- Shepparton location, Yorta Yorta country
- Casual Relief Teacher Position
- $43.66 - $63.56 p/h including casual loading (Dependent on experience)
For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose.
Berry Street will continue to be a strong and independent voice for the children, young people and families with whom we work. In collaboration with others, we will advocate for investment in early intervention and prevention services that enable families to be safe and stay together. We will use approaches that are culturally safe and informed by the best evidence available. We will measure and learn from the impact of our work, and we will continually contemporise our models of practice.
The Opportunity
The Berry Street School is a specialist independent secondary school with four campuses located in Ballarat, Morwell, Narre Warren and Shepparton. We offer an adaptation of the Victorian Curriculum for years 7–10, and the Victorian Certificate of Education Vocational Major (VCE VM) and Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) for years 11-12.
The Berry Street School’s vision is to create and sustain a safe and inclusive learning community where our students have access to high-quality education so they can thrive, achieve and belong.
This role is Casual and starts from Term 2, 2023. This role is currently based at our Shepparton Campus.
Key Responsibilities
The primary objectives of the Casual Relief Teacher role are to:
Deliver an engaging curriculum based on the individual needs of the students with a focus on the ability to teach wellbeing, independent, literacy and numeracy skills and to support the engagement of students within an inclusive and equitable educational environment implementing a trauma-aware approach to behaviour management.
About You
To be successful in the role, you will hold a tertiary qualification in Teaching/Education, hold a current Victorian Institute of Teaching registration and be able to work creatively to engage our young people in their education. You will understand the importance of and have the ability to work in a team environment in this setting and have an understanding of the trauma-informed strengths-based education model approach.
The Benefits
- Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.
- Exposure and learning from our very own lighthouse model - BSEM.
How to Apply
Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted by ASAP as we are assessing applications as we are receiving them.
Queries to Dieni Powell, Assistant Principal 0428649914
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 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.
Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.