You will be part of a dynamic team passionate about helping students to achieve their goals through education. The role requires a dedicated professional to maximise student engagement and learning outcomes.

Responsibilities and duties:

Teaching and learning
Engaging in professional learning
Student support
Administration and compliance
Child safety

For more information about the role, view the position description.

Benefits of working at Prace

Attractive PBI Salary packaging is on offer through Access Pay
Small class sizes
Education support and youth work assistance in each class
Strong leadership support
Supportive team
Collaborative planning on Fridays (classes run Monday – Thursday)
Above-Award leave provisions, including additional days paid personal leave
Paid parental leave provisions
Laptop provided
Uniform provided
Access to an Employee Assistance Program

About you

Qualifications and registration

Bachelor of Education or equivalent (essential)
VET teaching qualification: Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or willing to obtain TAESS00024 VET Delivered to School Students Teacher Enhancement Skill Set (essential)
Masters in a complementary discipline such as Special Education, Psychology, Social Work (desirable)
Experience teaching applied and/or integrated curriculum, and/or delivery of VCE Vocational Major and the Victorian Pathways Certificate (or other related curriculum, such as VCAL) (desirable)

Professional experience

Extensive experience in trauma-informed practice (essential)
Experience teaching applied and/or integrated curriculum, and/or delivery of VCE Vocational Major and the Victorian Pathways Certificate (or other related curriculum, such as VCAL) (essential)

How to apply

You will need to submit

Your resume, and
Your response to the key selection criteria (below), as a part of your cover letter or as a separate document.

Note – Applications should be submitted via Seek. Applications will be considered, and applicants will be informed if they have been successful in securing an interview, on an ongoing basis until the positions are filled.

Pre-employment safety screening

As part of Prace’s recruitment and selection process, applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment safety screening process. Successful appointments to a position will be subject to, but not limited to, the following checks: National Police Check, VIT registration check, current and valid driver’s licence. All costs associated with safety screening will be at the applicant’s expense.

More Information

For more information, contact:

Libby Barker – Acting Principal on 94626077.

Key selection criteria

Criteria 1

Proven ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide educational interventions for young people to enable them to develop learning for wellbeing and achieve educational success.

Criteria 2

Evidence of well-developed skills in teaching and learning, including the ability to select and use a wide range of teaching and assessment strategies appropriate to a diverse learner population, including a demonstrated capacity to integrate I.C.T. into teaching & learning practices.

Criteria 3

Demonstrated capacity to implement trauma-informed practice, restorative justice principles and strategies with young people who may have existing barriers to education, including young people who identify as LGBTQIA+, from diverse cultural backgrounds, with learning disabilities, social emotional challenges and/or substance abuse.

Criteria 4

Extensive experience in successfully developing and delivering an engaging and integrated curriculum covering all strands of the curriculum, with the ability to apply this to the VCEVM and VPC certificates.

Criteria 5

Highly developed administrative and organisational skills, including a capacity to meet requirements of the relevant accredited courses, VCAA and VRQA school registration and VCE VM and VPC registration compliance requirements.

Criteria 6

Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills that demonstrate a capacity to effectively engage with staff, students, families, and support workers.

About Prace

Prace College is an Independent Special Assistance School that provides a supportive, flexible and inclusive education to meet the needs of at-risk young people, and supports them to re-engage with and participate in learning, community and work activities. We are a not-for-profit organisation.

Equity and diversity

Prace College understands the importance of diversity and inclusion. We recognise that everyone has the right to an equitable, safe and productive environment and to be treated with dignity and respect. We welcome applications from all people regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, disability or sexual orientation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Child safety

Prace prides itself on being a child safe organisation with zero tolerance for child abuse. We recognise our legal and moral responsibilities to keep children and young people safe from harm.

This will be achieved by:

having a zero tolerance for child abuse
working to actively listen to and empower children
having systems to protect children from abuse, and will take all allegations and concerns very seriously and respond to them consistently in line with the organisation’s policies and procedures
being committed to promoting cultural safety for Aboriginal children, cultural safety for children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability
engaging only the most suitable people to work with children, along with providing high-quality supervision and professional development.
All staff employed by Prace are required to have a current Working with Children Check card or VIT registration. For more information, see our Child Safety Code of Conduct.

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