Department for Education
Job reference: ******
Location: **** - MOUNT BARKER, **** - MURRAY BRIDGE
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to EveryoneWhy work with
us
Every
child and young person deserves a great education.
We have a
strategy that aims to unlock every child's potential now and into
the future, one that in partnership with learners, students,
parents and the wider South Australian community will build a
world-leading public education system.
One that is equitable and
prioritises learning and wellbeing.
Together
we will make our education system the best it can be.
When our
children and young people thrive, so do our communities and our
state.
About the
role
Consultancy, coaching,
capability building and cultural responsiveness underpins Behaviour
Support Educator work.
Behaviour support educators provide proactive, preventative, and targeted services to assist sites to meet the needs of children and young
people with additional needs.
This includes support and interventions for individual children and young people, groups,
classes and whole of preschool and school; as well as consultation with education staff, families, and other professionals to improve preschool and school-wide practices and policies.
They promote a restorative approach to behaviour development and explore the purpose of behaviour to understand precipitating
factors.
The
Behaviour support educators apply evidence-informed interventions
in a range of contexts that support the promotion of socially
acceptable and positive behaviour and prevent, reduce, or redirect
unsafe and/or unproductive behaviours.
They work to improve
families' and preschools and schools' understanding of behaviour
and to develop their capabilities to provide consistent, fair and
equitable responses to behaviour that foster trust.
Behaviour




support educators work collaboratively with the school leadership
team to build school capability to address and support students
with additional behavioural needs.
They work closely with school
and preschool staff to embed inclusive pedagogies that ensure the
learning setting reflects the diversity and experiences of
children and young people.
Behaviour
support educators practice according to the following
evidenced-based frameworks:
Positive Behaviour
Learning
Trauma-Informed
practice
Restorative
Practice
Verbal interventions
plus disengagement
Australian
Professional Standards for teachers
Behaviour
Support Educators work as part of a larger multidisciplinary team
in Student Support Services (SSS) who provide proactive, targeted,
and intensive intervention services to support additional needs of
learners.
The SSS team works in partnership with schools,
preschools and families and may be available for children and
students who have:
developmental
delay/disability
learning
difficulties
displayed unsafe
and/or unproductive behaviours
health or wellbeing
needs
challenges with
disengagement or non-attendance
communication
difficulties.
Student
Support Services are on a cultural response journey, as such we
value and prioritise Aboriginal ways of knowing, doing and
being.
Qualifications
Essential:
Current full teacher registration
Desirable:
Nil
Special conditions
The




successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human
Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being
employed which is required to be renewed every five years before
expiry.
The
incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN –EC (Responding to
Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead
(Masterclass) extended course or the online (Fundamentals) course
which will be required to be updated every three
years.
For all
other Special Conditions please refer to the attached Position
Description.
Remuneration
STL2
$143,438 per annum (1.0 FTE) + superannuation (12%)
Enquiries
Enquiries
can be directed to Sarah Crowden, Senior Educator, via tel: *******
******* or email: ******
Application
instructions
Applications should be
made through the IWorkForSA website.
Applicants are required
to submit a CV, the Application Cover Sheet, Employment
Declaration, and a cover letter of no more than two pages
addressing the key competencies in the attached position
description.
People of
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have
a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
Additional note
This is a
full-time contract role (1.0 FTE), initial 12-month term
contract.
Applications close: 22/07/2026 11:30 PM
Attachments:- Application Cover Sheet - STL.pdf
CURRENT
position description
STL2
Behaviour Support Educator
July ****.pdf
- How to Apply - STL.pdf
- Job Application Guide - STL.pdf
- VL233 Pre-employment declaration.pdf
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

📌 Stl2 - Behaviour Support Educator (South Australia)
🏢 Department for Education
📍 South Australia