eg
• Aligning visits to coincide with each other for the promotion and implementation of the Australian’s Working Together Initiatives
• Build strong relationships with these community councils, Elders, CDEP providers, Women's Resource Centres, schools, clinics and community stores.

• The role of a Language Worker is to produce Aboriginal language resources for educational and for entertainment purposes
• The types of areas covered during the traineeship were: Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Desktop publishing, Data manipulation, Audio and Video Material Production, Consultation, Public Relations, Electronic Communications, facilitation of the Wagaman Aboriginal Language Program at Pine Creek Primary School (NT), liaising with Aboriginal Elders and recording languages, language translation and interpreting.

• The role of the AIEW is to provide a caring and supportive environment to ensure Indigenous students from Prep (5yo) to Year 7 (13yo) are supported in the enrolment process and monitoring of attendance
• To work in partnership with classroom teachers to provide support for individual and small groups of Indigenous students to improve literacy and numeracy outcomes
• Deliver the Pause, prompt, Praise reading program to teach Indigenous students Reading skills and improve reading levels
• Deliver Phonological Awareness programs to Indigenous students
• Support the school leadership team to access appropriate networks including government and Indigenous organisations to develop a harmonious and culturally inclusive environment that works to engage and empower Indigenous students and their families
• Support Indigenous students in activities in and out of the school environment
• Support Indigenous students on excursions, out of school sporting events and school camps as required
• Support and assist Indigenous students attending the homework centre
• To provide appropriate administrative and professional support in line with the responsibilities of the position.

• The role of the Inclusion Support Teacher is part of the teaching staff who, as a member of the Inclusive Education Team, has particular responsibility for working with other Teachers to ensure that the learning needs of identified students in all classes are supported
• Assist Teachers in the school with inclusive education practices to provide a learning environment where all students are treated equitably, have equal access to learning, and feel valued and supported in their learning
• Monitor, evaluate and adapt programs to meet identified outcomes
• Work closely with teachers to deliver equal learning opportunities to all students by supporting students with learning difficulties, additional needs or disabilities.

• The role of the Kindergarten Teacher is to provide comprehensive and effective educational and care services in accordance with the cultural, educational and developmental needs of our children
• This role will include addressing the needs, concerns and sustainability of families and the wider community
• The role will be responsible for the development and implementation of an innovative curriculum and the delivery of an approved kindergarten program
• It must also meet the requirements under the Education and Care Services National Law 2010, the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011 and the National Quality Standards
• Develop an early childhood education (ECE) program in line with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), Queensland Learning Kindergarten Guideline (QLKG) and the National Quality Standards (NQS)
• All observations, programs and information developed at the service, for the service and in relation to the service (including during personal time) always remains the property of the service
• Ensure delivery of the program is compliant with the Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme: Funding Category Guidelines 2022
• Implement and maintain an innovative ECE program: based on planning, reflective practices and intentional teaching; in conjunction with local businesses, schools and other organisations to broaden the children’s connectedness to their community; and include appropriate indoor and outdoor experiences, physical activity, music and movement
• Evaluate the ECE program according to the objectives and outcomes of program and teaching strategies.

• The role of the Kindergarten Teacher is to plan and deliver a quality Early Childhood education program that reflects the Principles, Practices and learning outcomes described in the Victorian Early Years Learning & Development Framework (VEYLDF) and VECTEA 2016 and the National Quality Standards
• The program and practice will be stimulating and engaging, enhancing children’s learning and development
• Provides a high-quality kindergarten program that supports the social/emotional development of all children attending
• Supports the Educational Leader
• Provides a program that supports school readiness
• Performs the duties outlined plus other duties as directed provided such duties are within the limits of the employee’s skill, competence and training
• Is committed to professional development in order to maintain a high level of creativity and innovation within the children’s program
• To foster respectful, professional relationships with all parents and families
• Understand and implement the goals and outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework
• To Support other educators to deliver effective and valuable documentation of children’s learning in accordance with the centre philosophy and the Learning Outcomes (EYLF, VEYLDF)
• To plan, implement and evaluate an educational and developmentally appropriate program for all children attending and efficiently organise time and prioritise tasks
• To understand and implement the objectives of the service philosophy
• To Contribute to the review of the Quality Improvement Plan in collaboration with the Educational Leader, Centre Manager, and other educators
• To mentor students on placement.

• The role of the Early Childhood Teacher is to be responsible for the curriculum in accordance with NT Christian Schools policy and Government regulations and reports to the Kingdom Kids Director Palmerston Christian School
• Report to the Kingdom Kids Director
• Ensure the Centre adheres to all relevant QECNT regulations and the Kingdom Kids policies
• Contribute to compliance inspections and registration process
• Plan, Develop and Supervise the implementation of educational and/or developmental programs for 3-5 year olds in conjunction with the Centre Director
• Manage the Early Learning Centre curriculum in line with current best practice and accreditation expectations and conditions
• Assist the Centre Director where necessary in: The enrolment status of children including interviewing, enrolment and exiting of students
• Management of student behaviour in conjunction with centre and school staff
• Communicate with parents and the wider PCS community
• Conduct staff appraisal and capacity building process in line with PCS policy and procedure
• Maintain quality improvement program and be actively involved in strategic and operational planning
• Provide leadership and mentoring for the Early Childhood Educators
• Attend Whole school as well as other staff meetings or professional development as agreed with the Kingdom Kids Director.