Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordinator

4 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Education and Training Full time

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 27/01/2023 - 26/01/2024

Organisation: Education and Training

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1320474

**Selection Criteria**:

- **_SC1_**_ Demonstrated ability to provide leadership that informs and influences the work of others involved in the engagement and wellbeing of children and young people._
- **_SC2_**_ Demonstrated ability to input into the development, implementation and evaluation of processes and strategies relating to mental health and wellbeing._
- **_SC3_**_ Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain community mental health networks including local council services that enhance the provision of effective services for students at risk._
- **_SC4 _**_Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills including the capability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with parents, other employees and the broader school community to focus on student learning, wellbeing and engagement._
- **_SC5_**_ Demonstrated ability to influence and negotiate by gaining buy-in and ownership for ideas, gaining agreement to proposals, or involving experts or other third parties to strengthen a case._
- **_SC6_**_ Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills._

**Role**:
**ROLE CONTEXT**

DET is partnering with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) to deliver a pilot and research project that will provide more mental health support in primary schools. In November 2019, the Minister for Education announced the $1.2 million pilot to be jointly funded by DET and the Ian Potter Foundation.

The pilot will take place in 10 primary schools in the North West Victoria Region, including five regional schools and will increase the expertise and confidence of teachers in supporting children with emerging or established behavioural or social-emotional concerns.

As part of the pilot, a new** Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordinator (MHWC) **role has been established.** **The MHWC will receive evidence-based training and resources as part of the pilot project. The MHWC will have a strong focus on building the capability of the whole school.

MCRI and the Department will be testing the MHWC model through a research project within pilot schools to inform future policy.

**ROLE PURPOSE**

Operating in collaboration with the Department of Education and Training's Area-based multi-disciplinary teams, this role will have the following functions:

- Embed evidence-based training and resources across the school to build the capability of teaching and education support staff to better identify and support students with mental health concerns;
- Create a clear pathway for referrals for students identified as requiring further assessment and intervention within the school and to external community-based services, and use these referral pathways to further support linkages between primary schools and community services;
- Proactively work with regional staff (i.e. Student Support Services), school wellbeing team, and other health professionals to engage appropriate mental health support as required;
- Be responsible for implementing whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing, including the social and emotional learning curriculum;
Participating in a research project to contribute to larger scale reform development about what works to support primary school students’ mental health.

**Responsibilities**:
The role of classroom teacher may include but is not limited to:

- Direct teaching of groups of students and individual students;
- Contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of a curriculum area or other curriculum program within the school;
- Undertaking other classroom teaching related and organisational duties as determined by the School Principal;
- Participating in activities such as parent/teacher meetings; staff meetings; camps and excursions;
- Undertaking other non-teaching supervisory duties.

**Who May Apply**:
**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Essential: Suitable teaching qualifications and registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching
- Desirable: Further qualifications in student wellbeing or mental health

**IMPORTANT** **INFORMATION**
- Applicants should keep a copy of the position description as it cannot be accessed once the job has closed.
- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
- If appointed from outside DET, successful applicants will be required to complete a pre-employment health declaration.
- All DET employees are required to comply with relevant legislation, including legislation regarding the management of Departmental records, the Code of Conduct for Victorian public sector employees and Departmental policies and procedures in the conduct of their employment.
- To support DET's commitment to its Environmental Management System, DET employees ar

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