Community hubs are based in schools and collaborate with a support agency to engage with culturally diverse, disadvantaged communities across Australia. Every hub is different but works towards a common goal of building social cohesion in Australian communities through engaging culturally isolated families, building local connections and delivering formal and informal skills training. Hubs focus on supporting families to connect to opportunities in the early years space, aiming to improve child development and school readiness as well as enhancing settlement outcomes. Hubs focus on partnerships that encourage existing services to deliver their projects at the hubs. Programming is tailored to each individual hub after consulting with families and with the support of the national network. As a hub leader your role will be to build relationships with the local community, school and local services. Working in partnership with your support agency and local service providers coordinate a range of early years and settlement activities to support the community at the hub.

Create a welcoming environment which encourages parents and their children to engage and become active in the hub:

* Build relationships with parents and the local community and discover their strengths, aspirations and needs

* Informed by your consultations, plan activities in partnership with local service providers in the early years and settlement context which align with the program outcomes framework. For example, setting up English language programs and playgroups

* Support families increase their knowledge of child development, parenting, and settlement support by providing information sessions/programs at the hub. These should include skill development and capacity building activities

*Build strong relationships within the school and support the school to be able to develop families participation in early years and school readiness programs as well as the schools ability to support and respond to family needs

*Work in partnership with local services to make supported referrals and connect families to other programs and learning opportunities in the community

*Participate in hub leader meetings and professional development opportunities in your local government area as well as the Community of Practice- a national space for you to learn from other hub leaders across all the states

*Complete regular reports and share lessons and case studies with your support agency/Community Hubs Australia

*Participate and support evaluations of the program

DET recruitment online Job Ref 1480335 to apply and address selection criteria.