Help young people Thrive, Achieve, and Belong.

At Berry Street School, you’ll work with young people who have experienced trauma, disruption and disadvantage, and help them rediscover safety, connection and a belief in their own potential.

You won’t just teach the curriculum.

You’ll rebuild trust.

You’ll create belonging.

You’ll open doors to futures that once felt out of reach!

• Shepparton Campus, Country
• Full Time, Permanent position - Starting Term 2, 2026
• Base salary $95K pa + Super & Salary Packaging

About Us

Berry Street is one of Australia’s largest child and family service organisations, supporting over 35,000 children, young people and families across Victoria each year.

Berry Street School is a specialist independent secondary school that supports students at risk of disengaging from education.

We offer:

• Years 7–10 adapted Victorian Curriculum
• Years 11–12 VCE VM and VPC

Our classrooms are small, flexible and deeply relational. Our work is grounded in the Berry Street Education Model (BSEM), trauma-informed practice and strong partnerships with families and support services, ensuring learning is safe, relational and responsive to each young person’s needs.

Wellbeing Worker

As a Wellbeing Worker, you will support students’ social, emotional and educational engagement. Working alongside teachers and wellbeing staff, you will help create calm, inclusive classrooms and support students to regulate, participate and remain connected to learning.

You will:

• Provide wellbeing and engagement support to students
• Assist with Individual Education Plans and Ready to Learn Plans
• Implement trauma-informed strategies using the Berry Street Education Model
• Support attendance, engagement and positive behaviour
• Liaise with families, staff and external services as needed.

About You

You are calm, compassionate and relationship-focused, with:

• Experience supporting young people with complex social, emotional or behavioural needs
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to build positive relationships while maintaining clear boundaries
• Confidence supporting student engagement, regulation and participation in learning
• Commitment to trauma-informed, inclusive and culturally safe practice
• Ability to remain calm and solutions-focused in challenging situations

What You’ll Receive

• Full Berry Street Education Model training
• Coaching, reflective supervision and professional growth
• Salary packaging (up to $15,900 + meals/accommodation)
• 10 weeks paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and well-being supports
• A team that has your back and a culture that genuinely cares

Our Commitment

Berry Street is a child-safe, inclusive organisation. We actively welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.

Apply Now!

Submit your resume and a brief cover letter by 11pm, Wednesday 1st April, 2026.

Contact Rachael Coulbourn, Assistant Principal on 0427041009 for further information on the role.

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 and Worker Care Exclusion Scheme if applicable.

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 as LGBTIQA+. 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.