Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 3
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 1543609
The Youth Worker will provide high quality advice and support to students and staff. They will support and comply with DET and school procedures and policies in order to best support the wellbeing and inclusion of students and to build the capacity of staff. They will provide individualised support to students to foster resilience, improve attendance and respond to identified behavioural, social, emotional and educational needs.
Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.
Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.
The provision of business management responsibilities becomes a feature at range 3. Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved with minimal reference to senior management, although guidance will be required in more complex cases. Senior management will be provided with timely reports and advice, although this will generally be confined to matters relating to the immediate work area, service provision or educational program and is unlikely to impact substantially on whole of school operations.
This is the minimum range for positions that carry a mandatory qualification requirement of not less than four years. Professional student support positions become a feature at range 3 (e.g. therapists, psychologists) where standard professional services are delivered. Professional support and guidance will be close at hand and deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.
An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee's position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
The Youth Worker duties may include:
Case Manage Students:
Student case management at Manorvale Primary School is primarily a collaborative process intrinsic to the delivery of quality services designed to meet the needs of school students who have support requirements. Mindful of including the views of students, it is student focused and aims to develop, monitor, disseminate, and evaluate a plan of action to enable these students to function to the best of their ability. The successful applicant will case manage approximately 20-30 students.
Case Management at MPS has seven core aims:
To enable students to function to the best of their ability and circumstances within the school system despite having support needs.
To contribute to engaging students in meaningful learning, this would include in classes supporting students (includes setting firm limits with students and following through with consequences).
To develop, monitor, disseminate, and evaluate a plan of action.
To achieve a seamless service delivery through the coordination of and collaboration between external service providers.
To actively involve and empower the student(s) and their parents/caregivers in decision-making processes.
To assist teachers and school staff in their work with students who have support needs
Act as an advocate for students or ensuring that students have advocacy within the school or with outside agencies when needed,
Lead and develop programs:
Organise and help facilitate group programs to students based on the needs of the cohort at any given time. Provide and run programs to promote, health education and support to students through relevant group programs
Lead and develop whole school and level specific Wellbeing/Inclusion programs to enhance general student wellbeing/inclusion e.g., RU OK day, Mental Health Week, etc.
Resource to School Leadership and Staff:
Assist in the development, implementation and review of student wellbeing/management policies
Network with external agencies and act as a college contact for external agencies.
Actively participate in professional development activities and programs and share knowledge and expertise with other staff.
Provide school level advice related to areas such as mental health, mandatory reporting, critical incidents, and suicide prevention.
Ensure teachers are provided with appropriate information regarding students and their wellbeing and support teachers in the teaching and management of students at risk, and implementation of Special Provision for relevant students.
Liaise between the school and community agencies including facilitation of referrals to community agencies, psychologists and educational psychologists
Act as a resource for staff working with students at risk and assist with the provision of secondary consultation for staff working with students at risk
Provide support for Critical Incident management.
Provide a communication link between the school, its community, agencies and networks.
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, 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 safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
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.
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
At our safe and supportive school we work in teams to support our staff and students to create meaningful life-long impact!!!
Manorvale Primary School was established in 1983 and is located on the Werribee River and situated on the site named after the Manor House owned by the Chirnside family. The Werribee River provided a boundary between the territories of the Woiwurong First Nations people to the northeast and the Wathawurrung to the southwest. The school is organised in straight year level structure.
The school is predominantly English speaking but also contains students from a range of cultural backgrounds including refugee and asylum-seeking families. 30% of students come from non-English speaking background including refugee students. 45 of our students are indigenous Australians.
Staffing profile consist of 24 Teaching Staff and 14 Education Support Staff.
The school continues to use and examine data to inform and guide teacher practice. The school is undergoing a transformation process where we have embedded the principles of the Science of Learning, guided by Rosenshine, and school wide operational expectations resulting in a calm and consistent learning environment.
The school is undertaking a $12.1 million capital works project to supply new buildings. At the 2026 student census the school had 290 students.
We are a mainstream primary school who welcomes all neighbourhood children to enrol and operates with an inclusive mindset to reduce barriers and provide access to learning. We are proud to foster a strong, inclusive school culture grounded in respect and explicitly teach the school values of Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Aspiring. MPS strives for high academic achievement for all students and supports our teachers with developing learning sequences using the support of high-quality external materials such as Ochre, EMP, Corrective Reading Decodable Readers Australia, MulitLit & Maths Mastery. We are critical consumers of the resources we engage with and tailor their use to the needs of our students.
We are proud to have partnered with La Trobe University and the Momentum Project, Classroom Mastery and Bronwyn Ryrie-Jones in 2025 and in the future.
We are seeking team member who is enthusiastic about contributing to a school community that embraces innovation, continuous improvement, and a deep commitment to every learner¿s success, including our teaching team. The role for 2027 will focus on supporting the development of our teams in embedding high quality pedagogy which is aligned with our vision for our school.