Role Details

The Opportunity

We are seeking a qualified and experienced marketing professional who would like to become a vital part of a small school community and help us to make a big difference in the world!

Primarily working school hours, you will be willing to be flexible to attend school community events during the term, and will have the bulk of the school holiday periods for your own pursuits and family time.

This is a part-time position, working 15 hours per week, 42 weeks per year. 

Key Responsibilities

As Marketing and Community Engagement Coordinator at St Joseph’s School you will:

• Assist leadership to develop and implement marketing activities to promote the school profile, facilities and achievements with the aim of attracting and retaining student enrolments.
• Coordinate the school’s social media and online community engagement activities to achieve regular and positive connection and interaction both within the school community and more broadly.
• Review, update, and coordinate the school’s website to ensure it reflects contemporary and current content to publicly promote the school and its activities.
• Develop and facilitate internal communications, such school newsletter and articles for the school’s website.
• In collaboration with school leadership, develop plans and resources to support and enhance community engagement, external partnerships with local services and community groups and Old Scholars for participation in ongoing activities and programs.
• Use analytics to report regularly on marketing initiatives and content performance and adjust accordingly to achieve identified targets.
• Attend school events and activities and engage with the school community to regularly capture and utilise appropriate and consensual content for the school’s website, newsletters, online platforms and other publications.

About You

We are looking for someone with a genuine desire to embrace and promote our St Joseph’s School community with:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications (Marketing or Communications) and demonstrated experience in a comparable role. Experience working in the Education sector is desirable.
• Proficiency across the various marketing and communications disciplines, including social media
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including thoughtful visual and written storytelling, comprehensive report-writing, editing, proof-reading and presentation skills.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills to develop a positive rapport with others and build engaging, credible, trusting and respectful relationships.
• Ability to initiate, analyse, design, plan, execute and evaluate marketing and associated matters and generate and evaluate ideas through analysis of information and concepts to meet the needs of the school.

Additional Information

This position is a temporary position which may become permanent following the initial appointment period.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates and appoint prior to the closing date.

The successful candidates will be required to undergo our screening process, which includes a Working with Children Check, E-Screen, Applicant Declaration Form and RRHAN. 

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