Teacher - Rockhampton Flexible School

Job No: RFSTE02
Location: Rockhampton
Employment Status: Full time
No. of Vacancies: 1
Closing Date: 28 Feb 2025 AEST

Join the Adventure at Rockhampton Flexible School!
Are you a teacher who loves the thrill of adventure and making a real difference? Look no further – Rockhampton Flexible School is on the hunt for dynamic teachers to inspire young people through Adventure-Based Learning!

Are you a teacher looking to make a real difference? Have you ever thought that school could be done differently?

Are you looking for:

  • Real connection with young people and their families/carers?
  • Greater connection with your local community
  • A flexible Curriculum and Pedagogy
  • A focus on hands on, experiential, problem based, vocational and adventure-based learning
  • Significant professional development opportunities
  • A supportive team environment


ABOUT US
At Rockhampton Flexible School, we do school different. We're a place for young people who have been underserved by mainstream schooling and are looking to re-engage with their education in a fun, supportive, and dynamic environment. Our young people typically express a broad range of complex education and social needs that require personalised educational responses.

From the classroom to learning on Country, we focus on experiences that empower young people with real-world skills and help them transition into adulthood, work, further study, and building connections.

 
ABOUT THE ROLE
Ready to be part of a teaching team where no two days are the same? Here’s what you’ll get up to:

  • Plan and deliver lessons that engage young people with learning gaps, while embracing fun, hands-on activities like outdoor adventures and vocational training.
  • Work collaboratively with a team dedicated to building a supportive, positive learning environment.
  • Get involved in the community, help drive the school bus on daily runs and be a key player in shaping the future of students.
  • Participate in exciting activities like surfing lessons, outdoor expeditions, and personal growth programs like boxing and mindfulness.
  • This is a full-time, ongoing position, with an immediate start date negotiable.

To view the Position Description, please click HERE.


ABOUT YOU
You’re not just a teacher – you’re a mentor and guide with a sense of adventure! Here’s what we’re looking for:

  • You bring energy, adaptability, and creativity to the classroom, embracing Adventure-Based and Project-Based Learning.
  • You’re passionate about working with young people who need a different approach to thrive.
  • You’ve got strong relationship-building skills and experience working with students at risk.
  • Queensland College of Teachers registration and a valid driver’s license
  • An understanding of and commitment to the values of a Catholic educational system in the Edmund Rice tradition.

 

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Be part of something bigger with the Edmund Rice Charism.
  • Learn how to do school different – flexible, creative, and tailored to each student.
  • 12.75% superannuation, salary sacrificing benefits, and loads of opportunities for professional development.
  • Salary sacrificing benefits, including FBT exempt payments of up to $15,900 p/a
  • Ongoing professional development
  • Support from a multidisciplinary team, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and free onsite parking.

 

READY TO APPLY?
If you’re ready for an exciting, life-changing teaching experience, we want to hear from you! Upload your CV and cover letter (in PDF) highlighting your qualifications, experience, and passion for working with young people.

For more information or to chat about the role, contact Owen Mayor, Head of Campus, at owen.mayor@ereafsn.edu.au.

We’re reviewing applications as they come in, so don’t wait! Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. All applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our students.

Let’s make a difference – together!

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Privacy Acknowledgment

EREA Flexi Schools Ltd is part of Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA), which is an organisation consisting of schools, entities and offices offering a Catholic education in the tradition of Blessed Edmund Rice.

  1. EREA Flexi Schools Ltd school’s collects personal information, including sensitive information about job applicants. This includes information provided in your job application, in the course of conversation or as collected from third parties on your behalf, such as employment referees. The primary purpose of collecting this information is to enable the school to consider your application for employment with the school.
  2. Some of the information the school collects is to satisfy the school’s legal obligations, particularly to enable the school to discharge its duty of care to enrolled students.
  3. Laws governing or relating to the operation of a school require certain information to be collected and disclosed. These include relevant Education Acts and Public Health and Child Protection laws.
  4. In order to consider your application for employment and to facilitate and manage your employment relationship with the school, you consent to our collecting personal information about you from recruitment agencies, law enforcement agencies for criminal checks and working with children checks, educational institutions to verify your qualifications, and other individuals or businesses we contact for the purpose of reference-checking as agreed with you.
  5. The personal information that is collected about you will be stored securely in a recruitment record. If you are successful and become an employee then an employee record will be created and the personal information we have collected will be stored in this file. Employee records are exempt from the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) under the Privacy Act 1988.
  6. If you are not offered a position or if you decline an offer of a position at the school the information stored in your recruitment record will be stored for 12 months, unless you advise us to destroy the records at an earlier time. At this time, the school will take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify the information as appropriate.
  7. The school may disclose personal and sensitive information for administrative, educational and support purposes (or may permit the information to be directly collected by third parties). This may include to: government departments; people providing administrative and financial services to the school; anyone you authorise the school to disclose information to; and anyone to whom the school is required or authorised to disclose the information to by law, including under child protection laws.
  8. Failure to provide the information to the school will affect the school’s ability to evaluate your application and may result in the recruitment process not proceeding.
  9. The school may also use cloud computing service providers to store personal information (which may include sensitive information) on their servers in the 'cloud'. These servers may be located in or outside Australia. This may mean that personal information may be stored or processed outside Australia.
  10. EREA’s Privacy Policy contains further information about its use of cloud and other third-party service providers.
  11. EREA’s Privacy Policy is accessible via the school website or from the school office. The Policy sets out how job applicants and employees may seek access to, and correction of their personal information which the school has collected and holds. However, access may be refused in certain circumstances such as where access would have an unreasonable impact on the privacy of others or may result in a breach of the School’s duty of care obligations. Any refusal will be notified in writing with reasons if appropriate.
  12. EREA’s Privacy Policy also sets out how job applicants and employees can make a complaint about a breach of the APPs and how the complaint will be handled.
  13. If you provide the school with the personal information of others, such as other employment referees, doctors or emergency contacts, we encourage you to inform them you are disclosing that information to the school and why, that they can request access to and correction of that information if they wish and to also refer them to EREA’s Privacy Policy for further detail about such requests and how the school otherwise handles personal information it collects and complaints it receives.

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Edmund Rice Education Australia

Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) Flexible Schools Ltd is a child safe organisation committed to the protection of children and has a zero tolerance of abuse of children. We are committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and young people therefore, all applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures.

These checks are consistent with EREA’s commitment to child safeguarding policies and procedures. This includes complying with our Child Safeguarding policy and code of conduct.
EREA Flexible Schools Ltd is an equal opportunity employer that promotes the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.