Teacher (Applied Learning Programs)

About the role

Hester Hornbrook Academy, a multi-campus Special Assistance School for young people aged 15-25, is recruiting teachers for its Sunshine, Werribee and Geelong campuses at 1.0 and 0.8 FTE. The teacher works in a multidisciplinary classroom team that shares leadership, delivering applied learning programs (VPC, VCE VM and VETiS) under the VCAA curriculum and the school's HOPE framework, which integrates learning, wellbeing and life skills.

Key responsibilities

• Co-design and maintain a safe, respectful and productive face-to-face and virtual learning environment
• Create and deliver applied learning programs aligned with VPC and/or VCE VM, using student data to differentiate learning
• Model classroom management and proactively support engagement, inclusivity and prosocial behaviour
• Maintain accurate records in the school's systems (Sentral, Canvas, Teams), including wellbeing case notes and NCCD documentation
• Take part in extra-curricular activities, events, excursions and overnight camps
• Adhere to Child Safe, risk management and Hester Hornbrook documentation requirements

Required profile

• Bachelor of Education or related discipline with current VIT registration (provisional or full)
• Experience with young people, including those who identify as LGBTQI+ or come from diverse cultural backgrounds, in a trauma-informed setting
• Understanding of trauma-informed practice, restorative justice and the NCCD guidelines
• Knowledge of the Victorian Child Safe Standards and VCAA expectations for senior secondary settings
• Ability to manage competing demands in a secondary school setting

Required skills

• Differentiated applied learning programs in VPC, VCE VM and/or VETiS
• Digital platforms such as Canvas, Sentral and Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Desirable: TAE qualification for teaching VETiS programs

Screening criteria include identity check, police check, Victorian driver licence, right to work in Australia and a one-page cover letter, selection criteria response, resume with two referees and copies of qualifications and VIT registration. Applications close 16 November 2026.