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Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan
Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2026
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Education and Training
Reference: 1455884
Yarra Me School is a vibrant and dynamic Victorian Department of Education specialist school focused on building the social and emotional capability and wellbeing of our students so they are better equipped to engage in learning at their mainstream schools. With the main campus located in Preston and another in Hurstbridge, Yarra Me School provides services to state primary schools in the North East Metropolitan and Hume Merri-bek areas within the North Western Victoria Region.
Yarra Me School staff are typically characterised by open-mindedness and adaptability, who collaborate to ensure the child experiences personalised support. Central to all Yarra Me School programs are the 3Ps: Personalisation, Pedagogy, and Partnerships. Learner success is achieved by building student capability whilst developing the Team Around the Learner. Typically, Yarra Me School learners experience significant social, emotional, behavioural, and learning challenges. Learners, families, parents, caregivers, teachers, allied health professionals, and others work together as a team, coordinating a plan to meet the needs of the learner, and supporting them to continue to engage in, or re-engage in, education and learning. Yarra Me School refers to this approach as the `Team Around the Learner¿ through which:
- the learner and family are at the centre
- learners experience a coordinated and seamless service
- there is both an education and a social and emotional learning focus
- learning, development, and wellbeing outcomes are personalised for a student as a whole person.
All Yarra Me School programs offer a time limited service for each learner. Yarra Me School conducts an Intake Program (classroom-based), which currently caters to students in the primary Years in a short-term intervention for students exhibiting significant disengagement from learning at tier 3 level; the Positive Partnerships outreach coaching service for tier 2 & 3 level of intervention; Hurstbridge Farm program (classroom-based, Years 5-10) conducted at a DFFH residential facility; a Consultation service to primary schools; and, a professional learning service.
In 2024 the total enrolment is 45 (intake program - 18 per semester; Hurstbridge farm - 4.5 per semester). The Yarra Me Positive Partnerships provides outreach services to mainstream primary schools supporting approximately 15-25 students each Term, whilst the Consultation service supports approximately 30 students each semester. Yarra Me School delivers programs predominantly for primary aged students.
VISION
We are deeply passionate champions for positive and respectful relationships, inclusive learning environments, and resilient people.
MISSION
We provide valued and respected programs that collaboratively deliver personalised, evidence-based trauma and social and emotional learning practices that support life-long learning for families, schools and students.
Please see www.yarrame.vic.edu.au.
The school must enter Selection Criteria as developed by the school for Education Support positions at this level and range. Delete this statement as part of that process.
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Range 4 is distinguished by broader management responsibility, particularly in the areas of finance, human resource and other support functions. Range 4 is responsible for managing a range of functions under a wide range of conditions, subject to the size and complexity of school operations.
Objectives will, generally, be clearly defined; guidelines will be broad and day-to-day direction minimal. Management responsibility extends to ensuring appropriate support levels are maintained across the school. Range 4 generally provides key support and timely advice to the leadership team and school council and liaises with the general school community, the Department and other government agencies and service providers.
Specialised professional roles will carry a high level of independence and accountability where suitable scope is provided to achieve objectives.
An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee¿s position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
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Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via marrung@education.vic.gov.au
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview
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Part time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2026
Ed Support Level 1-Range 4
Jonathan Stone | 0476 848 932