CIRC Education Specialist

Berry Street Yooralla is seeking a CIRC Education Specialist to support children and young people in residential care to reconnect with education, learning and school communities.

• Noble Park, Boonwurrung Country
• Part time (4 days a week), Fixed Term (12 month) role
• $86K - 92k pa (depending on experience)
• Super & Salary Packaging(pro rata)

The Opportunity

This role sits within Berry Street Education Services and provides specialist education support to young people who may have experienced trauma, disrupted schooling and complex life circumstances. You will work closely with students, schools, residential care teams, Child Protection, DFFH, Youth Justice, DET, alternative education providers and other community service organisations to support young people back into meaningful learning pathways.

This is a mobile and relationship-focused role, requiring flexibility, creativity and a trauma-informed approach. You will work across schools, residential care homes, community settings, the office and remotely, depending on the needs of the young person and their care team.

About the Role

As a CIRC Education Specialist, you will advocate for young people and support their education needs through outreach, care team collaboration, enrolment support, education planning and tailored learning strategies.

You will:

• Build rapport with young people in residential care and support them to reconnect with learning.
• Advocate for students’ education needs in care team meetings and school-based discussions.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, principals, Child Protection, DFFH, residential care staff and other professionals.
• Support enrolment processes, including school tours, meetings, paperwork and administration.
• Develop, review and support Individual Education Plans.
• Provide trauma-informed education strategies to schools, homes and care teams.
• Support safe and flexible learning environments for students with complex needs.
• Maintain accurate case notes, progress updates, reports and student records.
• Travel across the designated region to meet with students, schools and care teams.

About You

You are a confident, self-motivated and compassionate professional with experience supporting young people who may have complex needs, challenging behaviours or barriers to education.

You will bring:

• Experience working with high-risk young people of school age or marginalised communities.
• A strong understanding of trauma-informed practice and the impact of trauma on learning.
• The ability to engage and support a diverse range of students with complex needs and behaviours.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to facilitate meetings and engage stakeholders.
• Knowledge of education systems, school practice and student support resources.
• Strong organisation, time management, record keeping and self-management skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work flexibly across different environments.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to build strong working relationships with schools, residential care teams and community partners.
• A Bachelor-level qualification in Education, Youth Work, Social Science or a related field.

The Benefits

• Regular reflective supervision
• A culture that values and support professional development
• $15,900.00 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging + Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff's immediate family
• Leave loading 17.5%

We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of the Victorian community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies.

We encourage applications from people with lived experience of disability. You'll receive adjustments and support throughout the whole process — from the application stage to starting in the workplace. If you require the position description in a different format or any accommodation or assistance during the application and interview stages please contact the person listed on the ad or alternatively email recruitment@berrystreet.org.au

Berry Street Yooralla 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.

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a NDIS Screening Check, Working with Children Check and National and International Police check (if required) and NDIS training.

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