Teach in Charge at Rockhampton Flexible Learning Centre in Rockhampton

1.       Job Title:                              Teach in Charge

Location:                              Rockhampton

Reference:                         RFLC/TIC/1013

Youth+ is an initiative of Edmund Rice Education Australia. Youth+ services including Flexible Learning Centres (FLCs) offer a full-time and multiyear secondary education and social inclusion program for young people who are disenfranchised from mainstream structures. Young people may express a broad range of complex education and social needs and the Youth+ services respond with a variety of flexible and innovative social inclusion and learning experiences.

The Rockhampton FLC will be established as a fully registered school during 2014. The service to support and slowly grow a small enrolment of up to 30 young people will commence early 2014. This service will include mobile education and wellbeing support based in the community. Staffing in 2014 will include: Teacher-in-Charge; Teacher and two youth workers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Develop and implement learning choices (curriculum) which support the individual learning plans of each young person

·         Support staff in the development and delivery of the learning choices framework as above.

·         Develop and coordinate external support networks

·         Liaise and develop service referral and provision with government and non government agencies at appropriate levels to support health, mental health and wellbeing needs of young people.

·         Support young people to access support services e.g. counseling, health support, community activities.

·         Work collaboratively with the team to support/develop cultural links, community and family connections which support the engagement and connection of young people to learning and the wider community.

·         Participates in program provision to ensure wellbeing in an inclusive learning environment

·         Ensures the School operates within the framework of working within the Principles of Respect, Safe and Legal, Honesty and Participation. This includes modeling and supporting practices within this framework, ensuring common ground operation with young people is consistently and genuinely applied.

·         Develop and support processes and practice which empowers the genuine voice of young people in the operation of the school.

·         Develop and lead a culture of professional supervision

·         Support workers in their professional development through informal and formal processes

·         Leading regular whole team reflective practice sessions including daily staff debrief

·         Participates in regular professional supervision meetings with the Bridge Coordinator.

·         Participates in performance review and support processes within Youth+

·         Participates in professional development activities relevant to the program and personal growth in the work

Selection Criteria:

·         Current registration with the Queensland College of Teachers.

·         Demonstrated commitment to life-long learning and personal formation which includes the ability to use reflective practice to inform work and development. Experience in leadership positions is highly desirable.

·         Demonstrated commitment to the values of EREA Youth+(see attached). In particular the person needs to be able to demonstrate a commitment to creating safe and supportive environments for staff and young people.

·         Understanding of or the ability to acquire an understanding of working under four principles of operation:

·         Respect, Safe and Legal, Honesty and Participation.

How to Apply:

Applications should be forwarded to recruitment@ereflc.org.au

Deadline:                             28/10/2013