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**Role Description/Criteria**
- MacKillop Education is a Catholic Specialist P-12 School that comprises of three school campuses; Geelong, Maidstone and Caulfield. It caters for children and young people who are disengaged or at risk of disengaging from mainstream education. The students referred to MacKilllop have a history and/or ongoing experience of trauma and their needs are complex and diverse; self-regulation is difficult for our students and this can result in challenging social and emotional behaviours.**This is a Permanent Full-time opportunity based in Whittington, VIC within MacKillop Education (Geelong Campus). The position reports to the Wellbeing & Engagement Leader.**

**About the role**:
This position is situated within MacKillop Education Geelong (MacKillop Specialist School P-12) and reports to the Wellbeing & Education Leader. MacKillop Education, informed by our Catholic ethos and values, is committed to equity and access to learning for all children and young people. We believe in the transformative and liberating power of education, supported by a safe community that strives for excellence, enabling every student to flourish and achieve their full potential.

The Education Support is a member of our Geelong campus team. They will work collaboratively to support highly effective and engaging learning programs that are suited to the diverse needs of our students.

The aim of the Education Support position is to enhance the classroom learning and wellbeing of students, in partnership with a Key Teacher. Education Support play a key role in engaging students in the classroom and co-regulating with students when dysregulated in the classroom. Education Support may be required to work with students individually and in small groups, across the school programs.

**Our offer**:

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges
- Generous Salary Packaging up to $18,500 (helps increase your take home pay)
- Ongoing Career Development, Education and Training
- Click HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.

**Key Selection Criteria**:
To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Relevant work experience and a minimum Diploma Qualification, Certificate IV in Education Support or Special Needs or equivalent.
- An understanding and commitment to the objectives and values of the organisation, including Sanctuary Commitments, as outlined above, and a capacity to represent MacKillop values as required by the role.
- An understanding of teaching and learning support strategies and the ability to implement these as required.
- 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. This includes the ability to co-regulate with students who become dysregulated.

**For a full listing please view Position Description.
**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 (for risk assessed / client facing roles)

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**Our Commitment**:

- MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age. _

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

**Application Procedure**: