• Hybrid role with travel in regional Victoria.
• Full time, Fixed Term until November 2023
• Base Salary $110k pa + Super + Salary Packaging
• Motor Vehicle Allowance $10,500 pa

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

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 program will offer whole of school training that is trauma-aware and culturally responsive for school staff, 1 to 1 student and family support and tutoring support to students who are behind academically.

This role will require travel to locations in Metro Melbourne & regional Victoria on a frequent basis to visit key stakeholders to manage the program.

Key Responsibilities

The Program Manager will have oversight of the Side by Side program and will be responsible for reporting to the Joint Working Group consisting of representatives from Berry Street and VACCA’s Executive teams, Department of Education and Training, Department of Treasury and Finance and Social Ventures Australia (SVA). The primary objectives of the role include:

• Ensuring Side by Side program and staff are delivering the best possible education outcomes for all involved.
• Driving a culture of continuous improvement within the Side by Side Program and Agreed Schools.
• Ensuring transparency and strong communication with all stakeholders (Agreed Schools, Joint Working Group representatives) through high level reporting and consistent data collection and monitoring.

Our ideal candidate will have...

• Experience in Project Management including demonstrated organisational skills, ability to prioritise and work to deadlines and KPI’s.
• Strong understanding and practice working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families.
• Demonstrated commitment to working collaboratively, with proven capacity to liaise with the Department of Education & Training and school leadership teams.
• Ability to gather, analyse, format and report upon quantitative and statistical data, with strong familiarity with DET data tracking systems on student engagement (e.g. attendance) and learning (e.g. literacy improvement).

The Benefits

• Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation
• Flexible work arrangements and generous (well) above award leave conditions
• Motor vehicle allowance paid as part of your salary (additional $10,500 pa)
• The ability to be a part of an innovative social venture program
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family

How to Apply

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted as soon as possible. Applications are being assessed as they are being received.

Queries to Hayley Pethica, Side by Side Program Manager on 03 9429 9266.

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.