Mental Health in Primary Schools TeacherJob posted: 13/01/2025
Location: North West Region | Maryborough
Job type: Part time / From 31/01/2025
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Reference: 1461596
Closes: 26/01/2025
Selection CriteriaSC1 `Content of teaching and learning'.
Demonstrated ability to inform and influence the work of others involved in the engagement, mental health, wellbeing or learning of children and young people.SC2 `Teaching practice'.
Demonstrated ability to input into the development, implementation and evaluation of processes and strategies relating to mental health, wellbeing or learning.SC3 `Assessment and reporting of student learning'.
Demonstrated ability to support a student's mental health, wellbeing or learning by developing and maintaining connection with external services.SC4 `Interaction with the school community'.
Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills and communication skills.
Demonstrated high level of capability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, other employees and the broader school community to focus on student learning, wellbeing and engagement.SC5 `Professional requirements'.
Demonstrated ability to influence and negotiate by gaining buy-in and ownership for ideas, gaining agreement to proposals, or involving experts or other third parties to strengthen a case.RoleThe Mental Health in Primary Schools initiative is being expanded to every government and low-fee non-government primary school in Victoria.
The Department of Education has been piloting this initiative since 2020 in partnership with the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne.
Evaluation of this pilot initiative has shown that 95 per cent of Mental Health and Wellbeing Leaders consider the model has improved their school's capacity to support students' mental health and wellbeing needs.
The role of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader is to:
Build capability of the whole school with regard to mental health and wellbeing (identification, promotion and prevention).Provide support to staff to better identify and support students with mental health needs.Establish clear pathways for referral for students requiring assessment and intervention, and monitor and evaluate student progress.The Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader role is not a clinical role and is not designed for direct intervention.
It is seen as a key conduit in creating referral pathways once a teacher or other staff member identifies a concern in the classroom.
ResponsibilitiesOperating in collaboration with their school, leadership and wellbeing team, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader will:
Promote a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing to students, staff and families.Support teachers and school staff to embed evidence-based mental health strategies and interventions.Collaborate with school staff to inform and influence teaching and learning relating to mental health and wellbeing.Work with school leadership and wellbeing teams to embed whole school approaches to mental health into school planning.Coordinate clear referral pathways for students identified as requiring further assessment and intervention.Contribute to the school's existing wellbeing team.Who May ApplyTeachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.
Child Safe StandardsVictorian 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 accordance with their legal obligations.
To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Schools (Government) job application system.
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