School Counsellor – Broken Hill High School ($20K Recruitment Bonus)

Mobile; Nice (CA); Sur place; USD 72 000 - 115 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Recruitment payment: $20,000

School holiday leave

Travel allowances

Fitness Passport program

Résumé du poste

Broken Hill High School is seeking a School Counsellor to provide counselling and psychological assessment for students, contributing to their learning and wellbeing outcomes. You will collaborate with teachers, families and external agencies to support diverse learners and plan interventions.

The role supports a NSW public school environment with regular supervision and professional development, including access to induction and ongoing learning opportunities.

Qualifications

• 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 learning and wellbeing outcomes for diverse students.
• Must have a valid unrestricted driver’s licence and ability to travel between worksites.
• If not already, be eligible for teaching approval under NSW Department of Education requirements.

Responsabilités

• Provide counselling and psychological assessment of students to complement and enhance teachers’ work.
• Collaborate with families, teachers and external agencies to support student learning and wellbeing.
• Travel between worksites as required and participate in supervision and professional development.

Connaissances

Counselling

Psychological assessment

Stakeholder collaboration

Driver's license

Teaching eligibility

Formation

Registration with Psychology Board of Australia

Description du poste

School Counsellor – Broken Hill High School ($20K Recruitment Bonus) – 0000BEVN.

Location

Regional NSW
Advertisement Number A900159611

Number of Positions

1
Total Remuneration Package: Package valued at up to $187,933. Base salary ranges from $104,156 to $165,812, plus leave loading and employer’s contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience. *Note there is no automatic progression to $165,812 – SCAC. Access to SCAC is available once a school counsellor has progressed through all salary steps and upon successful application for Advanced Certification level against the NSW School Counselling Service PPF.
School Name Broken Hill High School
Principal Network Far West
Staffing Area Broken Hill
FTE 1.000
Contact Name Melissa Moss
Contact Phone number 0474 859 467
Contact School Admin – 99999999

Closing Date

28-Oct-2026, 5:00:00 AM

Job Category

TCH Other

Organisation

Teaching Service
Position Information 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 Broken Hill High 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.

Broken Hill High School is a comprehensive school in Far West New South Wales, with 443 students, 23% of whom identify as Aboriginal. The school prides itself on its academic, cultural, and sporting achievements, as well as its commitment to catering for all students. It offers seven support classes for students with disabilities and diverse learning needs.
Broken Hill High School is also an HPGE (High Potential and Gifted Education) partner school, supporting students to achieve excellence and nurture their talents across all areas of learning.
The school maintains an ongoing partnership with Aurora College and collaborates with a neighbouring high school to share some senior curriculum offerings. Strong community connections are evident through the active Parents and Citizens Committee.
With a strong focus on student welfare and positive behaviour, the school also hosts a Clontarf Foundation academy that supports Aboriginal boys in their education and career pathways. For more information, please visit the school website Broken Hill High School.
Specific Selection Criteria

• 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.
  Conditions
• 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.
  Special Notes Rural and Remote Incentives are available for eligible school counselling positions.

The successful applicant may be eligible to receive a one-off recruitment payment of $20,000 (conditions apply). Where the successful candidate is seeking ongoing part time employment this payment will be pro-rata.

Successful applicants will be provided with a Departmental induction program, ongoing professional learning and professional supervision.

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.