Mental Health Practitioner + Student Wellbeing Specialist (time fraction negotiable)Job posted: 18/11/2024
Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time / From 22/04/2025 - 21/04/2032
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health
Reference: 1452476
Location ProfileElisabeth Murdoch College (EMC) is a coeducational secondary college, 7-12, located in the southeastern suburb of Langwarrin with a current student population of 1620.
We care about developing each of our students as a whole child, building relationships and offering opportunities for their pathway to success.
Our key priority areas are Literacy, Student Engagement in Learning, and Community Engagement.
The College has an instructional model that guides teaching and learning for staff and students, providing flexibility to incorporate current department initiatives.
We have a strong focus on literacy through the 3L Literacy for Learning framework, along with school-wide Positive Behaviours.
The College adopts evidence-based strategies to support students' social and emotional learning, offering a learning environment where all students can achieve their best.
Respect, Empowerment, Aspiration, Courage, and Honesty are the core values guiding our work.
We set high expectations for all students in all aspects of school life.
Elisabeth Murdoch College leads and implements initiatives and strategies to support the wellbeing of students, staff, and the wider community.
EMC is a lead school for the Department of Education Respectful Relationships initiative, with a newly established Inclusive Education team supporting students with additional needs.
Selection CriteriaKSC 1: Demonstrated experience in leading the development and implementation of evidence-based individual support including assessments, group programs, and targeted initiatives focused on the wellbeing of young people.
KSC 2: Demonstrated ability to collect, monitor, and assess data at the individual, cohort, and wider community level; and to use this data to inform evidence-based approaches and strategic planning.
KSC 3: Highly developed communication, interpersonal, and networking skills with experience in working collaboratively with young people, parents, and other professional agencies.
KSC 4: Demonstrated knowledge and experience to design, deliver, and evaluate professional development focused on mental health and wellbeing.
KSC 5: Demonstrated capacity to reflect critically upon professional practice and apply knowledge from ongoing professional learning.
KSC 6: Knowledge and implementation of Child Safe Standards.
RoleThe Mental Health Practitioners (MHP) initiative provides for a suitably qualified mental health professional in all government secondary school campuses.
The role includes:
Enhancing mental health prevention and promotion activities in the school.Providing early intervention services for individual students and groups identified as at-risk.Coordinating supports for students with complex needs.The successful applicant will carry out their duties with a high level of autonomy and will be responsible for the development and implementation of professional support programs.
Who May ApplyRequired Applicants must be qualified as a psychologist, social worker, mental health nurse, occupational therapist, or counsellor.Demonstrated direct counselling experience.A current Working With Children Check.Conditions of EmploymentThis vacancy is to replace an employee on parental absence and is for a period of seven years or until the employee absent on leave returns to duty at the school.
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