School Counsellor - Oakville Public School

NSW Department of Education; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

School holiday leave

Travel allowances

Fitness Passport program

Indemnity insurance as a psychologist

Job summary

NSW Department of Education is seeking a School Counsellor based at Oakville Public School to provide counselling and psychological assessment, supporting student learning and wellbeing across primary and high school ages. The role involves collaboration with teachers and families, supervision, and opportunities for professional growth within a multidisciplinary team.

Applicants must be registered or provisionally registered psychologists (or eligible for registration) with the Psychology Board

Qualifications

• Experience in counselling using evidence-based interventions addressing the mental health needs of children and young people.
• Experience in psychological assessment of children and young people, including case formulation and report writing.
• Ability to collaborate with key stakeholders to improve learning and wellbeing outcomes, including diverse backgrounds.
• Registered or provisionally registered psychologist, or eligible for registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Willingness and ability to travel between worksites with a valid licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide counselling and psychological assessment for students to support learning and wellbeing.
• Collaborate with school communities and external agencies as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in supervision and ongoing professional development.
• Travel between worksites as required.

Skills

Counselling experience

Psychological assessment

Stakeholder collaboration

Registered psychologist

Driver's licence

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 Oakville 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. Oakville Public School has proudly served the Hawkesbury community for over 100 years, combining a rich tradition of educational excellence with a commitment to preparing students for the future. Set within spacious grounds and well‑resourced learning environments, our school provides a safe, inclusive and welcoming community where every child is known, valued and supported to thrive. With approximately 660 students across 26 classes, students are at the centre of everything we do. We are committed to explicit teaching with high expectations, ensuring every child is challenged, supported and inspired to achieve their personal best. Strong literacy and numeracy programs underpin all learning, providing students with the essential knowledge and skills for future success. Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is embedded across the school, promoting our values of Respect, Responsibility and Personal Best and fostering a safe, supportive and inclusive learning environment where students are encouraged to make positive choices and take pride in their achievements.

For more information, please visit the school website Oakville Public School.

• 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 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. Successful applicants will be provided with a Departmental induction program, ongoing professional learning and professional supervision. 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 technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.

Please note that late applications will not be accepted.