Student Support Officer - Full Time - Ongoing - Bourke High School

NSW Department of Education; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Bourke High School, as part of the NSW Department of Education, seeks a Student Support Officer to enhance student wellbeing and learning outcomes in partnership with the school wellbeing team and counselling services.

The role involves providing individual wellbeing support, implementing whole-school wellbeing initiatives, and establishing referral pathways with external agencies to assist students and families.

Qualifications

• A completed diploma or higher qualification in social work, youth work, welfare or related discipline must be attached along with your application
• Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal education policies
• Valid and current Working With Children Check (WWCC)

Responsibilities

• Work within the school community to enhance student wellbeing and learning outcomes in partnership with the wellbeing team and the school counselling service
• Provide individual and targeted wellbeing support and whole of school wellbeing initiatives and programs that are evidence-based
• Collaborate with external agencies and create referral pathways for students and families to child and family support agencies

Skills

WWCC knowledge

Wellbeing support

Collaboration with external agencies

Education

Diploma or higher in social work / youth work / welfare or related discipline

Job description

About the Role

Student Support Officers work within the school community to enhance student wellbeing and learning outcomes in partnership with the wellbeing team and the school counselling service. Student Support Officers provide individual and targeted wellbeing support and whole of school wellbeing initiatives and programs that are evidence-based. They have a pivotal role in working collaboratively with external agencies and creating referral pathways for students and families to child and family support agencies.

• A completed diploma or higher qualification in social work, youth work, welfare or related discipline must be attached along with your application
• Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal education policies
• Valid and current Working With Children Check (WWCC)

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Talent Pool

A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool is a group of candidates who have undergone an assessment process and have been identified as suitable for this role or similar roles for a period of 18 months. Being part of a talent pool means that you may be considered for ongoing or temporary employment for a range of similar roles. This offers exciting opportunities for you to gain a wide range of experiences to build your public service career.

Bourke High School is a coeducational Connected Communities school servicing Bourke and surrounding areas. Bourke High School currently has approximately 120 students enrolled, with 89% of these students identifying as Aboriginal. The school is focusing on improving literacy and numeracy results for all students, building relationships with feeder primary schools to strengthen transition programs in Stages 3 to 4. Bourke High School is improving teacher quality through the use of evidence based classroom practices. Bourke High School has a high and continually improving Stage 6 retention rate, and we are proud of our consistent ability to see Stage 6 students achieve their goals of employment or tertiary education in the post school years. Bourke High School is recognised as a leader in the community and has built strong partnerships with outside agencies.

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 .