School Counsellor (Rural NSW) – Impact & Growth

Mobile; Nice (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction program

Professional supervision

Travel allowances

Fitness Passport

Indemnity insurance

Job summary

Young High School in NSW is seeking a dedicated School Counsellor to provide counselling and psychological assessment to support student learning and wellbeing. You will collaborate with teachers, families and external agencies to deliver comprehensive support.

The role offers departmental induction, regular supervision, travel allowances and wellbeing benefits. Eligibility requires registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and eligibility to teach under NSW Education guidelines.

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 the learning and wellbeing outcomes of children and young people including students from diverse backgrounds and needs.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide counselling and psychological assessment of students to complement and enhance the work of teachers to strengthen student learning and wellbeing outcomes.
• Collaborate with school communities and outside agencies to improve learning and wellbeing outcomes for diverse students.
• Participate in regular professional supervision and ongoing professional development as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Based at Young High School with opportunities to work across primary and high school aged students across the district.

Job description

Young High School in NSW is seeking a dedicated School Counsellor to provide counselling and psychological assessment to support student learning and wellbeing. You will collaborate with teachers, families and external agencies to deliver comprehensive support.

The role offers departmental induction, regular supervision, travel allowances and wellbeing benefits. Eligibility requires registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and eligibility to teach under NSW Education guidelines.