Guidance Counsellor: Elevate Student Wellbeing & Growth

Brisbane Catholic Education Office; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 103,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Competitive remuneration

Salary packaging

Job summary

St Augustine's College, AUGUSTINE HEIGHTS seeks a compassionate and dedicated Guidance Counsellor to support student wellbeing, resilience, and positive educational outcomes within a vibrant learning community.

Applicants with a teaching background will be employed under a teacher contract (30 hours per week), while applicants with a psychology background will be employed under a School Officer contract (38 hours per week).

Qualifications

• 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 reporting 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.
• Not required to be Catholic.

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 Counsellor experience

Prevention & intervention

Psycho-educational assessments

Risk management

Team collaboration

Education

Masters in school guidance and counselling

QCT Teacher registration

AHPRA Psychologist registration

Job description

St Augustine's College, AUGUSTINE HEIGHTS seeks a compassionate and dedicated Guidance Counsellor to support student wellbeing, resilience, and positive educational outcomes within a vibrant learning community.

Applicants with a teaching background will be employed under a teacher contract (30 hours per week), while applicants with a psychology background will be employed under a School Officer contract (38 hours per week).