Guidance Counsellor/Therapist

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Townsville Catholic Education Full time

About the Role:

The Guidance Counsellor/Psychologist will provide expert guidance, support, and leadership to the school community in developing, implementing, and evaluating plans and programs aimed at helping students achieve positive educational, developmental, and lifelong learning outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Developing and implementing proactive, preventative, and evidence-based practices and initiatives that promote student social, emotional, and educational development and mental health and wellbeing.
  • Collaborating with parents, school staff, and external support agencies to provide a comprehensive support, case management, and referral service that optimises students' access and engagement in educational programs.
  • Assessing presenting issues and conducting activities such as intakes, student observation, and psychoeducational assessments to determine the nature of student learning difficulties, disability, developmental levels, or psychological and emotional status.
  • Providing recommendations and support to teachers and leadership regarding supporting whole-school wellbeing planning, classroom support, and behaviour management.
  • Managing the provision of counselling and consulting services for students with personal, social, emotional, and educational needs, with a focus on prevention, intervention, and student learning.
  • Ensuring policy and procedures for student protection, educating students with disabilities, behaviour support, the containment of critical incidents, and mandatory record-keeping are implemented.

About You:

  • A proven capacity to develop and implement counselling programs and associated strategies and services to support the needs of students with personal, social, and emotional needs.
  • A demonstrated capacity to effectively respond to sensitive and complex student issues within an ethical framework.
  • A capacity for effective counselling and individual case management involving a multidisciplinary approach, within an environment of competing priorities.
  • A capacity to work as a key contributor to a multi-tiered system of support within the school community to effectively engage students and staff.

Mandatory Criteria:

  • A current Working with Children Suitability Card.
  • Current full registration or current provisional registration as a teacher in Queensland, and one year full-time or part-time equivalent coursework Masters, majoring in guidance and counselling or full registration as a psychologist through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Psychology Board of Australia.
  • A current Driver's Licence.
  • Ability to travel from time to time within the Catholic Diocese of Townsville.
  • Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role in a safe manner.
  • An understanding of, and sensitivity to, the ethos of the Catholic School.

Desirable Criteria:

  • Professional membership with the Queensland Guidance and Counselling Association (QGCA) or the Australian Psychological Society (APS).

What We Offer:

  • A competitive salary range.
  • Annual leave at 17.5% leave loading.
  • Salary packaging options.
  • Modern facilities, equipment, and resources.
  • Superannuation up to 12.75% employer contribution.
  • Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service.
  • 14 Weeks' paid parental leave.
  • Deferred Salary Scheme.
  • Corporate health insurance.
  • Induction, professional development, and learning opportunities.
  • Wellbeing programs and initiatives.

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