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.

• Morwell location on Gunaikurnaicountry
• 2 x Full time Ongoing Positions
• Base Salary $80k -$119k pa (Dependent on experience) Super & Salary Packaging

(Morwellis a growing township in the Latrobe Valley area of Gippsland (approximately 152km South East of Melbourne)

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.

About the Role

As a Classroom Teacher at Berry Street School you will deliver engaging individualised learning programs within a safe inclusive and trauma-informed environment. You will support students academic progress wellbeing and readiness to learn using strengths-based practice and evidence-informed teaching strategies.

You will apply the Berry Street Education Model (BSEM) in your daily practice to promote engagement regulation and resilience. Working collaboratively with families and multidisciplinary teams you will develop and review Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and Ready to Learn Plans monitor progress and provide timely feedback.

Your work will reflect strong professional integrity a commitment to equity and inclusion and a belief in every students capacity to thrive.

About you

You are a registered teacher who:

• Builds strong respectful relationships with students
• Uses trauma-informed strengths-based approaches
• Remains calm and solutions-focused in complex environments
• Uses data to inform planning teaching and assessment
• Is committed to child safety inclusion and equity

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 Joshua Cruise 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.