Role Details

Teacher - Edmund Rice Flexi School

• Location: Davoren Park and Elizabeth Campuses - the incumbent will be required to work across both campuses.
• Contract: Continuing Full-Time
• Commencement: 22 January 2025

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION 

The Edmund Rice Flexi School (Davoren Park) is a campus of Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA). Our school provides an educational and wellbeing service for young people aged 12 – 21 years of age. Edmund Rice Flexi School aims to re-engage young people who are looking to access a different way of learning. Fundamental to our operation are the principles of Respect, Participation, Honesty and Safe & Legal. Staff and young people come together on ‘common ground’ where everyone has a voice in making decisions and establishing working agreements to foster a positive environment where young people can achieve positive educational and wellbeing outcomes. 

Edmund Rice Flexi creates an environment where young people are given their voice in a safe setting whilst receiving a high level of wellbeing and educational support to help them achieve outcomes identified in their Learning and Wellbeing Plans. Students can complete their secondary schooling and access a variety of SACE subjects, internal and external VET (Vocational Education Training) courses and vocational training such as White card, First aid Certificate, and other options. Young people also have the opportunity to access a variety of engagement activities including music, health and physical education, art, catering/hospitality, community service and any other areas of interest.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Teacher reports to the Area Principal / Head of Campus. They work collaboratively with all staff. They have delegate responsibility to develop and maintain learning and social inclusion responses of the campus. This includes but not limited to:

• Planning, preparation and delivery of engaging learning and teaching programs for young people in the middle and secondary phase of secondary education, creating flexible, innovative curriculum to engage students.
• Plan and effectively implement class and individual student learning programs that meet all legislative requirements with respect to young people with learning difficulties and disabilities i.e. Disability Discrimination Act, Disability
• Standards for Education, National Consistent Collection of Data, National Disability Insurance Scheme.
• Build learning programs that reflect the diversity within the classroom and design learning experiences that cater for individuals with specific needs.
• To ensure young people are provided with a learning program that maximises their outcomes (academically, behaviourally and/or socially) through the development of annual PPL’s (Personal Plans for Learning – previously IEP) for each young person; and contribute to the ongoing evaluation of the PPL process. 
• Contributing to the development and implementation of the FLC’s objectives and planning. 
• Contributing to the establishment and maintenance of a supportive school environment.

ABOUT YOU

• Understanding of and commitment to the values of a Catholic educational system of schools in the Edmund Rice tradition.  
• Have had experience in teaching and possess strong operational, organisational and communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with young people. 
• Able to demonstrate the high-level communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills necessary to be successful in a complex and layered organisational structure. 
• Appropriate teaching qualifications at tertiary level and minimum of 5 years’ professional experience. 
• Ability to diagnose problems, foresee potential issues and devise appropriate responses. 
• Ability to lead, work in, and collaborate across teams with integrity and humility. 
• Previous experience in working with young people disenfranchised from mainstream education is desirable. 
• Have experience developing innovating curriculum, ability to make adjustments and differentiate. 
• Have experience developing Individual Learning Plans (ILP) or Personal Plans for Learning (PPL) 
• Have skills and knowledge in teaching processes, framework and practice. 
• Applicants must hold or have the ability to attain a DHS Working with Children Check and a SAVA clearance through the Archdiocese of Adelaide before commencement as per legislation. 
• Local travel (including minivan driving) is a requirement of this position therefore it is a requirement that the applicant hold a current 'C' driver’s licence. 
• Current First Aid or willingness to obtain. 
• Current Responding to Abuse & Neglect Training or a willingness to obtain.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• Edmund Rice Charism
• Learn how to do school differently
• Salary sacrificing benefits, including FBT exempt payments of up to $15,900 p/a
• Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment
• Induction, wellbeing and ongoing professional development
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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