- Eaglemont location, Wurundjeri Country
- Part time (0.6 EFT), fixed term position until 30th June 2023
- Base salary $89K pa pro rata + salary packaging + super
For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision. Together.
The Opportunity
Side by Side is a new program, run by Berry Street and Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA), and is an outcomes-based contract and aims to improve engagement, attendance and learning outcomes for some of Victoria’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged children. The objective of the Side by Side Program is to support students in early primary school (Years 1 to 4) who are low attenders to close the gap on their attendance and learning.
The Side by Side Teacher will work across three primary schools in the greater Northern region with Berry Street and VACCA Family and Education Support Workers to improve student attendance and provide 1:1 and small group tutoring support.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with classroom teachers and Family and Education Support Workers to identify individual capacity and wellbeing of students.
- Develop a ‘ready to learn’ plan based on the individual needs of the students with a focus on addressing their social-emotional and educational needs.
- Provide one on one or small group tuition to help develop literacy and language skills.
- Support the engagement of students within an inclusive and equitable educational environment implementing a trauma-aware and culturally sensitive approach to instruction and behaviour management.
About You
- Experience in the development of individual education plans that develop a culture of high expectations for all students through learning goals.
- Positive and trauma aware behaviour management strategies providing for a safe learning environment.
- Strong early years literacy teaching skills, including explicit phonemic awareness and phonics instruction.
- Demonstrated understanding of cultural safety and awareness; and cultural and linguistic diversity (CALD), including cultural safety for children from CALD backgrounds.
- Qualified with a Bachelor of Education and VIT registration.
The Benefits
- Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Generous leave conditions and supportive team structure.
How to Apply
Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted by 11pm on Wednesday 30th of November 2022
Queries to Rebecca Tamplin - Side by Side Team Leader on 0499 303 670.
Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check.
Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify with a sexual and or gender minority identity. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.
Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.
Berry Street is categorised as an Authorised Provider and this position is considered authorised work and subject to mandatory Covid-19 vaccination requirements. You will be asked about your vaccination or exemption status and any accompanying evidence should your application proceed.