Education Support Worker

Work for a not for profit organisation that celebrates all cultures, diversity and inclusion
- Growth opportunities with regular supervision and support
- Be innovative and creative in supporting young people in your local community

Berry Street is one of the largest independent agencies within Australia, providing diverse programs to over 35,000 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

- **Noble Park location, Boonwurrung Country**
- **Part Time (0.4 FTE), Fixed Term position (until 30th June 2026)**
- **$83K pa (pro rata) + Super & Salary Packaging**

**Your Opportunity**

The young people who live in residential care and have complex needs leading to some difficulties in the education setting; therefore, the young people require assistance to re-engage with education, along with providing trauma informed strategies and support. Assistance may include building rapport, initiating meetings, attending care team meetings, collating and initiating the signing of enrolment paperwork, building relationships with stakeholders, filing and reporting and data collection.

**Education Support Workers** provide support for students living within a residential care home. This is achieved through:

- Building rapport, supporting home staff, care team interactions, tutoring, school and learning readiness, education assessments, educational planning, enrolment support, and liaising with education bodies.
- Creative and adaptive strategies that support a young person’s learning (specific to their goals and needs), while assisting in vocational, learning or school connections.
- Consistent collaboration with other professionals in a wide variety of settings to obtain new connections, re-connections and positive outcomes for students.

**Your Skills and Experience**

A self-motivated, flexible professional that thrives when collaborating with others in a wide variety of settings, with the purpose of supporting students to re-connect and create positive educational outcomes. With trauma informed practices and experiences, this role requires a passionate person who can be a creative thinker and adaptable to cater to our diverse young people’s needs.

Experience in the following setting are desired:

- Alternate/Wellbeing learning settings.
- Justice settings.
- Working with remote or marginalised communities.
- Schools that have specialised settings for young people.

**Berry Street Benefits**

- Regular reflective supervision
- $15,900 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging + Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff's immediate family
- Flexible working environment

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted by **midday Friday 7th of November 2025**

Queries to **Chad Cooper - Manager Education Support Services on 0407 098 233**
- 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 LGBTQIA+. 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._