Teach in Charge at Southport Flexible Learning Centre in Southport

1.       Job Title:                              Teach in Charge

Location:                              Southport

Reference:                         SFLC/TIC/1013

Background:

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.

Youth + services provide young people with a varied and holistic set of learning experiences supporting them to identify and pursue an individual transition to adulthood, employment, further education and training and social connectedness.

Primary Role:

·         The Teacher-in-charge reports to the FLA Coordinator and Director, Youth+.

·         He/she has delegated responsibility to develop and maintain the education, wellbeing and social inclusion responses of the school program.

·         He or she provides leadership to the workers and the young people, working collaboratively with the FLA Coordinator, Director, Youth+ and Youth+ National Team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

·         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.

·         In collaboration with the Team supports young people in their transition into the school.

·         In collaboration with the Team support young people in developing pathways to transition to the next phase of learning/employment.

·         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