Lead Guidance Counsellor

Green Bay High School; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Bay High School in Auckland seeks a full-time lead counsellor to join the pastoral and guidance team. The successful applicant will bring extensive counselling experience, preferably in a secondary school setting, and demonstrate genuine leadership in wellbeing initiatives.

Responsibilities include guiding the counselling team, collaborating with the pastoral care and health teams, and overseeing the GoodSpace wellbeing tool.

Qualifications

• Significant counselling experience, ideally in a secondary school setting.
• Registered member of NZAC.
• Strong leadership and program development skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the counselling team and support staff.
• Collaborate with pastoral care and health teams.
• Oversee the use and analysis of the GoodSpace wellbeing tool.
• Develop and facilitate school-wide wellbeing programmes.
• Oversee crisis response strategies.

Skills

Counselling

Leadership

NZAC registration

Education

Counselling qualification

Job description

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About the role

We require a full-time, trained and experienced lead counsellor to join our pastoral and guidance team at Green Bay High School.

The successful applicant will have had significant counselling experience, ideally in a secondary school setting, as well as being able to demonstrate genuine leadership in this area. The role will involve leading our school counselling resource, which includes:

• Managing and overseeing the counselling team (which includes two other full-time counsellors), our 24/7 youth work team and trainee guidance practicum placements.
• Working in collaboration with the wider Green Bay High School pastoral care and health teams.
• Overseeing the continued implementation, use and analysis of the GoodSpace wellbeing tool.
• Developing and facilitating new programmes and initiatives responsive to the needs of the school community.
• Overseeing crisis response strategies.

We require an enthusiastic, confident, and competent practitioner who would join a strong and highly functional pastoral and guidance network.

The role is full-time and permanent, and the successful candidate must be a registered member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC). Remuneration is determined by qualifications and experience.

This role is classified under the Children's Act (2014) and as such the appointment will be subject to a satisfactory police vetting check.

143-161 Godley Road, Green Bay, Auckland