School Counsellor - Moree Public School

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

Benefits offered by this job

Rural and Remote Incentives

Fitness Passport

Indemnity insurance

Job summary

The NSW Department of Education is seeking a School Counsellor for Moree Public School to provide counselling and psychological assessments to support student learning and wellbeing.

You will work across primary and high school ages, collaborating with teachers, families and external agencies to strengthen outcomes for diverse student communities. Roles include professional supervision and ongoing development within a supportive team.

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 the learning and wellbeing outcomes of children and young people including students from diverse backgrounds and needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide counselling and psychological assessment of students to support learning and wellbeing.
• Collaborate with teachers and families to address mental health needs.
• Engage with external agencies as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Counselling experience

Mental health support

Collaboration with stakeholders

Education

Registered psychologist (or eligible)

Job description

Job Description - School Counsellor - Moree Public School (0000BFTE)

School Counsellor - Moree Public School - 0000BFTE

Location

Regional NSW

Advertisement Number A900159486

Number of Positions

1

Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at up to $187,933.00. Base salary ranges from $104,156.00 to $165,812.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience.

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 Moree 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. 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.

Moree Public School is located in the North West NSW. The school is set in large, attractive and well-maintained grounds. It has a population of 525 students, with 45% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. We have an increasing number of Aboriginal children attending the school each year. The overall numbers of students have decreased over the past few years due to the impact of drought. We are responsive to the needs of our students, families and community adjusting our teaching, learning and leading approach to support every student in reaching their potential. The school maintains high standards for student learning and behaviour and prides itself on having high quality programs and practices in place. Our students benefit from a broad range of academic, creative and performing arts and sporting programs. The school enjoys close ties with and is very highly regarded and well supported by the local and wider community. Students are drawn from a diverse range of backgrounds. Our school values are Equity, Excellence and Community. For more information, please visit the school website Moree Public 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.

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 0.9 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 on the merit selection webpage.

Rural and Remote Incentives are available for eligible school counselling positions.

Successful applicants will be provided with a Departmental induction program, 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.

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

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 please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.

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