Ballarat Clarendon College is currently accepting applications for various roles within the Outdoor Education team based at our Yuulong Campus on the Great Ocean Road.

• Residential Assistants

• Teachers

Our Yuulong team play a vital role in delivering a bespoke outdoor education to our Year 9 students, who spend 8 weeks living and learning on campus away from the structures, routines and influences to which they have become accustomed.

The campus offers an active, hands-on environment ideal for those who enjoy the outdoors and a dynamic workday. The role involves leading and participating in activities such as camping, hiking, swimming, surfing and cycling. You'll spend time on your feet, exploring diverse environments, supporting students and contributing to rich, experiential learning in a variety of conditions. It's a great opportunity for energetic individuals who value teamwork, adventure and making a meaningful impact.

Our Yuulong Campus is different by design. Situated on a hilltop overlooking the Southern Ocean on the Great Ocean Road, Yuulong presents a unique opportunity for Residential Assistants and Teachers to work with students as they develop their identity and their ability to manage themselves at both a practical and emotional level.

At Yuulong, life and learning focuses on identity, self-management and relationships. Development happens through every interaction and the most challenging experiences are where the greatest progress can occur.

Our students participate in a wide variety of activities centred on building and maintaining sustainable communities, fostering connections and the development of lifelong health habits. Staff participate alongside our students as they learn to cook, hike, camp, surf and snorkel.

Our Yuulong Residential Assistants and Teachers are provided generous working conditions, ongoing professional development, a comprehensive employee assistant program and accommodation on or nearby campus.

Formal qualifications in Outdoor Education/Recreation or relevant experience, including hazard identification, risk assessment and implementation of risk treatment controls.

Experience and knowledge of pastoral care and Child Safe Standards.

Capacity to work in a high-performing team, including a willingness to seek and respond to feedback and ability to communicate effectively to maintain respectful relationships with students, staff, parents and groups from the wider community.

Demonstrated physical capacity to safely facilitate, supervise and actively participate in physically demanding outdoor activities, including camping, hiking, swimming, surfing and cycling, across varied terrain and in often unpredictable weather conditions, while maintaining effective supervision, judgement and duty of care for students.

Willingness to learn, be resilient and agile.

Confidence and genuine interest in extending and enriching student relationships and learning

• Wilderness First Aid

• Light/Medium bus driving licence

• Community Surf Lifesaving Certificate or Bronze Medallion

• Surf Coach or Snorkel guide qualification.

• Fitness for duties medical assessment.

At Ballarat Clarendon College, we value diversity, embrace difference and nurture a connected, safe and respectful community. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people of all cultures, abilities, sexualities and genders.

Ballarat Clarendon College is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of students through its Child Safety Framework and an ongoing focus on ensuring a culture of child safety is promoted and maintained. The school adheres to clear policy and procedural frameworks that ensure compliance with the mandated Child Safe Standards.

Applicants must have, or be able to obtain, valid Australian Work Rights.

Assistance or reasonable adjustment requirements can be made at recruitment@clarendon.vic.edu.au.