Teacher in Charge | Junior Brisbane South Campus

YMCA Camping; Brisbane; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary packaging

Non-term time for roles

Up to 30 Student-Free Days

Gym membership

Health insurance discount

Counselling EAP

Job summary

YMCA Brisbane's Y Schools Queensland Brisbane South Junior Campus is seeking a Teacher in Charge to join the Acacia Ridge team on a permanent full-time basis. The role focuses on instructional leadership, student engagement and supporting diverse learners within a progressive, wellbeing-centered environment.

The successful candidate will hold current teaching qualifications, First Aid and CPR, and will lead professional development while ensuring safe, inclusive learning practices across

Qualifications

• Current Registered Teaching Qualifications and relevant experience.
• Current First Aid Certificate and CPR Qualifications.
• Ability to plan and prepare teaching and learning programs for diverse learners.
• Knowledge of inclusive teaching and learning processes and use of learning technology.

Responsibilities

• Provide instructional leadership and teacher professional development.
• Oversee student engagement and case management processes.
• Run briefs, debriefs, staff training, manage staff and volunteers, sign risk assessments.
• Support targeted school programs/projects as directed by leadership.
• Ensure a safe and inclusive learning environment for all students.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Student engagement

Staff training

Teamwork

Behaviour management

Wellbeing support

Education

Teaching qualification

First Aid Certificate

CPR Certification

Tools

Learning technology

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Teacher in Charge | Junior Brisbane South Campus

Y Schools Queensland Brisbane South Junior Campus are recruiting a Teacher in Charge on a Permanent Full-Time basis to join our team based in Acacia Ridge

Join our team as a passionate Teacher in Charge to help young people with diverse backgrounds reach their potential. Here at Y Schools, teaching is more than delivering curriculum. It’s about connection, growth and changing young lives. A full wrap around support of leadership, supportive team and peers will allow you to make an ever-lasting impact.

What will my time look like?

• Maintain a working knowledge of policies and procedures
• Instructional leadership of teacher professional development
• Run briefs, debriefs, parades, staff training, manage staff and volunteers, sign risk assessments
• Oversee student engagement and case management processes
• Take charge of targeted school programs/projects as agreed to by the Head of Campus/School Principal and R Principal
• Supporting young people with diverse learning and support needs, including disabilities, behavioural challenges, ASD, ADHD/ADD, and mental health needs
• Support our young people to know success!

Am I a good match?

• Current Registered Teaching Qualifications and relevant experience
• Current First Aid Certificate and CPR Qualifications
• Ability to apply appropriate knowledge to plan and prepare teaching and learning programs to meet the diverse characteristics, needs and learning styles of students who are at risk of disengaging from education
• Knowledge of and the ability to implement effective and inclusive teaching and learning processes, including the use of learning technology and assessment, to establish an appropriate learning environment in which students are encouraged to work toward their potential
• Ability to communicate effectively with students including the use of appropriate interpersonal skills and the ability to plan and apply appropriate behaviour management strategies that contribute to the establishment and maintenance of a supportive learning environment
• Work successfully in a small team and within the schools’ philosophy & ethos to establish productive partnerships and achieve educational outcomes
• Be able to demonstrate the importance of following procedures and always ensuring a safe educational environment
• Complete a National and/or International Police Check prior to employment and at the discretion of the YMCA
• Achievement of YMCA’s Safeguarding Children Training Certificate and complete annual refresher training.

What’s in it for you?

• Join a supportive, inclusive and passionate team in an organisation making a difference.
• We invest in multi-disciplinary teams and work well together to support the students and each other, while working differently and thinking beyond traditional methods.
• Increased non-term time for our teaching team and more student free days in comparison to standard school environments.
• Reduced classroom contact hours compared to traditional schools and all meetings held in school hours.
• Non-term time for all school roles!

Here’s what on offer?

• Increase take home pay with tax-free NFP salary packaging up to $15,900 living expenses and $2,650 meals and entertainment.
• More non-contact time
• Up to 30 Student-Free Days for PD & Planning
• Youth Workers in Every Class
• Discounted banking and loan rates
• Free gym membership which includes our very cool fitness classes
• Discounted private health insurance with Medibank
• Opportunity to participate in and give back to Y programs
• Counselling Employee Assistance Program

Y Schools Queensland has been recognised as one of The Educator’s 5-Star Employers of Choice for 2026, recognising its commitment to a workplace where educators feel supported, valued and empowered. The award is based on anonymous employee feedback across culture, professional development, benefits, and diversity and inclusion, with only organisations achieving a satisfaction rating of 75% or higher receiving this distinction .

More about the role and Y Schools!

At Y Schools Queensland we have a vision where our young people leave school empowered to be independent, courageous and resilient to achieve lifelong wellbeing.

Our mission is that Y Schools Queensland is where hope meets possibility, where everyone is seen, heard, and belongs. Our agile and responsive approach to education gives students not just knowledge, it empowers students to overcome challenges and embrace life-changing opportunities. At Y Schools Queensland, wellbeing is personal, pathways are unique, and every step leads toward a brighter future!

Central to realising this vision is our Thrive Model, a signature strength of our schools that guides everything we do. Embedded in connection, care and capability, it shapes our approach to wellbeing, learning and belonging.

We are an inclusive workplace and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply. We all belong at the Y!

At the Y, we are committed to empowering all children and young people to feel safe and be safe. As a Child Safe organisation, all of our candidates who don’t have an exemption, must have or obtain a working with children check.

Applicants are advised that it is an offence for a person disqualified or suspended from holding a blue card to commence or continue in regulated, child-related employment