Student Wellbeing Counsellor & Placements Coordinator

Victorian Government; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Westall Primary School in Melbourne's southern suburbs is seeking a qualified counsellor and wellbeing coordinator to support student welfare, provide counselling, and collaborate with teachers, families and external providers. The role includes coordinating a site wellbeing group, liaising with external providers, and developing a counselling schedule.

You will oversee placement counsellors, track outcomes, and contribute to school wellbeing initiatives while adhering to child safety standards

Qualifications

• SC1 Demonstrated ability to deliver care through various health, counselling, wellbeing and therapeutic services to a school(s)
• SC2 Demonstrated ability to assess student needs and provide timely relevant advice toteacher, students, and parents to support students behavioural, educational, emotional, psychological development.
• SC3 Demonstrated ability to support, provide guidance and assess the competency of the 4th year placement counselling graduate students at the school.

Responsibilities

• Attend counselling with students.
• Develop a counselling schedule for students in consultation with the Assistant
• Consult with students, teachers, and parents regarding student support needs.
• Track and gauge impact of counselling on students, provide summary analysis to the
• In liaison with the assistant principal, ensure appropriate referral and follow up is undertaken for mandatory reporting and other needs that emerge.
• Assist on recruitment panels for placement counsellors.
• Oversee and induct new student counsellors.
• Monitor and support placement counsellors, provide direction and assistance.
• Assess competency of counsellors and provide feedback to counsellors and school about their strengths and areas for future growth.
• Assess student needs using observations and established tools - provide feedback to teachers/parents/the school about best approaches to support students.
• Support staff to develop confidence in undertaking an ABC analysis (provide PD if appropriate)
• Oversee the consulting rooms and ensure that they are child friendly to enhance therapy opportunities.
• Research positive psychology initiatives that could be undertake with individual and small groups and provide advice/direction regarding this to the Principal and Assistant
• Providing support in areas such as student attendance, engagement, and mental health
• Providing students, their families and staff with support and/or appropriate referrals in difficult situations such as during times of grief, or when students are facing personal or emotional challenges
• Providing pastoral care and guidance to students about values and ethical matters, referring students, or sourcing appropriate services to meet their needs, which may involve access to services in the community
• Supporting students and staff to create an environment which promotes the physical, emotional, social and intellectual development and wellbeing of all students
• Supporting students and staff to create an environment of cooperation and mutual respect, and promoting an understanding of diversity within the range of cultures and relevant traditions.

Job description

Westall Primary School in Melbourne's southern suburbs is seeking a qualified counsellor and wellbeing coordinator to support student welfare, provide counselling, and collaborate with teachers, families and external providers. The role includes coordinating a site wellbeing group, liaising with external providers, and developing a counselling schedule.

You will oversee placement counsellors, track outcomes, and contribute to school wellbeing initiatives while adhering to child safety standards