Part-Time Guidance Counselor for Student Wellbeing

Brisbane Catholic Education Office; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Brisbane Catholic Education Office – Springfield Lakes is seeking a part-time Guidance Counsellor for Good Shepherd Catholic School. The role focuses on enhancing student wellbeing and learning through prevention, intervention and mental health support across the school.

The successful candidate will hold teacher or psychology registration, a Masters in school guidance and counselling, and will work with students, staff and families in a supportive, compliant environment.

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

Wellbeing programs

Psycho-educational assessments

Risk management

Collaboration

Education

Masters in school guidance and counselling

QCT Teacher registration

AHPRA Psychologist registration

Job description

Brisbane Catholic Education Office – Springfield Lakes is seeking a part-time Guidance Counsellor for Good Shepherd Catholic School. The role focuses on enhancing student wellbeing and learning through prevention, intervention and mental health support across the school.

The successful candidate will hold teacher or psychology registration, a Masters in school guidance and counselling, and will work with students, staff and families in a supportive, compliant environment.