Education Support\Teaching Assistant

· Full-Time

· Excellent facilities, a professional and supportive working environment

· Chadstone location, free onsite parking

Are you passionate about education and dedicated to empowering the next generation of learners? Berengarra School is seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Education Support\Teaching Assistant to join our team.

About the role:

The main role of the Education Support\Teaching Assistant will be to support effective student engagement in learning, provide encouragement and guidance to reach target goals in school.

We are looking for someone who can work collaboratively with staff while developing positive and enriching relationship with the student. A successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, a knowledge of educational and learning principles and demonstrate an understanding in providing care and support to students with learning needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Teachers: Collaborate with teachers to assist in preparation and implementation of lessons, ensuring an effective learning experience.
• Student Assistance: Provide individualised support to students with specific learning difficulties, challenging behaviour, mental health issues and social\emotional disability.
• Classroom Management: Assist in maintaining a well-organised and conducive learning environment, promoting positive behaviour and student engagement.
• Communication: Establish open and effective communication with both students and parents, fostering a strong partnership between the school and families.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Certificate II in Educational Support and\or demonstrated classroom experience working in an educational setting with young people with disabilities.
• Passion for education: Demonstrate a genuine passion for education and a commitment to making a positive impact on students' lives.
• Current Working with Children's Check

Desirable:

· Experience with or knowledge of BSEM model

· Current First Aid qualification

Role Benefits

· Salary packaging available, Fringe Benefits Tax exempt

· Positive school culture and supportive team structure.

Application Process

Applications should be emailed to:

All applications should include

· A Cover letter addressing your suitability for the position

· A Resume detailing your qualifications and experience

· Three professional referees

For all questions related to this position please contact the HR Manager, Ms Kseniya Subach on

*Please note we do not accept applications via agencies

Please note: Only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted with regards to the progress of their application.

Closing date for applications COB Thursday, 11 September 2025. Interviews will commence on receipt of applications from appropriate candidates.

Please Note: the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check.

Berengarra School is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowering of all children and young people. This will be the primary focus of our care and decision-making. 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.

Terms and Conditions

In undertaking this position, compliance with all Berengarra School policies and guidelines as outlined in the Staff Handbook or its equivalent is required. The successful applicant must abide to the Child Safety and School Community Code of Conducts and abide all child safety standards.

About the School

Berengarra School is an independent, not-for-profit, co-educational secondary school for students who have had significant difficulties in mainstream education settings. All students who attend Berengarra School have social and/or emotional disability, that have contributed to their difficulties remaining engaged in education.

Berengarra School has two campuses, the Box Hill Campus with 50 Year 7-10 students studying the Victorian Curriculum and the Chadstone Campus with 30 Year 10-12 students where the Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) and VCE Vocational Major (VM) is delivered.