School Counsellor - 0.4 FTE - Inverell High School

NSW Department of Education; Inverell; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Indemnity insurance as a psychologist

Travel allowances

Professional supervision

Job summary

NSW Department of Education is seeking a School Counsellor based at Inverell High School to deliver counselling and psychological assessments that support student learning and wellbeing. You will work with teachers, families and external agencies in a collegiate, multidisciplinary team, with regular supervision and professional development opportunities.

The role supports a diverse student population across primary and high school ages.

Qualifications

• Experience in counselling with evidence-based interventions for children and youth.
• Experience in psychological assessment of children and young people, including case formulation and reporting.
• Ability to collaborate with school communities, families, and external agencies to support learning and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Provide counselling and psychological assessment for students.
• Collaborate with school staff and external agencies to improve student learning and wellbeing.
• Participate in supervision and group peer supervision within the district counselling team.
• Engage across primary and high school ages and travel between work sites as needed.

Skills

Counselling

Assessment

Stakeholder collaboration

Travel between sites

Driver's license

Teach approval eligibility

Education

Registered psychologist

Eligible for Psychology Board registration

Job description

School counsellors are an essential part of the department’s School Counselling Service . They provide counselling and psychological assessment of students to complement and enhance the work of teachers to strengthen student learning and wellbeing outcomes, and they help families understand and manage their children’s learning and mental health needs. This is a truly collegiate role offering unique challenges and opportunities – both in your professional development and your ability to make an impact on the lives of children and young people. The successful candidate will be based at Inverell High School and provided with opportunities to work across the lifespan with both primary and high school aged students. Working as a school counsellor in a NSW public school will enable you to engage with a diversity of students (and school communities) like no other child and adolescent psychologist role can. This is a chance to use your skills to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people at a time in their lives when it matters most. School counsellors receive regular, individual professional supervision with the Senior Psychologist Education and participate in group and peer supervision as a member of the broader district school counselling team. You will most likely be collaborating with a number of school communities and colleagues, as well as outside agencies, with the opportunity to use and expand the full range of your skills and expertise as part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team. School counsellors are provided with regular opportunities to participate in continuing professional development and the NSW Department of Education will support you to complete or maintain your registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.

• Experience in counselling using evidence-based interventions with a demonstrated understanding of the mental health needs of children and young people.
• Experience in the psychological assessment of children and young people, including case formulation and report writing.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with key stakeholders to improve the learning and wellbeing outcomes of children and young people including students from diverse backgrounds and needs.
• Be a registered or provisionally registered psychologist, or eligible for registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Ability and willingness to travel between work sites. Must have a valid unrestricted provisional or full driver’s licence with the ability to drive oneself.
• This position is under the Teachers award ( Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2024 ). To be eligible to apply, you must have an unconditional, full approval to teach or have eligibility to apply for an approval to teach. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.
• This is a permanent part time position 0.4 FTE (Full-time equivalent). Applicants seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.4 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE. Applicants on the eligibility list will be offered the remaining FTE but are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found in the merit selection webpage. Successful applicants will be provided with a Departmental induction programme, ongoing professional learning and professional supervision. Find out more about working in the school counselling service. Visit the Department’s School Counselling Service pages to discover more about working as a school psychologist or school counsellor in NSW public schools.

• school holiday leave
• travel allowances
• health and wellbeing benefits such as our Fitness Passport program
• indemnity insurance as a psychologist

Inverell High School is a rural, comprehensive, co-educational high school with an enrolment of 506 students. A significant number of our students are from a low SES backgrounds and 29.6% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders. Our school provides learning environments that cater for individual student learning needs, as well as opportunities that allow all students to develop to their full potential. We have a Support Unit including classes for mild, moderate and severe intellectual disabilities, as well as three Multi-Categorical classes. A strong and well-recognised culture of inclusion and achievement is supported by extensive wellbeing initiatives. The school ensures students have a balanced, well-rounded education with access to a diverse range of academic, sporting, creative and cultural opportunities. There is a strong tradition of student and parent participation and the school maintains productive links with local businesses and organisations.

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application - WWCC must be NSW.

About the NSW Department of Education The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage. Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here . To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted. For technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.