Director of Wellbeing, North West Campus, Wynyard

Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time

Applications Close: 8 October 2026

Director of Wellbeing North West Campus, Wynyard

- Tenure: Continuing Full Time Teacher with a 4 year Fixed Term Position of Leadership
- Start Date: October 2026 (Actual start date will be negotiated with successful candidate)
- Classification: Teacher plus Position of Leadership Level 4

St Francis Flexible School Hobart and Wynyard offers a full-time and multiyear secondary education program for young people who have disengaged from mainstream schooling. Flexible Schools respond with a variety of flexible and cutting-edge teaching and learning practices, including vocational planning and the development of social connectedness.

St Francis Flexible School is establishing a new campus in Wynyard in 2027, initially providing a flexible and highly supported educational environment for young people in Years 7-10, before expanding to include Years 11 and 12 from 2028.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Director of Wellbeing is a key member of the Campus Leadership Team at St Francis Flexible School, North West Campus. The role provides leadership across student wellbeing, engagement, pastoral care and inclusion, supporting the development of a safe, relational and trauma-aware learning environment for young people in Years 7-10 in 2027, expanding to Years 11-12 from 2028.

As a foundation leadership position at the North West Campus, the role will also contribute to the establishment of campus systems, procedures, community partnerships and daily operations as the new campus commences in 2027.

Working closely with the Head of Campus and wider staff team, the Director of Wellbeing will lead the development and implementation of wellbeing and engagement practices consistent with the EREA Flexible Schools Flexi Practice Framework and Operation by Principles.



The role has particular responsibility for supporting young people experiencing barriers to attendance, engagement and learning, including the coordination of individual support, engagement and transition planning.

This is a 1.0 FTE continuing position incorporating a 0.5 teaching load.

Key responsibilities include:

- leading student wellbeing and pastoral care processes;
- monitoring attendance and engagement; coordinating student support meetings and interventions;
- supporting NCCD processes;
- providing professional guidance and secondary consultation to staff; and
- strengthening relationships with families, community organisations and external support services.

ABOUT YOU

- A current registration to Work with Vulnerable People, i.e. a WWVP Card.
- Bachelor of Education (Primary or Secondary).
- Current registration with the state or territory's relevant teaching authority.
- A current First Aid certificate or ability to obtain.
- A current Driver's License.
- Demonstrated successful teaching experience, normally including at least three years of skilled practice.
- Demonstrated experience developing PLPs and innovative curriculum with the ability to make adjustments and differentiate.
- A strong understanding of contemporary pedagogy and inclusive education, including the planning, documentation, assessment and delivery of engaging, flexible and trauma-informed learning experiences for diverse learners.




- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with families, support staff and multidisciplinary teams to implement inclusive educational supports and improve outcomes for Young People

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

- Salary sacrificing benefits, including FBT exempt payments of up to $15,900 p/a
- 12% Superannuation contribution

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) Flexible Schools Ltd currently educates over 2,700 young people in 22 Flexible Learning Schools (12 based in Queensland and 10 other schools across Australia) and two Special Education Services Schools in NSW, with approximately 800 staff nationally. Flexi schools serve young people who experience complex educational, social or psychological situations which demand unique responses. They enable young people to engage in education in a supported learning environment through a methodology based on trauma informed practice, to co-create a Common Ground using Operation by Principles, in which the principles of Honesty, Respect, Participation, Safe & Legal are embedded. Our special schools serve young people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities.

The successful applicant must possess (or be eligible to obtain) and maintain a current Working With Children Check.

All applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures. These checks are consistent with EREA's commitment to child protection policies and procedures.

Edmund Rice Education Australia is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and young people.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Edmund Rice Education Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Affiliation: None

Teaching Level: Special

Gender: Coed

116 Students

11 TeachingStaff

24 Non-Teaching Staff

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