• Shepparton location, in Yorta Yorta Country
• Full time, permanent position
• Salary package full time equivalent up to $136K pa (inclusive of $115K base salary, super and salary packaging)

For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision. Together.

The Opportunity

The Berry Street School is a specialist independent school consisting of four campuses based in Ballarat, Morwell, Noble Park and Shepparton. We provide a Victorian Curriculum and VCAL program for students aged 12 to 18 years who have become disengaged from mainstream education, and deliver a trauma-informed education model.

The Shepparton Campus is currently seeking an Assistant Principal to contribute to a team who support and empower our students.

Key Responsibilities

• Overall accountability for a high standard of delivery aligned with the School’s strategic plan and the continued improvement of curriculum, competency-based learning, student intake, welfare & emotional wellbeing, including outreach where required.
• Maintaining a cohesive team bringing together the disciplines of education and welfare and ensuring team members are provided with supervision, support and professional development.
• Establishing, and growing local community partnerships and networks representing Berry Street’s educational programs.

About You

• Minimum four-year trained and have full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
• Demonstrated experience or outstanding capacity for exemplary educational leadership of students who have experienced trauma and educational disengagement.
• A working knowledge of the educational models/responses which address the needs of young people with a history of trauma, disability, from Aboriginal culture, and children from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
• Financial and administrative management skills to contribute to the development of program budgets and the optimal use of resources.
• Demonstrated understanding of key government education policy directions and the ability to build and maintain positive and respectful relationships with relevant government, community sector organisations, local partnerships as well as the young people and those that contribute to their overall care.

The Benefits

• Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.
• Four day per week student contact, one planning/PD day per week.
• Full private use of vehicle.

How to Apply

Applications must include a resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position.

Queries to Joanne Alford, Principal Berry Street School on (03) 9421 9349.

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a current Victorian Institute of Teaching registration and National Police Check.

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 with a sexual and or gender minority identity. 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.

Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.