Teacher School Counsellor

2 months ago

Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

**Position Information**:
School counsellors are an essential part of the department’s school counselling service.

They provide counselling and psychological assessment of students to complement and enhance the work of teachers to strengthen student learning and wellbeing outcomes, and they help families understand and manage their children’s learning and mental health needs. This is a truly collegiate role offering unique challenges and opportunities - both in your professional development and your ability to make an impact on the lives of children and young people.

Karabar High School is a partially Selective High school on Ngambri and Ngunnawal lands in Queanbeyan, in the border region of NSW and the ACT.

The school has a current enrolment of 1045 students in years 7-12, including 9% Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and 8% English as an additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D).

Karabar High School is committed to high expectations and opportunities for all. The school provides an inclusive and supportive environment that allows each student to develop to their potential with an academically selective stream Years 7-10, a Performing Arts stream in Stage 4 and six special education classes (MC, IM and Tutorial).

Karabar High School has a proud tradition of ensuring all students have the knowledge and skills required to be productive and contributing members of the local and wider community.

**Selection Criteria**:
We are looking for School Counsellors with qualifications in Education and Psychology. To be successful in these roles you will have:

- Teaching qualifications and eligibility for an approval to teach in NSW Department of Education schools
- Be a registered or provisionally registered psychologist, or eligible for registration with the Psychology Board of Australia
- Have demonstrated understanding of the mental health needs of children and young people
- Experience in counselling children and young people using evidence-based interventions
- Experience in cognitive, emotional and behavioural assessment of children and young people
- Well-developed interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, including report writing
- Ability to work collaboratively and liaise with key stakeholders to enhance outcomes for children and young people
- Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policies

**Conditions**:
Ability and willingness to travel between worksites.

**Special Notes**:
Successful applicants will be provided with a Departmental induction program, ongoing professional learning and professional supervision.

Find out more about working in the school counselling service

Visit the Department’s School counselling service pages to discover more about working as a school psychologist or school counsellor in NSW public schools.

About the NSW Department of Education

  • Teacher School Counsellor

    2 weeks ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

    Position Information:School counsellors are an essential part of the department's school counselling service.They provide counselling and psychological assessment of students to complement and enhance the work of teachers to strengthen student learning and wellbeing outcomes, and they help families understand and manage their children's learning and mental...

  • School Counsellor

    4 weeks ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Department of Education Full time

    **Location** Illawarra & South Coast **Advertisement Number** A900119046 **Number of Positions** 1 **Total Remuneration Package**: Remuneration package valued at up to $134,570.00. Base salary ranges from $75,791.00 to $120,322.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending...

  • Teacher English

    3 weeks ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

    **Position Information**: Highlands School is a School for Specific Purpose (SSP) located in Renwick, near Mittagong in the Southern Highlands. The school has a current enrolment capacity of 42 students from schools in Wollondilly and Goulburn Networks in Years 5-10 that exhibit challenging behaviours, emotional disturbance and/or autism spectrum disorders...

  • Teacher Mathematics

    3 weeks ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

    **Position Information**: Highlands School is a School for Specific Purpose (SSP) located in Renwick, near Mittagong in the Southern Highlands. The school has a current enrolment capacity of 42 students from schools in Wollondilly and Goulburn Networks in Years 5-10 that exhibit challenging behaviours, emotional disturbance and/or autism spectrum disorders...

  • Teacher Technology

    2 weeks ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

    **Position Information**: Finigan School of Distance Education (FSDE) is a purpose-built K-12 distance education school located in Queanbeyan NSW. The school has 95 full-time equivalent teaching staff and over 800 enrolments. The school has been specifically designed to meet the needs of distance education students and teachers. The school has 20 web lesson...

  • Teacher Technology

    7 days ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

    **Position Information**: Finigan School of Distance Education (FSDE) is a purpose-built K-12 distance education school located in Queanbeyan NSW. The school has 95 full-time equivalent teaching staff and over 800 enrolments. The school has been specifically designed to meet the needs of distance education students and teachers. The school has 20 web lesson...

  • Teacher Geography

    2 months ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

    **Position Information**: Finigan School of Distance Education (FSDE) is a purpose built K-12 distance education school located in Queanbeyan NSW. The school has 95 full-time equivalent teaching staff and over 800 enrolments. The school has been specifically designed to meet the needs of distance education students and teachers. The school has 20 web lesson...

