Teaching at The Avenue School

• A unique opportunity to utilise your teaching skills in an innovative and inclusive, newly registered School.
• Your chance to make an impact in an environment that implements positive change and enduring outcomes.

About the School

The Avenue School is an Independent Senior Secondary Specialist School commencing operations in January 2025. The School, located in Ferntree Gully, has been established to provide an alternative education for young people who have an experience of anxiety disorders and who have found attending school to be challenging.

The Avenue School will deliver the Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) in an environment of small classes and high levels of support.

About the Role

A classroom Teacher with extensive wellbeing experience, to educate and support young people in an inclusive school dedicated to supporting students to access a secondary school education pathway. Utilising trauma informed practice, and ensuring an environment where students have a strong sense of safety, the Teacher will help young people with an experience of anxiety and interrupted education to find a place to belong and to thrive.

The role is required for 4 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Adhering to the School’s Philosophy and Values.
• Providing an environment for students that ensures their physical and psychological safety.
• Applying teaching strategies based on the students’ psychological and intellectual abilities.
• Ensuring an environment that is positive, encouraging and non-judgmental.
• Actively involve students in their own learning.
• Work to support The Avenue School team.

Personal Attributes

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• A comprehensive understanding of the nature of anxiety disorders and the effect on young people.
• Compassion, patience and flexibility.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A formal secondary teaching qualification (Degree and Postgraduate Qualification in Education or equivalent).
• Experience teaching VPC (preferred), VCE VM or the former VCAL Certificate.
• Relevant experience in alternative education pathways is an advantage.
• Relevant experience in implementing innovative teaching practice and learning design.
• Current VIT Registration.
• Two Referees.

Please address Key Selection Criteria and Personal Attributes in your application.

A Position Description can be found by visiting https://www.theavenueschool.org/

Enquiries can be directed to [email protected] or via 03 9758 7859

Application deadline Monday, April 14.

The Avenue School reserves the right to interview candidates as applications are received.