School Nurse

Hester Hornbrook Academy is a school that does education differently, Elevate your career! Where passion meets profession,  join our team as an experienced School Nurse to be part of a highly skilled and committed team driven to help young people realize their potential, delivering real skills and pathways.

About Hester Hornbrook Academy

Hester Hornbrook Academy is a Special Assistance School which provides flexible education and learning options, including VETiS (Vocational Education and Training in Schools), VPC (Victorian Pathways Certificate), VM (VCE Vocational Major), VCE and an extend program offering a variety of elective subjects. Recognising that mainstream education is not suitable for all young people, our programs are driven by the personal pursuits of students.  Our HOPE – Healing Orientated Program of Education informs our Practice model which ensures the integration of academic intervention and growth with wellbeing and life skills. Teachers, Youth Workers, and Education Support Officers (ESOs) work together in a collaborative manner to support students to reach their individual goals. Our students include those who have disengaged from mainstream education, are young parents, currently in or leaving out of home care, experiencing homelessness and those who may be experiencing mental health challenges or learning difficulties.

Each Hester Hornbrook classroom is supported by a multidisciplinary team comprised of a teacher, educational support staff and youth worker. The classroom team collaborates to provide a safe, respectful, and productive learning environment, where learning for wellbeing and wellbeing for learning go hand in hand.  The team works in partnership with the students to understand and address the barriers to learning, to set and achieve academic pathways and other life goals.  All staff bring different and overlapping skills and experience to the classroom and are required to role model effective teamwork in order to provide a holistic response to the students’ educational needs.

All roles within Hester Hornbrook will have a classroom allotment, this may include classroom instruction, the delivery of learning activities, the supervision of students, assertive outreach, and involvement in our other programs which support students to attain educational success.

About the Opportunity

The school Nurse will form part of the Hester Hornbrook  Allied Health Team.  This team of multidisciplinary professionals are  required to work across all Hester Hornbrook campuses. The school Nurse will work closely with students, school staff, the wider school community, external health services and relevant community agencies. The school Nurse will enact the values and vision of Hester Hornbrook whilst working within a healing orientated educational environment that is trauma informed. 
The school Nurse is directly responsible to the Head of Engagement and Wellbeing for operational matters and with due regard to professional competence. The school Nurse is required to practice in accordance with  Hester Hornbrook’s policies and procedures as well as the various Professional Codes, Guidelines and Registration Standards set by Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Authority.

Our ideal candidate will be able to successfully demonstrate the following key skills and attributes:

• Apply nursing expertise to complete initial assessments, provide brief intervention and psychoeducation to students
• Map Primary Health Care and Adolescent friendly Services across Metro Melbourne and advocate on behalf of students to enhance service access and support pathway planning for students.
• Create and lead an annual school wide health promotion plan
• Collation and development of health literacy content applicable for students, teachers and wider school community. Content to be aligned to the needs of Hester Hornbrook school cohort, whilst also aligning to needs identified through school data. 
• Deliver health education sessions (in classrooms, in small groups and with the wider school community) that focus on health promotion and primary health prevention. 
• Provide professional learning opportunities for Hester Hornbrook staff through the development of training modules and / or face to face sessions
• Contribute to developing programs, activities and / or special projects as required, including an annual workplan and bi-annual school wide health and wellbeing days. 
• Arrange for external health services to visit all campuses to deliver targeted health and wellbeing services to students
• Complies with documentation, legislative and policy requirements. 
• Present at internal/external stakeholder networks and forums. 
• Participate in and facilitate; meetings, training, and forums.  
• Maintaining accurate records using the school’s Student Management system including: regular wellbeing case noting and prepare/contribute to reports (including NCCD) as required. 
• Participate in regular supervision, whole school and campus meetings, the performance review processes, professional learning and a culture of continuous review, improvement of student learning outcomes and achievement of the Hester Hornbrook Strategic Plan (SP) and Annual Implementation Plans (AIP). 
• Ensure that all Child Safe, risk management and Hester Hornbrook documentation is adhered to. 
• Perform other duties and responsibilities, as directed by Executive Leadership Team of Hester Hornbrook. 

Note all applicants must be prepared to travel between all Hester Hornbrook Academy campuses. (please see the Position Description for more detailed information and the Key Selection Criteria)  
 

Benefits

• Hester Hornbrook Academy as an Independently Registered Secondary School with its own Enterprise Agreement. 
• A competitive remuneration applies to this role together with access to tax-effective salary packaging arrangements and supportive work/life balance provisions.
• HHA recognizes the importance of investing in the training, learning and development of our staff.

How to apply

Applications close on 10 May 2024. Address applications to - Sally Lasslett, Principal. Applications to include a Cover Letter and a current CV with referees and ensure that all Key Selection Criteria are addressed.

For more information, including a position description, closing date and how to apply, please click “apply for this job” to be redirected to our website.

For enquiries about this role, and assistance with application submission - recruitment@mcm.org.au.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.

Other Relevant Information

• Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work visa
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Must have or be willing to obtain a WWCC
• Applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment safety screening process as part of the HHA selection process. 

Our commitment to diversity

Hester Hornbrook is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to safety. Hester Hornbrook /MCM embraces differences because we know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain talented people. We are passionate about all our employees, with the skills that they bring, realising their full potential through ongoing learning and development and through embracing the positive impact that we make through our work and to the young people that we support. If you require specific support to apply for this position, please advise the recruiting manager listed in the advertisement. We will work with you to identify the best way to assist you. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Our commitment to safety

Hester Hornbrook /MCM is committed to the safety of its clients and employees, taking a zero-tolerance approach to violence within the workplace and abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability. All employees are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.