School Counsellor - Monaro High School

NSW Government; Coomba Park; On-site; AUD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowances

Health and wellbeing benefits (Fitness

Indemnity insurance as a psychologist

Job summary

NSW Government is seeking a School Counsellor for Monaro High School, based in Cooma, NSW. The role involves delivering counselling and psychological support to students to enhance learning and wellbeing, alongside collaboration with school communities and external agencies.

You will participate in supervision, contribute to professional development and help students across Year 7–12 with diverse needs. Extensive travel between sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in counselling using evidence-based interventions for children and young people.
• Experience in psychological assessment of children and young people, including reports.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to improve learning and wellbeing outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide counselling and psychological assessment to students to support learning and wellbeing.
• Collaborate with teachers, families and external agencies to implement supports.
• Engage in supervision with Senior Psychologist Education and participate in district school counselling team.

Skills

Counselling experience

Psychological assessment

Collaboration with stakeholders

Job description

Job Description - School Counsellor - Monaro High School (0000BFR7)

School Counsellor - Monaro High School - 0000BFR7

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Location

Advertisement Number A900160370

Number of Positions

1

Total Remuneration Package: Package valued at up to $187,933. Base salary ranges from $104,156 to $165,812, plus leave loading and employer\'s contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience. *Note there is no automatic progression to $165,812 - SCAC. Access to SCAC is available once a school counsellor has progressed through all salary steps and upon successful application for Advanced Certification level against the NSW School Counselling Service PPF.

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 Monaro 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.

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

Monaro High School is a comprehensive rural high school located in Cooma that proudly serves the communities of the Monaro district. Our 382 students from Year 7 -12 come from a range of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds providing an inclusive and diverse school community. The school offers a quality academic, vocational curriculum and student wellbeing support to accommodate all students. Monaro High School is committed to gaining the best possible educational outcomes for all students, with the school\'s current strategic directions of Student Growth and Attainment, High Impact Teaching and Wellbeing core to our practice. Monaro High School boasts state of the art facilities thanks to recently completed, multi-million dollar upgrade. Facilities include a 350 seat performing arts centre, innovation hub including professional standard recording and digital media studios and indoor 3 court sports centre. Specialised outdoor play area for students with disabilities and contemporary teaching spaces are found throughout the school. Situated in the beautiful town of Cooma, the school is conveniently situated between Canberra, the Snowy Mountains ski fields and the South Coast. For more information, please visit the school website Monaro High School

Specific Selection Criteria

• 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.

Conditions

• Be a registered or provisionally registered psychologist, or eligible for registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Ability and willingness to travel between worksites. 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.

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