Academic Coordinator - Queensland (Identified Role - Indigenous)
CSIRO
- Brisbane, QLD
- $93,267 per year
- Training
- Full-time
- Contribute to the impactful work of CSIRO's Young Indigenous Women's STEM Academy
- A meaningful opportunity to support female and female-identifying students participating in the Academy
- Offering flexible hybrid full-time or part-time options
- Establishing, maintaining, and fostering ongoing and culturally respectful relationships with schools, families, communities and stakeholders.
- Understanding and following appropriate protocols when working and communicating with Aboriginal communities and Torres Strait Islander communities.
- Providing positive role modelling to Academy students.
- Demonstrating appropriate behaviours at all times when working with children.
- Providing guidance, support and assistance to students participating in the Academy using individualised, solution-focussed, case management approaches.
- Working collaboratively with the Academy team to develop and deliver support materials, activities, and resources for Academy participants, including developing and/or attending Regional STEM Camps.
- Contributing to the collection of monitoring and evaluation data and reporting as required.
- Managing responses to enquiries about the Academy program.
- Other duties as directed.
- A demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies, cultures and the issues affecting these cultures in Australian society as well as a demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- Experience in working with or developing programs that support social and emotional wellbeing and educational outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people and/or a qualification in secondary education (any STEM areas), social work, youth work or psychology.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain strong and productive relationships and networks with young people, families, stakeholders, colleagues and supervisors.
- Demonstrated understanding of how to work safely with children.
- A current Australian Class C driver's licence and ability to travel, including interstate, as required.
- Experience supporting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young women in educational settings, specifically for STEM.
- Experience developing and/or delivering STEM programs for high school aged students.