This role sits within Berry Street Education Services and provides specialist education support to young people who may have experienced trauma, disrupted schooling and complex life circumstances. You will work closely with students, schools, residential care teams, Child Protection, DFFH, Youth Justice, DET, alternative education providers and other community service organisations to support young people back into meaningful learning pathways.
This is a mobile and relationship-focused role, requiring flexibility, creativity and a trauma-informed approach. You will work across schools, residential care homes, community settings, the office and remotely, depending on the needs of the young person and their care team.
As a CIRC Education Specialist, you will advocate for young people and support their education needs through outreach, care team collaboration, enrolment support, education planning and tailored learning strategies.
You will:
You are a confident, self-motivated and compassionate professional with experience supporting young people who may have complex needs, challenging behaviours or barriers to education.
You will bring:
The Benefits
How to Apply
Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted by 11pm on Sunday 14th June, 2026
Queries to Andrew McCausland - Senior Manager Education & Early Intervention Services on 0428343111
Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, National Police Check (International Police check required) and Victorian Carer Register clearance if applicable.
Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In 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.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
