School Counsellor - Kyogle Public School

NSW Department of Education; Kyogle; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

School holiday leave

Travel allowances

Fitness Passport program

Indemnity insurance as psychologist

Job summary

NSW Department of Education seeks a School Counsellor based at Kyogle Public School to deliver counselling and psychological assessments, strengthening student learning and wellbeing. The role offers collaboration across primary and high school settings, supervision with senior psychology staff, and involvement in a multidisciplinary district team.

The successful candidate will support diverse student needs, participate in ongoing professional development, and maintain registration with the

Qualifications

• 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 learning and wellbeing outcomes for diverse students.
• 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; valid unrestricted driver’s licence required.
• Applicants must include NSW WWCC clearance number.

Responsibilities

• Provide counselling and psychological assessments to support student learning and wellbeing.
• Collaborate with school communities and external agencies as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Engage in regular professional supervision with the Senior Psychologist Education.
• Participate in group and peer supervision within the district counselling team.
• Contribute to continuing professional development and maintain registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.

Skills

Counselling experience

Psychological assessment

Stakeholder collaboration

Registration as psychologist

Driver's license

WWCC clearance

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 Kyogle Public 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. Kyogle Public School has a strong commitment to enhancing the academic, cultural, and social opportunities for all students. The students are drawn from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of abilities and achievements represented in each year group from Kindergarten to Year 6. The school's current educational model features high levels of collaboration with staff and focuses on delivering quality differentiated instruction to all students. There are currently 285 students enrolled, including 19% of students that are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The school has a range of extra‑curricular opportunities and is well supported by parents, the community, and the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. Visit the school website Kyogle Public School

Qualifications and Experience

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

Contract and Working Hours

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.

Benefits

• Other benefits include school holiday leave, travel allowances and health and wellbeing benefits such as our Fitness Passport program.
• The department will also cover your indemnity insurance as a psychologist.

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.