Full-Time School Guidance Counselor - Wellbeing Focus

Brisbane Catholic Education Office; Jimboomba; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career advancement opportunities

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging options

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Emmaus College in Jimboomba, part of Brisbane Catholic Education Office, is seeking an experienced Guidance Counsellor to support student wellbeing and learning across a Prep to Year 12 context.

The role focuses on prevention, intervention, and mental health initiatives, including psycho-educational assessments and school-wide programs. Collaboration with staff and safeguarding responsibilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Successful experience as a Guidance Counsellor in an educational setting with a focus on prevention, intervention and student learning.
• Experience in identifying and developing activities to address academic and life career development of students.
• Experience in the administration, interpretation and report writing for psycho-educational assessments.
• Experience in providing support and leadership in response to student protection issues, critical incidents and risk management.
• Collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate proactive and preventative practices and initiatives for the holistic development, mental health and wellbeing of students.
• Manage counselling and consulting services for students.
• Provide psycho-educational and other assessments.
• Ensure BCE protocols and quality processes are implemented.
• Maintain standards of practice.
• Apply guidance counselling skills through direct and indirect processes and through systemic, whole-school, and individual interventions.
• Participate in regular individual and group supervision and mentoring activities for clinical and technical supervision.

Skills

Guidance counselling

Mental health awareness

Team collaboration

Student wellbeing

Education

QCT teaching registration + Masters in school guidance

AHPRA psychologist registration

Job description

Emmaus College in Jimboomba, part of Brisbane Catholic Education Office, is seeking an experienced Guidance Counsellor to support student wellbeing and learning across a Prep to Year 12 context.

The role focuses on prevention, intervention, and mental health initiatives, including psycho-educational assessments and school-wide programs. Collaboration with staff and safeguarding responsibilities are essential.