ABOUT THE ROLE

Prace College is seeking a highly experienced and dedicated Wellbeing Manager to oversee the provision of our wellbeing service and student support across our Reservoir and Mernda campuses. This is a full-time, ongoing position, requiring a presence across both school sites.

You will be part of a dynamic team passionate about helping students to achieve their goals through education. The role requires a dedicated professional to oversee day-to-day campus operations, respond to student management-related issues, enhance student wellbeing, and maximise student engagement and learning outcomes.

Responsibilities and duties will be across two campuses:

Staff supervision and leadership

Wellbeing support

Teamwork and collaboration

Administration, record-keeping and reporting

Child safety

Prace College is an Independent Specialist School that provides supportive, flexible and inclusive education to meet the needs of at-risk young people, and supports them to re-engage with and participate in learning, community and work activities. We are a not-for-profit organisation.

ABOUT YOU

Qualifications and experience:

-Postgraduate qualification in Social Work, Youth Work or a related discipline.

-Strongly demonstrated experience in leading and implementing comprehensive wellbeing initiatives in an educational setting, and supervising wellbeing staff.

-Extensive experience in providing individual and group support to students, including skills in triage, assessment, brief interventions, and referrals to appropriate services.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply via Seek, or directly to the Prace Support Services and Strategic Initiatives Manager, Adriana Pugliese (details below).

Applications should include:

-your resume, and

-your response to the Key Selection Criteria (these are contained within the Position Description), as a part of your cover letter or as a separate document. For a copy of the Position Description, or for any questions about the role, please contact:

Adriana Pugliese, Support Services and Strategic Initiatives Manager

[email protected]

ph: 9462 6077

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

As part of Prace's recruitment and selection process, applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment safety screening process. Successful appointment to a position will be subject to, but not limited to, the following checks: National Police Check, Victorian Employee Working with Children Check, current and valid Driver’s Licence. All costs associated with safety screening will be at the applicant’s expense.

MORE ABOUT PRACE

Equity and Diversity

Prace College understands the importance of diversity and inclusion. We recognise that everyone has the right to an equitable, safe and productive environment and to be treated with dignity and respect. We welcome applications from all people regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, disability or sexual orientation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Child Safety

Prace prides itself on being a child safe organisation with zero tolerance for child abuse. We recognise our legal and moral responsibilities to keep children and young people safe from harm.

This will be achieved by:

having a zero tolerance for child abuse

working to actively listen to and empower children

having systems to protect children from abuse, and will take all allegations and concerns very seriously and responding to them consistently in line with the organisation’s policies and procedures

being committed to promoting cultural safety for Aboriginal children, cultural safety for children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability

engaging only the most suitable people to work with children along with providing high quality supervision and professional development.

All staff employed by Prace are required to have a current Working with Children Check card or VIT registration. See our Child Safety Code of Conduct at https://prace.vic.edu.au/child-safety/