A day in the life of a hub leader Lina, hub leader, Chester Hill Public School Hub
8.00am: When I first arrive at the hub, I check my emails and do what admin I can. I’m also often preparing for the first activity, which starts at 9am. About 8.30, I go to the staff meeting to keep on top of what’s happening at school, build relationships with the other teachers and promote what’s happening at the hub. I make connections with other staff and casually inform them about the hub and what’s been happening.
9.00am: I walk around and chat to parents after they drop off their kids for school. Since I started in this role, this has been the single most important thing I do. I’m often out in the playground building relationships. Many parents are happy to see me and bring things up that I can help them with. Sometimes I’m not out for long, and some mornings I’m there for over an hour talking to families. If a parent has an issue, then I spend time with them. Like yesterday, one of the mums needed support to link to a teacher about their child. If it’s not too busy at the front of the school, I make my way to the canteen where families are making the lunch orders. I have hub posters with me and I chat to the women there.
10.00am-12.30pm: Today, I attend our school readiness program, which a new family has joined. I spend my time getting to know both the mum and her child and their interests. Even though the mum doesn’t speak much English, I am friendly and ask lots of questions. I want to clarify my understanding about the development of her child, who will be starting school next year. Depending on the situation and what we’re talking about, I sometimes ask for help from another family with the same language, but there are times when this isn’t appropriate.
14 HOW TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY HUB
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FIRST EDITION |
OCTOBER 2016