Hub leaders play a vital role in connecting parents and children with local schools, agencies and people in the community.
This toolbox will be updated frequently. If it doesn’t answer your questions, reach out to your support coordinator or your local network of hub leaders – they will likely be able to help.
This toolbox will help:
- Hub leaders setting up a hub for the first time.
- Hub leaders new to an existing hub.
- Hub leaders in running and continually developing their hub.
Want to learn more? Click to find out about the history of hubs, our key program outcomes, and the impact of hubs.
If there is something missing from this toolbox, please let us know at: info@communityhubs.org.au
Hear from a hub leader in the network to learn what working in a hub will be like and the important things to consider when connecting with hub participants:
What hubs do
Engage and connect families in culturally diverse communities.
Connect preschool children into playgroups and prepare them for school.
Provide opportunities to learn and practice English.
Build pathways to volunteering and employment.
What hubs achieve
Child outcomes
Culturally diverse children enjoy and succeed in school and achieve optimal health, development and wellbeing.
Family outcomes
Culturally diverse families function well, have the capacity, confidence and skills to nurture child learning, and are connected, active participants in the community and workforce.
School outcomes
Schools respond to the needs and aspirations of culturally diverse children and families.
Community outcomes
Community services respond early and effectively to culturally diverse child and family needs.
You are fully supported in our network
Hub leaders are supported
by other hub leaders
Your fellow hub leaders are an excellent resource for you to gain an understanding of the characteristics of the local community.
Hub leader and
principal connection
After connecting with the principal, together you will work together to review and plan programs for the following term.
Support coordinator
and hub leader
Support coordinators are your sounding board for new ideas. They are also a vital source of information for relevant services and referrals.