Regional Wellbeing Consultant

4 weeks ago

Cairns, Queensland, Australia Queensland Government Full time

Are you passionate about fostering staff wellbeing and resilience in schools? Do you thrive in collaborative environments and have experience supporting staff wellbeing in organisations?

Join our dedicated HR team and make a meaningful impact by supporting school leaders and staff across the Far North Queensland Region.

About The Department Of Education

Working for the Queensland Department of Education means joining an organisation that values its people and promotes leadership and innovation. Be part of an environment that respects professionalism and diversity, offers training and development opportunities and embraces flexible careers and work-life balance. Find out more about working with us .

About The Role

As the Regional Wellbeing Consultant, you will work closely with school leadership teams to identify and address staff wellbeing needs. In this role, you will contribute to initiatives that promote health and wellbeing, while providing practical advice and support in response to challenging situations. A key focus will be on psychosocial wellbeing, including supporting school leaders as part of a multi-disciplinary team to manage issues related to occupational violence and aggression.

Your expertise will help foster safe and supportive school environments, ensuring staff feel valued and equipped to thrive. Experience in rural and remote settings would be highly regarded and will further strengthen our team's ability to meet the unique needs of the region.

Responsibilities Include

  • Progress staff wellbeing through the region by consulting with key regional staff and providing expert advice to school based and regional staff in relation to staff wellbeing.
  • Lead the regional coordination, promotion and implementation of health and wellbeing initiatives.
  • Liaise and collaborate with schools and regional teams to provide expert advice on staff wellbeing planning, initiatives and supporting resources.
  • Provide regular reports to the Regional Office and Staff Wellbeing team on regional and school progress with respect to addressing and supporting the wellbeing of staff.
  • Deliver engaging wellbeing presentations and workshops on staff wellbeing as required at conferences and forums to assist in developing staff capability including the delivery of training such as Psychological First Aid training.
  • Establish networks, collaborate and liaise with key stakeholders across the department and from other agencies and organisations to successfully implement health and wellbeing initiatives throughout schools in the region.
  • Represent the department in a variety of forums on issues relating to departmental health and wellbeing activities and initiatives.

Interested? To Apply:
  • Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history);
  • Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

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