Student Wellbeing and Engagement Officer
Job posted: 09/09/2024
Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Education and Training
Reference: 1435349
Closes: 22/09/2024
Location Profile
Fountain Gate Secondary College is located in the City of Casey in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, approximately 40 kilometres from the Melbourne Central Business District. The school was registered as a Year 7-12 provider in 2009, and prior to that, was a Year 7-10 campus of Eumemmerring College.
We provide high-quality education for the Narre Warren community in a safe, supportive and educationally challenging environment. The College recognises and values the diversity of its community that is drawn from different social, economic and cultural backgrounds.
Selection Criteria
Highly developed counselling skills and experience in counselling adolescents presenting with a range of issues who may be self-referred, teacher or parent referred.
Knowledge of case management and student support strategies, with a demonstrated capacity to deliver a comprehensive wellbeing service to students and families in an educational setting.
Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work collaboratively and network with the wide range of people within the education and wider community.
Demonstrated ability to manage a range of complex wellbeing-related incidents and ensure that all relevant processes are followed (school-based, Department of Education and other legislative requirements).
Demonstrated ability to actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students in line with the Child Safe Standards.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Counselling of Complex Needs Students
Provide one on one counselling for short term intervention
Risk assessments on students in crisis
Assessing and implementing approach to crisis management of students
Case Management
Refer students and families to external mental health service providers
Collaborate with external mental health service providers
Communicate case management plans and build partnerships with Year level leaders and other relevant stakeholders
Attend SSGs and case review meetings
Record and review case notes
Ongoing communication with parents, teaching staff and Year level Hub
Daily reporting to Wellbeing team and Assistant Principal
Any other duties as directed by the Principal or delegate.
Professional Development:
Maintain awareness of current best practice in your area of work, DET and in secondary education
Undertake ongoing professional learning and development
Participate in professional development opportunities within areas relevant to your role
Support continuous improvement, evaluation and evidence-based innovation in school programs
College Community:
Develop positive interpersonal relationships with students, staff and the wider College community
Participate in the culture and life of the College
Support colleagues in their work
Participate in specific meetings of school committees as required
Make contributions to the Daily Bulletin, College newsletters, annual magazine and other school publications as appropriate
Who May Apply
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
Child Safe Standards
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards.
Conditions of Employment
All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website.
To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the
Schools (Government)
job application system.
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