Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 3
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Melbourne - Eastern suburbs
Reference: 1482674
1. Experience in (or capacity to demonstrate) the development and implementation of programs, procedures and policies that foster resilience in children and young people and address their social, emotional and educational needs.
2. Ability to deliver a comprehensive social work support service to students and families in an educational environment.
3. Capacity to apply highly developed assessment, conceptual and analytical skills.
4. Capacity to work as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary professional team and contribute significantly to the achievements of the team.
5. Ability to design, deliver or broker professional learning, preferably for teachers and other relevant professionals, related to students¿ engagement and wellbeing.
6. Well-developed communication, networking and interpersonal skills.
An exciting opportunity exists to join the Well Being team at Vermont Secondary College. This position will suit a new graduate social worker or youth worker who is keen to develop their skills in working with young people in a school setting. This position will l take a key role in supporting Year 7 & 8 students and the Student Managers supporting these year levels, spending the majority of their day in the year 7 & 8 offices. In addition to supporting these year levels on a day to day basis the successful candidate will carry a case load requiring case management skill and interest with a key focus on school engagement and refusal.
Social Workers work in partnership with individuals, groups and communities to help them reach their full potential by addressing barriers to health and wellbeing. These barriers may include social and economic disadvantage, individual differences resulting from cultural, language and sexual preferences, bullying, grief and loss, substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental illness.
Social work in schools is a specific field of social work that encompasses direct practice, service management, organisational development and system change, policy, research and education and professional development. School social work requires the ability to work with individuals, groups and communities at the interface between the student, school organisation and curriculum, peers, family, neighbourhood and wider society.
Social Workers develop and implement programs and strategies that foster resilience in children and young people and address their social, emotional and educational needs. Social Workers address individual functioning related to the whole system around a child and intervene at these levels. Social Workers also undertake psychosocial assessments and mental health tests/assessments. They work as part of multidisciplinary teams in schools and networks to support students and teachers.
The VSC Student Wellbeing in 2025 consists of:
This team is co-located in a for-purpose office suite with adjoining counselling spaces.
The VSC Social Worker will work as part of the broader Student Services team by:
The VSC Social Worker will:
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview
Vermont Secondary College is a large, single campus, co-educational secondary college of over 1650 students located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
Vermont Secondary College enjoys an exceptionally high level of parent and community support. General Satisfaction with the College, as measured by the Parent Opinion Survey, remains high and in 2024 was 85%.
VSC Statement of Values & Philosophy
Our VSC Statement of Values & Philosophy ensures that everyone in our school community will be treated with fairness and respect. In turn, we will strive to create a school that is inclusive and safe, where everyone is empowered to participate and learn.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land we live, work and travel upon and we pay our respects to the Elders, both past and present, and we recognise, acknowledge and respect the history, culture, diversity and value of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands people.
Vermont Secondary College (VSC) is committed to providing a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for all students, staff and members of our diverse community. Our school recognises the importance of our partnership with parents and carers to support our students in their wellbeing, engagement and achievement in learning. We share a commitment to, and a responsibility for, creating an inclusive and safe school environment for our students.
VISION:
The VSC Motto ¿ Lift up thine eyes
Our college motto Lift up thine eyes provides the vision of our college community. We aspire to be progressive and optimistic in our endeavours and interactions, constantly open to the improvement of wellbeing, engagement and achievement. Together, we are building the capacity of our community to engage meaningfully and contribute positively in an increasingly complex world.
VSC Vision for Learning & Teaching:
Our community creates rich and rigorous learning experiences that empower us all to participate with curiosity, purpose and insight.
This will be achieved through the implementation of the VSC Instructional Model, which underpins our pedagogical practice to guide us in implementing more consistent, high quality, innovative curriculum, assessment, teaching and learning practices with clear expectations for staff, students and parents.
Mission
VSC is proud of its status as a high-performing neighbourhood state school. The goal of VSC is to draw on the qualities of the young people at the college, providing a curricular and co-curricular program that allows them to flourish in areas of strength and to develop in areas of weakness. We strive to support all students to develop the ability to recognise and manage emotions, develop caring and concern for others, make responsible decisions, establish positive relationships, act creatively, engage fully with learning, contribute to community, develop high expectations for self, and handle challenging situations with resilience and respond effectively.
VSC Values
Our endeavours and interactions are guided by our College Values of: