Job description
- Classroom Teacher position at Narre Warren, Boonwurrung country.
- Full Time, Ongoing position starting Term 1, 2024
- Base salary $72k – $106k pa (Dependent on experience) + Super & Salary Packaging
“I feel supported at school. I can complete my work knowing my teachers want me to succeed and be myself.” – Bella Year 12 Student
About the Berry Street School
The Berry Street School is a specialist independent secondary school with four campuses located in Ballarat, Morwell, Narre Warren and Shepparton. We offer an adaptation of the Victorian Curriculum for years 7–10, and the Victorian Certificate of Education Vocational Major (VCE VM) and Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) for years 11–12.
The Berry Street School’s vision is to create and sustain a safe and inclusive learning community where our students have access to high-quality education so they can thrive, achieve and belong.
Our School exists to provide high-quality education to young people with a history of adverse childhood experiences who are at risk of disengaging from their education. Our students may have significant gaps in academic achievement and have found it difficult to learn in a group setting, presenting with complex behaviours in school settings.
Your Opportunity
This a great opportunity to join the Berry Street school and learn our renowned Berry Street Education Model of learning. Training will be provided to utilise the Berry Street Education Model in classroom practices.
The classroom teacher role holds responsibility for creating a safe and engaging environment for students to learn and thrive.
The Narre Warren campus are seeking a classroom teacher who values having a positive impact on Berry Street students and their communities.
We welcome both graduates and experienced teachers to apply from Primary and Secondary backgrounds.
Your Skills and Experience
As a qualified teacher you will bring with you the passion and drive to provide positive impacts for students. Within your experience you will know how to confidently tailor curriculum to students individual needs, and monitor and support students academic growth.
Requirements for the role will be to hold a tertiary qualification in Teaching/Education, hold a current Victorian Institute of Teaching registration and be able to work creatively to engage our young people with their education.
The successful candidate will:
- Develop, plan and teach an engaging curriculum tailored to all students’ individual needs.
- Support students’ academic development by monitoring outcomes and growth.
- Support the implementation of the Berry Street Education Model (BSEM), both in classrooms and across the campus, to ensure the effective delivery of trauma informed, strengths-based education.
The Benefits
- Work in small class sizes with additional support
- BSEM training (Berry Street Education Model)
- Regular reflective supervision
- A culture that values and support professional development
Berry Street
Join our team! We are one of the largest independent agencies within Australia, providing over 40,000 diverse programs to young people, children and families across Victoria each year. We pride ourselves on our ingenuity, evidence based and multi-dimensional thinking to provide the best outcomes for our young people! We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful and strive to make this happen each day!
Extra benefits!
- Above award salaries & allowances
- $15,900 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging + Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation
- 10 weeks paid parental leave + other generous leave conditions!
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff’s immediate family
Apply now!
Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted ASAP as we are reviewing applications as we receive them.
Queries to Jamie Ozga – Assistant Principal on 0407 861 603.
Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check.
Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.
A position description is attached.