Head of Student Services / Guidance Counsellor

Rototuna Senior High School; Waikato; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rototuna Senior High School in the Waikato region invites an experienced, passionate guidance counsellor to join our caring team. This leadership role combines professional counselling with the leadership and coordination of a multidisciplinary team.

You will develop and refine wellbeing systems, support the professional growth of colleagues, and coordinate across senior leadership and pastoral teams to ensure safe, ethical, culturally responsive wellbeing support for rangatahi.

Qualifications

• NZAC registration required.
• Experience leading guidance or wellbeing teams is desirable.
• Ability to coordinate a multidisciplinary team and partner with leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead student wellbeing and guidance services.
• Develop and refine wellbeing systems and processes.
• Support professional growth of colleagues and collaborate with pastoral teams.
• Engage across stakeholders to coordinate effective student support.

Skills

NZAC registration

Leadership

Counselling

Job description

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About the role

Starts term 1, 2027.

Rototuna High Schools has 2 vibrant schools on 1 site, catering for the learning needs of students from Year 7 to year 13. An exciting opportunity has come up for an experienced, passionate guidance counsellor to join our caring team, and lead our student wellbeing and guidance services. This is an important leadership role, combining professional counselling practice with the leadership and coordination of a multidisciplinary team. You will play a key role in ensuring our rangatahi have access to safe, ethical, culturally responsive and effective wellbeing support within our restorative practice schools.

You will work closely with senior leadership and our wider pastoral teams. You will lead the ongoing development of effective systems and processes, support the professional growth of colleagues, and strengthen our collective approach to student wellbeing. You will be able to engage quickly and warmly across a range of stakeholders to coordinate support for our students. The successful applicant will have NZAC registration.

If you are a compassionate, proactive leader who values collaboration, professional integrity and student-centred practice, we would love to hear from you.

Learning areas English, Health and PE, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Te reo Māori, Technology, The arts