• Education Support, Caulfield
• 3 x Permanent full time positions
• Exciting opportunity to be part of a new team in a new Campus for MacKillop Education

Exciting newly created positions in a new school! This is your opportunity to shape your new role, fully supported by the existing framework within MacKillop Family Services.

About MacKillop Education

The central goal of MacKillop Family Services is to support, to foster hope and to promote justice for children, young people and their families, particularly those who experience distress, disadvantage and abuse. Education is central to that goal.

Children in Out-of-Home Care are a high priority client group of MacKillop Education, as are adolescents at risk of leaving school without vocational skills. MacKillop Education currently provides education support to these young people, through outreach programs from three sites: Geelong, Maidstone, and Warrnambool. We offer education support through our Children in Residential Care Programs (CIRC) and the Western Education Support Team Program (WEST).

Our schools in Geelong (Foundation – VCAL), Maidstone (Years 3-6), and Caulfield (currently focussed on the primary years), cater for students who are disengaged, or at risk of disengaging, from education. The education programs provide flexible learning pathways and they equip participants with the skills to either remain at MacKillop School, re-enter mainstream school or, for senior students, to take up employment or further education options, including traineeships and apprenticeships.

About the role

The primary objective of the Education Support role is to work collaboratively with classroom staff by supporting them to enhance the learning outcomes of students.

This role will report to and receive direct supervision from the Education and Wellbeing Coordinator.

This is a full time, permanent position. This position will be primarily based in the Caulfield campus of the MacKillop School. Some travel may be required.

About you

We are seeking a dynamic and passionate educator who is committed to working with children. Our successful applicant will have a strong desire to work collaboratively to support students with diverse and complex needs.

Key selection criteria include:

• Relevant work experience and a minimum Diploma Qualification or Certificate IV in Education Support or Special Needs
• An understanding of teaching and learning support strategies and the ability to implement these as required
• Demonstrated high-level written and verbal communication skills and high-level interpersonal skills including a capacity to develop constructive relationships with students, care givers, community service providers and other staff.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in understanding the unique nature of providing high quality educational experiences to young people with multiple and complex needs, including those marginalised from school and society through trauma, abuse and neglect.
• Demonstrated commitment and capacity to actively contribute to a broad range of school activities, including student excursions and camps etc.
• An understanding and commitment to the objectives and values of the organisation, including ReLATE and Sanctuary Frameworks, as outlined above, and a capacity to represent MacKillop values, as required by the role.

MacKillop is committed to being a child safe organisation. Applicants will be required to undergo a criminal records checks and hold a valid employment working with children check to be successful.

If you think you have the knowledge and skills to make a positive contribution to the lives of young people and our team, then we want to hear from you.