Mental Health Practitioner

3 weeks ago

Shepparton, Australia Schools (Government) Full time

Location: North East Region | Shepparton

Job type: Full time / From 25/11/2024

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 1442285

**Location Profile**:
**Cobram Secondary College is growing**
- We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Mental Health Practitioner to join our team of dedicated staff and happy students
- his position is Fulltime however we are happy to negotiate part time hours with the successful applicant.
- **We offer**:

- ** On site low cost family daycare for staff**:

- ** Work & life balance** in beautiful surroundings. Our town is on the Murray river and within walking distance of beautiful bush tracks, shops, cinema, cafes, gyms and indoor and outdoor pools. Housing is cheap
- this is the perfect opportunity to purchase your first home
- ** Dedicated mentor for new staff **to ensure they settle into the school and community.
- ** Ongoing professional learning opportunities and career pathways**.
- ** Collegiate and welcoming staff**, with 40% of staff new to the area and new to teaching - we have created a supportive learning community where staff thrive and learn.
- ** Assistance to locate housing -** the school has rented a house within walking distance to school, with space for two more staff to share.
- **For further information about our fabulous school please check out our Facebook, Instagram and website**

**Selection Criteria**:

- Ability to implement a range of small group and whole-school mental health prevention and promotion activities aimed at improving student mental health and wellbeing, including the delivery of capability building and awareness raising activities for staff and/or students on key mental health and wellbeing issues affecting the school’s student population.
- Demonstrated ability to input into the development, implementation and evaluation of processes and strategies aimed at enhancing mental health and wellbeing prevention, promotion and early intervention.
- Demonstrated experience in assessing, conceptualising and analysing wellbeing issues, and providing evidence-based direct counselling support to clients with a range of mental health needs.
- Demonstrated experience in coordinating supports for young people with complex needs including referrals to a range of specialist services as appropriate.
- Highly developed communication, networking and interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of people.
- Clear understanding of legislative requirements regarding privacy of health information.

**Role**:
The Mental Health Practitioners (MHP) initiative was announced by the Minister for Education in late 2018 to expand mental health and wellbeing support in government schools. The initiative provides for a suitably qualified mental health professional in all government secondary school campuses and specialist school (with secondary-aged enrolments) settings.

Operating in collaboration with the relevant Department of Education Regional Mental Health Branch, this role has the following functions:

- Enhancing mental health prevention and promotion activities in the school by contributing to whole-school health and wellbeing plans, building the capability of teaching staff and school leadership to address matters relating to student mental health and wellbeing, and helping to develop and deliver appropriate programs and strategies in the school according to specified school priorities
- Providing early intervention services (including short-term counselling) for individual students and groups identified as at-risk and/or experiencing or demonstrating mild to moderate mental health concerns; and
- Coordinating supports for students with complex needs both within and external to the school, including proactively working with regions, local mental health service providers and other health professionals to engage further support as required.
- Education support class level 1 range 4_

The successful applicant will be an experienced professional who will carry out their duties and responsibilities, relative to their professional discipline, with a high level of autonomy and with mínimal reliance on professional supervision. The successful applicant will be responsible for the development and implementation of professional support programs within an educational environment, including guidance to other professional staff.

As an education support class position, this role supports the educational services being provided to students, but will not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the _Education and Training Reform Act 2006_ (Vic).

**Responsibilities**:

- Providing advice and professional learning to others, including teachers and other school wellbeing staff, to build the capacity of schools to improve students wellbeing, learning and developmental outcomes.
- Planning and implementing evidence-based intervention

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