Learning Diversity Teacher

MacKillop Education is a Catholic Specialist P-12 School that comprises of three school campuses; Geelong, Maidstone and Caulfield. It caters for children and young people who are disengaged or at risk of disengaging from mainstream education. The students referred to MacKilllop have a history and/or ongoing experience of trauma and their needs are complex and diverse; self-regulation is difficult for our students and this can result in challenging social and emotional behaviours. 

We have 1x Permanent Full-time opportunity available based in Geelong, VIC within our MacKillop Education Program.

Make a Difference Every Day: Become a Learning Diversity Teacher

Are you passionate about inclusive education and ready to transform lives through learning? We're looking for a Learning Diversity Teacher who brings heart, innovation, and expertise to the classroom — and beyond.

In this vital role, you’ll design and deliver engaging learning programs that cater to the unique needs of each student, ensuring every learner has the opportunity to thrive. Whether you're leading a class or working one-on-one, you'll be creating a safe, supportive, and empowering environment where students can succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.

You’ll work closely with our Learning & Teaching leaders to co-create trauma-informed, responsive education programs tailored to students who have faced significant life challenges — including trauma, abuse, or neglect. Your work will be instrumental in helping them reconnect with learning and reach their full potential.

Partnering with our passionate Wellbeing team, you’ll also play a key role in supporting students to build confidence, develop emotional resilience, and enhance their social skills — paving the way for lasting change in their educational journey and beyond.

If you're driven by purpose, thrive on collaboration, and believe in the power of education to change lives, we want to hear from you.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A four-year teaching qualification or equivalent and eligibility for Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) registration
• Demonstrated understanding of and experience in implementing highly aspirational initiatives in student learning, informed by the Victorian Curriculum 
• Experience in the design, delivery and assessment of programs that cater for the diverse and complex needs of individual learners, and engage students who have a range of learning difficulties and challenging behaviours
• Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively and creatively with colleagues to improve the quality of programs and enhance student outcomes

Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.

Our offer:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges
• Generous Salary Packaging up to $18,500 (helps increase your take home pay)
• Ongoing Career Development, Education and Training 
• Click HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.

You must have a:

• Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check;
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles)

For more information, please contact Skye at skye.staude@mackillop.org.au

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Child Safe Standards 

MacKillop Education schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards.