• Permanent Full Time

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 7,000 employees working in more than 440 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We also work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the role

Permanent full time position located in Maroochydore or Murrumba Downs (with travel between and in the area). This position provides education expertise and support to children and young people in LWB Child Youth & Family programs and it aims to achieve education outcomes equitable with their age peers. This is a newly created role due to growth and a refreshed focus on education. The Education Consultant provides collaborative support and service to schools, care teams, Carers, the Program Managers and Children & Young People in the areas of school engagement, education pathways and individual learning plans and learning supports.

Key Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to improve the quality of learning outcomes for children and young people in out of home care
• Provide expert advice on best practice models of curriculum implementation, quality teaching and professional support requirements
• Lead and provide training and support in the development and review of education support plans
• Provide advice, guidance and support to staff and cares working in justice projects and out of home care, including those that provide intensive behaviour support and/or flexible learning opportunities
• Follow and engrain evidence-based practice and trauma informed models such as CARE and TCI into all processes, systems and activities

Skills & Experience

• Relevant qualifications and experience in Education, Special Education and/or related fields (e.g. Social work, Speech-language Pathology, Psychology)
• Hold an unrestricted QLD driver’s licence
• Experience in developing, providing and accessing education and pre-vocational training options for vulnerable children and young people
• Demonstrated experience working within a team providing services to children and young people with high and complex needs in a school, community or youth setting
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders including schools, youth justice, government agencies, family members and community services providers
• Demonstrated experience being flexible and adapting education and training resources to meet the needs of children and young people
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the learning needs and teaching methods required for young people with disrupted and/or incomplete schooling experience
• Strong relationship building skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check.

Benefits

• Permanent full time position
• Salary + Super + Car + great tax benefits
• Join one of Australia’s largest and leading social purpose organisation

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Mikaella Latimore at [email protected], using the subject line: Education Consultant - Sunshine Coast / North Brisbane enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview. 

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA)