Student Wellbeing

Location: Western Region | Melton

Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1454663

**Location Profile**:
**_ Would you like to be an Education Support Staff member _**of a new Victorian Government Secondary School that opened in 2024, and looking to expand in 2025?**

Would you like the opportunity to
- Shape a brand-new school's culture
- Work in state-of-the-art facilities and resources
- Work in a collaborative and innovative environment
- Forge meaningful partnerships with parents, local businesses, and community organizations, creating a strong network of support for students and their education.
- Develop your leadership skills
- Play a vital role in the establishment and growth of a brand-new school

If you are, then the new Yarrabing Secondary College is looking for Foundation Education Support Staff to join the school from Term 1 2025.

**About Us**

Yarrabing Secondary College opened day one of Term 1 in 2024 and provideS the growing local population with great educational opportunities close to home. It will be able to enrol up to 550 students when the first stage of the school is complete. In its first year of operation, Yarrabing Secondary College will open to Year 7 students only, and progressively grow by one year level thereafter.

Yarrabing Secondary College is located approximately 30 kilometres west of Melbourne in the suburb of Aintree. When fully established, the school will have 1200 students enrolled from Year 7 to 12 and 130 school staff members.

Our school grounds are close to planned parklands, sporting facilities, and we are surrounded by a supportive community. Most students that will attend our school live locally and would tend to walk or ride their bike to school.

Our school will be culturally diverse with 60% of students having a language background other than English (LOTE) spoken in the family home, with the largest LOTE languages being Hindi and Punjabi. We are proud of our diversity and our inclusive school community.

We strive to provide a nurturing and challenging environment that empowers students to reach their personal best, both academically and socially.

**Our Vision**

Our vision is to empower our students by developing well rounded, confident, and responsible individuals who have high expectations of themselves, and who aspire to achieve success through respect, responsibility, and collaboration.

**Our Mission**

Our mission is to be a safe, supportive environment that emphasizes motivation and self-discipline. Using 21st century approaches, we provide students with the means to achieve their potential and we challenge our students to grow academically, socially, culturally, and emotionally. Collaboration and positive relationships will underpin all our work.

The successful applicant will play an instrumental role in the development and implementation of contemporary school processes to support the learning and wellbeing of all students across the school. This position is a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to help our school be the absolute best school it can be for students, staff and the wider school community as our school continues to grow and thrive over the years ahead.

As a Foundation Education Support Staff member you will contribute to the collaborative planning, implementation and evaluation of school processes and contribute to the school culture as a results-oriented collaborative professional learning community.

**Selection Criteria**:
SC1: Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of adolescent development, including the effects of trauma and neglect on the developing brain.

SC2: Demonstrated ability to deliver programs and services in partnership with community organisations, and/or individuals.

SC3: Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in working collaboratively with partner agencies to support the needs of young people.

SC4: Knowledge and experience in case management processes.

SC5: Demonstrated highly developed oral and written communication skills and an ability to interact effectively with people from diverse professional, cultural and linguistic backgrounds as appropriate to the context of the position.

SC6. Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with others and contribute to team objectives

SC7. Demonstrated organisational and time management skills leading to effective outcomes

**Role**:
**THIS IS A 3 DAY PER WEEK POSITION IN SCHOOL TERMS - HOURS ARE 8.36AM TO 4.36PM WITH 1/2 HOUR UNPAID LUNCH BREAK**

**Student Support**
- Provision of counselling to students as required and where appropriate
- Provide high quality case management and support to students including creation of confidential case notes
- Keep thorough and extensive case notes to create transparency and accountability.
- Crisis management
- Provision of referrals to other support agencies where necessary
- Liaise and consult