  • Teacher Geography

    3 weeks ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

    **Position Information**: Finigan School of Distance Education (FSDE) is a purpose built K-12 distance education school located in Queanbeyan NSW. The school has 95 full-time equivalent teaching staff and over 800 enrolments. The school has been specifically designed to meet the needs of distance education students and teachers. The school has 20 web lesson...

  • Teacher Geography

    4 weeks ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

    **Position Information**: Finigan School of Distance Education (FSDE) is a purpose built K-12 distance education school located in Queanbeyan NSW. The school has 95 full-time equivalent teaching staff and over 800 enrolments. The school has been specifically designed to meet the needs of distance education students and teachers. The school has 20 web lesson...

  • Teacher - Wollongong Public School

    2 weeks ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

    **Position Information**: Wollongong Public School is a P3 school with a current enrolment of 550 students and a community that has high expectations. The school culture is one of connectedness, inclusion and belonging, with all the school community working in collaboration to promote excellence in all aspects of our students’ educational experience. The...

  • Teacher - Queanbeyan West Public School

    2 months ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

    **Position Information**: Queanbeyan West Public School has 449 students with 17 mainstream classes and 4 support classes. We have 12% Aboriginal students and 28% LOTE students. Queanbeyan is located very close to the ACT border. Teamwork, collegiality, and collaborative practice are an important part of our school ethos. The school has dedicated teachers...

  • School Learning Support Officer

    2 weeks ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -School Administrative and Support Full time

    Position Information:The NSW Department of Education provides, funds and regulates education services for NSW students from early childhood to secondary school, delivering world-class education through its public schools and providing funding support to non-government schools. We employ, develop and support teachers, leaders and other staff to deliver the...

  • School Administrative Officer

    2 weeks ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -School Administrative and Support Full time

    Position Information:The NSW Department of Education provides, funds and regulates education services for NSW students from early childhood to secondary school, delivering world-class education through its public schools and providing funding support to non-government schools. We employ, develop and support teachers, leaders and other staff to deliver the...

  • School Administrative Officer

    2 months ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -School Administrative and Support Full time

    **Position Information**: The NSW Department of Education provides, funds and regulates education services for NSW students from early childhood to secondary school, delivering world-class education through its public schools and providing funding support to non-government schools. We employ, develop and support teachers, leaders and other staff to deliver...

  • School Administrative Officer

    4 weeks ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -School Administrative and Support Full time

    **Position Information**: The NSW Department of Education provides, funds and regulates education services for NSW students from early childhood to secondary school, delivering world-class education through its public schools and providing funding support to non-government schools. We employ, develop and support teachers, leaders and other staff to deliver...

  • Teacher English/drama

    7 days ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

    **Position Information**: Finigan School of Distance Education (FSDE) is a purpose built K-12 distance education school located in Queanbeyan NSW. The school has 95 full-time equivalent teaching staff and over 800 enrolments. The school has been specifically designed to meet the needs of distance education students and teachers. The school has 20 web lesson...

  • School Administrative Officer

    2 weeks ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -School Administrative and Support Full time

    Position Information:The NSW Department of Education provides, funds and regulates education services for NSW students from early childhood to secondary school, delivering world-class education through its public schools and providing funding support to non-government schools. We employ, develop and support teachers, leaders and other staff to deliver the...

  • Teacher Librarian

    1 month ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

    **Position Information**: Jindabyne High School* will be a newly established school scheduled to be opened in 2024. It will be co-located next to the newly established Jindabyne Public School on the Barry Way and located next to the NSW Sport and Recreation Centre. This exciting project provides Jindabyne with a new primary school and new high school located...

  • Teacher Librarian

    4 weeks ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

    **Position Information**: Jindabyne High School* will be a newly established school scheduled to be opened in 2024. It will be co-located next to the newly established Jindabyne Public School on the Barry Way and located next to the NSW Sport and Recreation Centre. This exciting project provides Jindabyne with a new primary school and new high school located...

  • School Administrative Officer

    7 days ago

    Illawarra, Australia NSW Government -School Administrative and Support Full time

    **Position Information**: - Artwork by J. Ritchie_ The NSW Department of Education provides, funds and regulates education services for NSW students from early childhood to secondary school, delivering world-class education through its public schools and providing funding support to non-government schools. We employ, develop and support teachers, leaders...