Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 23rd Mar 2020
An exciting full time, ongoing teaching opportunity to join an evolving organisation where you can provide quality education and support to our students who are disengaged, or at risk of disengaging from 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.
The Generalist Teacher is a member of our Mackillop Education in Maidstone and reports to the Deputy Principal. This role will contribute to the development of education programs appropriate to the identified learning and wellbeing requirements of children with complex and diverse needs, who have often experienced trauma, abuse or neglect.
Our successful applicant will have a passion for and commitment to working with children who have complex and diverse needs and are disengaged from learning. Experience in working with children with special needs and challenging behaviour is highly desirable.
We are seeking someone who is resilient, flexible and has the capacity to work collaboratively as a part of a committed and passionate team.
Our successful applicant will have a strong knowledge and experience of developing curriculum and supporting students with special needs.
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.
For more information, please contact Anne Henderson, Executive Principal at [email protected] or 0401 646 667.
A position description is attached.