Education Support Worker

**Ballarat location, Wadawurrung country**:

- **Full time, permanent role**:

- **Qualified Base rate $75k - $80k pa (Dependant on experience) + super + salary packaging**

For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose.
Berry Street will continue to be a strong and independent voice for the children, young people and families with whom we work. In collaboration with others, we will advocate for investment in early intervention and prevention services that enable families to be safe and stay together. We will use approaches that are culturally safe and informed by the best evidence available. We will measure and learn from the impact of our work, and we will continually contemporise our models of practice.
**The Opportunity**
The Berry Street School is a specialist secondary school that caters for young people who have become disengaged from mainstream school, who may have experienced trauma and who lack the support required to be successful in education.
The Ballarat campus has an opportunity for a passionate education support worker to build relationships and develop skills with young people through our trauma informed approach.
Working 1 on 1 and in small groups to develop social, emotional and academic skills.
**Key Responsibilities**
Primary responsibilities of the** **Education Support Worker will include:

- Working with Classroom Teachers and Wellbeing staff members.
- Assisting the Classroom Teacher by supporting the implementation of the Berry Street Education Model.
- Supporting student learning.
- Providing specifically targeted support of students in our Transition Program.
- Supporting all aspects of the school program
- Support and tracking the development of a students social & emotional goals.

**About You**
To be successful in the role you will hold a qualification in Education Support, Youth Work or Social Work and a deep understanding of the Education system. You will be passionate about encouraging and supporting disengaged students and those with learning difficulties to reignite their love of learning and have an understanding of the trauma informed Positive Education Model.
You will have a demonstrated ability and experience in the effective engagement of young people with complex needs and strong literacy and numeracy skills, with the ability to work in a team environment.
**The Benefits**
- Salary Packaging (up to $15,900 per annum, plus additional packaging available for meals/accommodation).
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.
- Four days of student contact per week, one day of planning/PD per week.

**How to Apply**
Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted as soon as possible. Applications are being assessed as they are being received.
**Queries to Damian McKee (Assistant Principal) 0429045792**:

- 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 people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $75,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year