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VET Classroom Teacher - Ignatius Learning Centre

Jesuit Social Services
  • Keen to combine your passion for education and social justice, whilst making a difference?
  • Richmond location - close to public transport.

About the organisation

Jesuit Social Services is a social change organisation working to build a just society where all people can live to their full potential.

Since 1977, we’ve provided services in some of the most disadvantaged in our community.

We place a high priority on advocacy and are a leader in policy development and research.

About the program

Enrolling students for the first time in 2021, the Ignatius Learning Centre offers an education that fosters responsibility and transformation, and that engages young people who have had a severely disrupted education and are at significant risk of incarceration and/or further involvement with the youth justice system.

As a specialist Catholic Secondary School guided by a Catholic social ethos and Ignatian heritage, we provide a holistic education, so that students can experience success in a safe and supportive environment. The Ignatius Learning Centre enables students to restore hope, experience a sense of belonging, flourish and reach their potential.

The Ignatius Learning Centre opened in Term 1 of 2021, initially enrolling approximately 20 young men, aged 15 – 17, offering the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) as the curriculum.

About the role

The VET Classroom Teacher will be a member of our Ignatius Learning Centre and report to the Deputy Principal. The role will contribute to the development of education programs appropriate to the identified learning and wellbeing requirements of young people with complex and diverse needs, who have often experienced trauma, abuse or neglect.

Qualifications/industry experience in the following areas:

  • Music
  • Hospitality

This is a part-time position. The position will be primarily based in Richmond, however some travel may be required.

Competitive remuneration, plus salary packaging benefit is offered together with ongoing professional and career development.

Candidate requirements

To be successful in the role you will have:

  • Passion for and commitment to working with children who have complex and diverse needs and may also be disengaged from learning. Experience in working with children with special needs and challenging behaviour is highly desirable.
  • Someone who is resilient, flexible and has the capacity to work collaboratively as a part of a committed and passionate team.
  • Demonstrated experience in planning for and implementing high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluating the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.
  • Demonstrated experience in monitoring and assessing student learning. Demonstrated experience in using data to inform teaching practice and providing feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
  • Demonstrated ability to use highly refined interpersonal and communication skills at all times with all stakeholders within the school community.
  • Experience and knowledge relevant to working with young people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
  • Understanding of and sympathy for the mission and ethos of Jesuit Social Services, and a demonstrated capacity to provide leadership in this dimension of the role.

What Jesuit Social Services can offer you

  • A comprehensive Induction and Orientation program
  • Ongoing role related training and development
  • An organisation that lives their values, through our day to day work
  • A welcoming and supportive environment
  • Employee assistance program
  • A competitive salary plus salary packaging benefits
  • Generous leave

How to Apply

A position description is attached.

For further information please contact Sarah Afif on 0418 283 138.

Applicants are required to respond to each of the Key Selection Criteria, with names and contact numbers of two referees. Applications that do not directly address Key Selection Criteria will not be considered.

Please apply in confidence.

Applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date and may be subject to change without notice.

Jesuit Social Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We celebrate and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, cultural background, age, gender, sexuality, disability or religious affiliation.

Jesuit Social Services takes child protection seriously. We undertake multiple screening processes including appropriate reference and background checks, Working with Children Check and police checks to ensure the protection of children and young people in our care.

You are required to meet the behaviour standards outlined in our Code of Conduct.

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