Help young people Thrive Achieve and Belong.

At Berry Street School youll work with young people who have experienced trauma disruption and disadvantage and help them rediscover safety connection and a belief in their own potential.

You wont just teach the curriculum.

Youll rebuild trust.

Youll create belonging.

Youll open doors to futures that once felt out of reach.

• Full-time Permanent role
• Ballarat Campus on Wadawurrung Country
• $125K plus Super Salary Packaging

About Us

Berry Street is one of Australias largest child and family service organisations supporting over 35000 children young people and families across Victoria each year.

Berry Street School is a specialist independent secondary school that supports students at risk of disengaging from education.

We offer:

• Years 710 adapted Victorian Curriculum
• Years 1112 VCE VM and VPC

Our classrooms are small flexible and deeply relational. Our work is grounded in the Berry Street Education Model (BSEM) trauma-informed practice and strong partnerships with families and support services ensuring learning is safe relational and responsive to each young persons needs.

As a Lead Teacher

As a Lead Teacher you will champion the creation of safe inclusive and traumainformed learning environments where all students feel valued capable and connected. You will design and deliver engaging individualised learning programs that support academic growth wellbeing and the development of personal strengths.

You will apply the Berry Street Education Model to enhance engagement regulate learning readiness and build resilience across the campus. Through modelling best practice coaching colleagues and contributing to curriculum planning assessment and reporting you will help ensure consistent highquality teaching and learning for every student.

In this role you will collaborate closely with families and multidisciplinary teams to support each young persons educational and wellbeing journey. You will contribute to the broader leadership and management of the campus and uphold state and national teaching requirements including the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APSTs).

Your work will reflect deep professional integrity a commitment to equity and an unwavering focus on creating the conditions in which all students can thrive.

About you

You are:

• A registered teacher who prioritises relationships as the foundation of effective learning.
• Reflective highly skilled and grounded in traumainformed strengthsbased practice.
• Calm and solutionsfocused in complexity compassionate and steady under pressure.
• Motivated by purpose impact and growthnot simply performance measures.
• Deeply committed to inclusion child safety equity and culturally responsive practice.

What Youll Receive

• Full Berry Street Education Model training
• Coaching reflective supervision and professional growth
• Salary packaging (up to $15900 meals/accommodation)
• 10 weeks paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and well-being supports
• A team that has your back and a culture that genuinely cares

Our Commitment

Berry Street is a child-safe inclusive organisation. We actively welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA.

Apply Now

Submit your resume and a brief cover letter by Sunday 22nd February 2026.

• Contact Shaun OLoughlin Assistant Principal onfor further information on the role.
• If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process please contact Bonnie Pietsch Talent Acquisition Partner who will be happy to assist you

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check and Worker Care Exclusion Scheme if applicable.

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe child friendly and child empowering everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background ability ethnicity gender identity sexual orientation spirituality or religion.