- Develop expertise in BSEM trauma-informed education
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Apply evidence-based practice in small settings
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Engage in complex, meaningful educational work
At Berry Street School, you’ll work with young people who have experienced trauma, disruption and disadvantage, and help them rediscover safety, connection and a belief in their own potential.
You won’t just teach the curriculum.
You’ll rebuild trust.
You’ll create belonging.
You’ll open doors to futures that once felt out of reach.
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Morwell location on Gunaikurnai country
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2 x Full time, Ongoing Positions
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Base Salary $80k -$119k pa (Dependent on experience) + Super & Salary Packaging
(Morwell is a growing township in the Latrobe Valley area of Gippsland (approximately 152km South East of Melbourne)
Berry Street is one of Australia’s largest child and family service organisations, supporting over 35,000 children, young people and families across Victoria each year.
Berry Street School is a specialist independent secondary school that supports students at risk of disengaging from education.
We offer:
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Years 7–10 adapted Victorian Curriculum
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Years 11–12 VCE VM and VPC
Our classrooms are small, flexible and deeply relational. Our work is grounded in the Berry Street Education Model (BSEM), trauma-informed practice and strong partnerships with families and support services, ensuring learning is safe, relational and responsive to each young person’s needs.
As a Classroom Teacher at Berry Street School, you will deliver engaging, individualised learning programs within a safe, inclusive and trauma-informed environment. You will support students’ academic progress, wellbeing and readiness to learn, using strengths-based practice and evidence-informed teaching strategies.
You will apply the Berry Street Education Model (BSEM) in your daily practice to promote engagement, regulation and resilience. Working collaboratively with families and multidisciplinary teams, you will develop and review Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and Ready to Learn Plans, monitor progress and provide timely feedback.
Your work will reflect strong professional integrity, a commitment to equity and inclusion, and a belief in every student’s capacity to thrive.
You are a registered teacher who:
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Builds strong, respectful relationships with students
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Uses trauma-informed, strengths-based approaches
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Remains calm and solutions-focused in complex environments
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Uses data to inform planning, teaching and assessment
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Is committed to child safety, inclusion and equity
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Full Berry Street Education Model training
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Coaching, reflective supervision and professional growth
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Salary packaging (up to $15,900 + meals/accommodation)
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10 weeks paid parental leave
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Employee Assistance Program and well-being supports
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A team that has your back and a culture that genuinely cares
Berry Street is a child-safe, inclusive organisation. We actively welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.
Submit your resume and a brief cover letter ASAP as we are reviewing applications as we receive them.
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Contact Katharine Smith, School Principal on 0457 329 058 for further information on the role.
If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please contact Bonnie Pietsch, Talent Acquisition Partner, who will be happy to assist you [email protected]
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 and Worker Care Exclusion Scheme if applicable.
Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. 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.
