ES1-4 Mental Health Practitioner

Government schools; Warrnambool; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Government schools in Victoria is seeking an Education Support Class professional to provide advice and professional learning to teachers and wellbeing staff, building capacity to improve student wellbeing, learning and development outcomes across the school.

You will deliver preventive and early intervention services, coordinate supports for students with complex needs, collaborate with families and external health professionals, and maintain ongoing professional development throughout the year.

Qualifications

• Develop and implement professional support programs within educational environments.
• Provide guidance to other professional staff in schools.
• Coordinate supports for students with complex needs with families and external providers.

Responsibilities

• Delivering professional support services in a school, including mental health prevention and promotion activities and early intervention activities (including short-term counselling) for students with a range of mental health needs, applying sound theoretical knowledge and practical expertise.
• Planning and implementing evidence-based intervention strategies for students with complex needs including collaborating with families, other professionals and agencies when appropriate to effectively manage risk.
• Liaising with other department areas (including secondary school nurses and Student Support Services staff) and external service providers where necessary to provide appropriate support to students.
• Maintaining professional competence and continued professional development, including attending professional development activities throughout the year.

Skills

Mental health support

Professional development

Collaboration

Job description

Providing advice and professional learning to others, including teachers and other school wellbeing staff, to build the capacity of schools to improve students wellbeing, learning and developmental outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Delivering professional support services in a school, including mental health prevention and promotion activities and early intervention activities (including short-term counselling) for students with a range of mental health needs, applying sound theoretical knowledge and practical expertise.
• Planning and implementing evidence-based intervention strategies for students with complex needs including collaborating with families, other professionals and agencies when appropriate to effectively manage risk.
• Liaising with other department areas (including secondary school nurses and Student Support Services staff) and external service providers where necessary to provide appropriate support to students.
• Maintaining professional competence and continued professional development, including attending professional development activities throughout the year.

What you need

• The successful applicant will be responsible for the development and implementation of professional support programs within an educational environment, including guidance to other professional staff.
• As an education support class position, this role supports the educational services being provided to students, but will not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic).
• coordinating supports for students with complex needs both within and external to the school, including proactively working with regions, local mental health service providers and other health professionals to engage further support as required.