Listed By: Townsville Catholic Education on 9 Dec 2024
Position: Guidance Counsellor/Psychologist (Multiple positions)
Commencing Date: Monday 20 January, 2025 Salary Range: $107,470 - $132,763 per annum pending experience
Tenure: Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
Closing Date: Monday, 6 January 2025
About Townsville Catholic Education
Townsville Catholic Education supports a diverse region extending from Townsville to the Burdekin and Whitsunday regions in the south, and north to Ingham and Halifax, south-west to Winton, and west to the border with the Northern Territory, encompassing Mount Isa and several small, isolated western towns and east to Palm Island.
We provide a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.
About the Role
The position of Guidance Counsellor/Psychologist will provide professional expertise, leadership, and support to the school community in the development, implementation, and evaluation of plans and programs to assist students in achieving positive educational, developmental, and lifelong learning outcomes.
The position will collaboratively negotiate, develop, and implement programs for students that focus on preventative and early intervention strategies; are responsive to identified personal, social, emotional, and educational needs; and aim to foster resilience and personal skills development.
Key Accountabilities
Facilitate proactive, preventative, and evidence-based practices and initiatives that promote student social, emotional, and educational development and the mental health and wellbeing of students.Facilitate effective working relationships and partnerships with parents, school staff, and external support agencies, involving a multidisciplinary approach, to provide comprehensive support, case management, and referral services.Assess presenting issues and conduct activities such as intakes, student observation, and psychoeducational assessments to determine the nature of student learning difficulties or psychological and emotional status.Provide recommendations and support to teachers and leadership regarding whole-school wellbeing planning, classroom support, and behaviour management.Manage the provision of counselling and consulting services for students with a focus on prevention, intervention, and student learning.Ensure policy and procedures for student protection and behaviour support are implemented.Balance ethical issues of consent, privacy, and confidentiality for each student and maintain a professional record-keeping system.Prepare and implement professional development programs for teachers, school officers, and parents.Provide leadership and specialised support in response to student protection issues and emergencies.Maintain standards of practice consistent with registration boards and professional associations.Complete other duties as directed as service needs change or grow.About You
Proven capacity to develop and implement counselling programs and associated strategies.Demonstrated capacity to effectively respond to sensitive and complex student issues.Capacity for effective counselling and individual case management.Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and the capacity to develop productive relationships.Capacity to work as a key contributor to a multi-tiered system of support.Mandatory Criteria
Current Working with Children Suitability Card.Current full registration or current provisional registration as a teacher in Queensland, or full registration as a psychologist through AHPRA.Current Driver's Licence.Ability to travel within the Catholic Diocese of Townsville.Understanding of, and sensitivity to, the ethos of the Catholic School.Professional membership with QGCA or APS.What We Offer
Competitive Salary range.Annual Leave at 17.5% leave loading.Salary packaging options.Modern facilities and resources.Superannuation up to 12.75% employer contribution.Access to long service leave after 7 years.14 Weeks' paid parental leave.Corporate health insurance.Induction, professional development, and learning opportunities.Wellbeing programs and initiatives.How to Apply
Click on the link to apply via the Careers page.
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