This is a Permanent Part-time (3 days per week) opportunity based in Geelong, VIC.

Our offer:

• Generous Salary Packaging up to $18,500 (helps increase your take home pay)
• Ongoing Training and Development
• Study Leave for ongoing employees
• Career Development

About the Program:

Our Outreach Paw Pals Program focuses on building student engagement and confidence and enhancing learning outcomes. This will be facilitated through Animal Assisted Educational (AAE) based activities and individualised learning sessions, working alongside trained therapy dogs and program facilitators. AAE is a planned and structured student intervention with specific academic and educational goals.

About the role:

• To improve learning outcomes for children and young people in Out-of-Home Care and primary and secondary school settings, using a specialised Animal Assisted Education Curriculum.
• To foster a collaborative approach with educational and community services stakeholders.
• To ensure the Paw Pals Animal Assisted Education Program meets the complex needs of vulnerable and at-risk young people.

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience working with a therapy dog, in an educational setting.
• Relevant qualification and experience in working with animal assisted therapies, as well as owning a qualified therapy dog.
• Experience working with vulnerable and at-risk young people and an understanding of how trauma impacts on learning.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with staff teams and other stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, to take initiative and a capacity for effective decision-making.
• A demonstrated ability to manage and prioritise a range of tasks, plan workloads and work to deadlines.
• An understanding and commitment to the objectives and values of the organisation and a capacity to represent MacKillop views as required by the role.

You must have a:

• Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check;
• Valid Working with Children Check;
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check

NDIS Worker Screening Check:

For more information and how to apply please view: Victoria: Department of Justice and Community Safety

How to Apply:

Click 'Apply Now' where you will be redirected to the Paws Pals Program Facilitator vacancy within MacKillop's careers page. On this page please refer to the How to Apply section at the bottom, this will take you to our recruitment portal.

Please make sure you address the selection criteria as outlined in the PD as part of your application.

For more information, please contact:

Sarah Castle at [email protected], using the subject line: Paws Pals Program Facilitator - Geelong enquiry via EthicalJobs, or on 0418 302 195

Shortlisting may commence prior to the closing date.