Education Consultant

Details

Wesley Dalmar Out of Home Care – Penrith

• Full-time position
• Fully maintained vehicle
• Permanent position
• Superannuation

About the role

This exciting position entails supporting children and young people in foster care to achieve their educational potential. You will be co-ordinating a team of educational tutors and offering direct support to case managers, foster carers and school personnel. You will also be working one to one with students from Kindergarten to Year 12, providing school support and academic tutoring.

Essential criteria

• Tertiary qualifications in education
• experience in working with children with behavioural and learning difficulties and who may have experienced complex trauma
• understanding of the educational needs of children in foster care
• ability to work as a team with other professionals
• willingness to learn new skills
• current driver’s licence and willingness to drive throughout the region

Desirable criteria

• qualifications in Special Education
• experience in teaching children in care

Remuneration

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (SCHADS) with attractive salary packaging options.

Apply now

Applications including a cover letter addressing the selection criteria and updated resume are to be sent to Genevieve Power. For any enquiries regarding the role or to submit an application, please contact:

Genevieve Power

Phone: 0417 112 098

Email: genevieve.power@wesleymission.org.au

Closing date

Friday 22^nd May, 2026

The suitable applicant will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks for appointment to positions within Wesley Mission (including provision of a valid Working with Children Check clearance number).  

Wesley Mission is committed to diversity, inclusion and reconciliation. Guided by our vision of doing all the good we can because every life matters, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and social demographics, and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.