ES1-4 Student Wellbeing Centre Manager and CounsellorSchools (Government) VIC – Warrnambool VIC
Thank you for your interest in the advertised position at Warrnambool College. At a time of exciting growth and continuous school improvement, this is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated, dynamic professional to be part of our team.
At Warrnambool College, we achieve success through persistence, resilience, and mutual respect. The College values are resilience, strength, mutual respect, courage, trust, global learners, honesty, accountability, and persistence. Our moral purpose is to improve educational outcomes and opportunities not just for our students but for every student. Based on this ethos, we promote the ideal that every Warrnambool student should thrive.
Warrnambool College is a Years 7-12 secondary school situated within parkland in the eastern area of the city of Warrnambool. Students from the City of Warrnambool and the surrounding rural districts attend the school, which has a stable student population of more than 1150 students with boys and girls in approximately equal numbers. Our staffing profile of approximately 150 members includes 3 Assistant Principals, 20 Leading Teachers, teaching and education support staff, wellbeing team members, and a separate reengagement staffing complement.
Warrnambool College strives to provide quality pathways for all students. The primary aim of Warrnambool College is to prepare students for life as active, happy, healthy citizens. We provide opportunities to develop the academic, social, and personal skills which will allow them to participate in and contribute to the community as competent and informed global citizens. Our College recognizes and strives to meet the individual needs and educational requirements of all students.
We make a strong commitment to child safety and consider this the duty of all child-related staff workers. Warrnambool College offers an educational program that is diverse and interesting and allows students to experience success in an environment that is safe and supportive.
Warrnambool College has a student welfare structure based upon the organization of students into six House Groupings. Each House has a House Leader supported by two Assistants. There is a strong focus on Pastoral Care. Our College Wellbeing Centre encompasses our Wellbeing Coordinator, Student Counsellors, Big Life program coordinator, School Nurse, and Speech Pathologist who all play a vital role in caring for students at all year levels.
The College prioritizes communication with all families through a range of mediums including the online communication tool, Compass. Parents and guardians are encouraged to become involved in College activities and the education of their children in all areas of the curriculum.
The College also has a select entry Sporting Pathways Program. Students enter this program via an application process and successful completion of peak fitness and physio testing. The SPP program runs from years 7-10.
Warrnambool College recognizes the diverse needs and aspirations of senior students and offers a curriculum that maximizes their opportunity for entry into further studies, apprenticeships, or career paths.
Warrnambool College has developed a range of strategies to promote engagement, positive behavior, and respectful relationships for all students in our school. We acknowledge that some students may need extra social, emotional, or educational support at school, and that the needs of students will change over time as they grow and learn.
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