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Teaching Assistant

Berengarra School

About Berengarra School

Berengarra School is an independent, not-for-profit, co-educational secondary school for students who have had significant difficulties in mainstream educational settings. All students who attend Berengarra School have social and/or emotional disability that have contributed to their difficulties remaining engaged in education. Berengarra School offers innovative programs to engage these young people and meet their individual needs in a stimulating, non-judgmental learning environment delivered by specialist staff.

Berengarra School believes in respect and empathy for all members of our community and that all young people have the right to an education in a caring, supportive environment that can meet their individual needs. Berengarra School seeks to provide each student with a "Chance for Change".

Child Safety

Berengarra School takes a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and is fully committed to ensuring that its strategies, policies, procedures and practices meet all Child Safety Standards as specified in Ministerial Order No. 870 (2015). All Berengarra School staff are required to sign a Code of Conduct in relation to their safe involvement with children.

Please see our website for a copy of our Child Safe Policy.

The Role

The Teaching Assistant works as part of the Education Support team which identifies and meets the individual needs of students. This role assists teaching staff in creating and maintaining a safe, stimulating, and supportive learning environment. This role is primarily located at the Box Hill Campus, but attendance at other campuses may be required in the performance of their duties.

To be successful for this role, you will possess:

  • Qualifications in Youth Work, Education Support or similar
  • Highly developed communication skills
  • Demonstrated capacity to think and work creatively to engage students in learning
  • Enthusiasm and a strong energy base for working with challenging adolescents
  • Demonstrated capacity to work autonomously and as part of a team
  • An open, accepting, caring and non-judgmental approach to work
  • Willingness to be flexible with duties is essential
  • Demonstrated understanding of working effectively with adolescents, particularly with challenging behaviour, mental health issues and/or social/emotional disability
  • Experience with or knowledge of Social and Emotional Disability and Trauma-informed Education

A position description is attached.

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