• Multiple Positions
• Continuing, Full-Time.
• Start: Commencing at the beginning of 2025.

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

Pambula Beach Flexible School is a Catholic School in the Edmund Rice tradition. There are 22 Flexible Schools throughout Australia who offer a full-time and multiyear secondary education program for young people who have disengaged from mainstream schooling. Enrolled young people may express a broad range of complex education and social needs and flexible schools respond with a variety of flexible and innovative teaching and learning practices including vocational planning and the development of social connectedness.

The purpose of a Flexible School is to 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.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Due to the success of our school we have a variety of new roles. In 2024, our enrolment increased by 57%. A powerful affirmation from the community that our school works. In order to support greater numbers of young people, we need more terrific humans to join our team in 2025 and beyond.

We are looking for youth workers to join our team. These full-time positions work collaboratively with the Head of Campus, teachers and school staff.

Our school specialises in outdoor education. We teach young people how to bush cook, surf, snorkel, toboggan, mountain bike, canoe and more! We do this for one full day each week. If regular work isn’t lighting you up like it used to, it is time for a change. This will challenge, excite, and ignite your desire to take young people on lofty leaps in their academic and personal development.

This job builds great long term community connection. If you like stronger relationships with students and families than your regular gig, start typing your cover letter.

The role of the Youth Worker within our school is to support, design and develop engagement, wellbeing and social inclusion responses and program activities for the school that directly enhance the engagement of the young people that attend the school. All program activities complement the educational programs on offer and support the engagement of young peoples learning at the school. Some of these programs include outdoor adventure-based learning, sports and self reflection workshops.

The typical duties of the role may include:

• Supporting effective learning and teaching programs for young people in both middle and senior phases of secondary education.
• Promote and support the physical health and emotional wellbeing of the young people.
• Contributing to the development and implementation of the FLC’s objectives and planning.
• Contributing to the maintenance of a supportive and inclusive school environment.
• Build relationships and collaborate with the school, staff, students and their families in relation to planning, actions and achieving outcomes.
• Support young people to engage with relevant external agencies through appropriate referral pathways and stakeholder meetings.
• Participation in our outdoor education programme.

To view the Position Description, please click apply to access our external application portal.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Knowledge and understanding of key issues for contemporary youth culture to be able to identify potential barriers impacting on young people and their families in the wider community
• Ability to identify barriers to young people engaging in activities and adapt programs accordingly
• Promote the values and principles of the school to ensure inclusion, empowerment and youth development when developing and implementing program activities
• Commitment to work under the four principles of operation, Respect, Safe and Legal, Honesty and Participation to establish a “common ground” to resolve conflict, negotiate learning, recognise rights, where responsibilities and consequences are modelled and explored

ABOUT YOU

• Understanding of and commitment to the values of a Catholic educational system of schools in the Edmund Rice tradition.
• Experience working with youth or in a school setting, especially in classrooms
• Demonstrated skills and knowledge in youth/social work/wellbeing theory, process frameworks and ethics
• Experience running activities with young people
• Ability to work within the practice frameworks of Flexible School expressed through Operation by Principles and Common Ground (see www.ereafsn.edu.au website)
• Ability to analyse complex situations and respond with appropriate strategies
• Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a challenging and unpredictable environment
• Demonstrated capacity to work effectively and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• Interest and experience in working with young people with a range of learning needs
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with all stakeholders
• Effective written and oral communication
• Good time management and planning skills, particularly managing competing timelines
• Be open and responsive to diverse cultures, backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, values and beliefs
• A positive NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) (essential)

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Edmund Rice charism
• Learn how to do school differently
• Enhanced Superannuation contribution options
• Salary Sacrificing benefits, including FBT exempt payments of up to $15,900 p/a
• Induction, wellbeing and ongoing professional development
• Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment
• Free EAP counselling services

HOW TO APPLY

Please upload documents in PDF format.

To apply for a position, please click "Apply Now" to access our external application. To support your application, you will be required to provide a current CV and Cover Letter highlighting your qualifications, experience and suitability for the role.

For a confidential conversation about the role, please contact John Card, Head of Campus, EREA Flexible Schools Ltd., on 0427 682 424 or via email [email protected] using the subject line: Youth Workers - Pambula Beach Flexible School enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applications will be reviewed after closing date.

The successful applicant must possess (or be eligible to obtain) and maintain a current Working With Children Check.

All applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures. These checks are consistent with EREA’s commitment to child protection policies and procedures.

Edmund Rice Education Australia is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and young people.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Edmund Rice Education Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

A position description is attached.