Student Counsellor

**EY (reception) to Year 10**

**12 month replacement position (1.0 FTE)**

**Play a Vital Role in the Pastoral Care of Students**
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Join a highly skilled and valued team | Multiple award winning school**:

- ** Attractive salary | Trinity staff discounts (including gym membership)**:

- ** Free mental health programmes for staff | Multiple options for further study**:

- ** Play a contributing role in developing our Trinity College Graduate Qualities:

- Applied Creativity, Wellbeing, Lifelong Growth & Community Engagement**

A wonderful opportunity exists for a **Counsellor** to join a dedicated school team here at Trinity College. The successful applicant will have a sound knowledge of counselling involving youth mental health across Junior (EY (reception to Year 6) and Middle Years (Year 7 to Year 10).

Each of our well-resourced schools have a comprehensive pastoral care programme for our students to support the health, wellbeing, and educational needs of all students.

This role's key responsibility will involve the provision of a 1.0 FTE counselling service to work with our students experiencing social and emotional concerns impacting their learning. An additional 0.2 counsellor is also part of this team in the junior school. Working closely as part of a team with Sub School Leaders, Pastoral Care and Youth Worker is key.

**To be successful in this role you will have the following skills and attributes**:

- Tertiary counselling qualifications
- Excellent counselling knowledge and skills
- Ability to relate and work with young children and adolescents
- Knowledge of relevant support agencies
- Clear well established understanding of issues facing children and young adults
- Ability to develop and deliver programs to small groups of school students
- A strong commitment to Christian education
- Excellent administration skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people both verbally and in writing.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with the necessary cultural sensitivity.

**Trinity College** is a multi-site, independent, co-educational Anglican College founded in a liberal educational tradition and located in the northern Adelaide region. Co-curricular activities (cultural and physical) are part of a total education in a caring, Christian environment.

All employees of Trinity College are expected to support the Christian ethos of the College. It would be hoped that the successful applicant would be able to actively contribute to the Christian life of the College.

All employees of Trinity College must adhere to the Child Safe Policies of the College.

Please ensure that you include a **covering letter** addressing the following criteria:

- Counselling expertise, including details of your tertiary qualifications, and preferred counselling practices
- Commitment to and understanding of Christian education

**An attractive salary is available to recruit a counsellor of the highest calibre. **This position is part of School Leadership team and a POR 1 allowance is afforded to this role. **Please note: this position is paid throughout the school holidays, however minimum work is required during this period for school counsellors.**

This is a unique offer and Trinity College recognises the importance of these roles and making them sustainable for excellence.

We are seeking to appoint a highly-motivated individual with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with tertiary qualifications in counselling. If this is you, we would like to hear from you.

This starting date is mid term 1, 2023 (to be negotiated with successful applicant).

An appointment will be made at the earliest opportunity. For enquiries relating to this process and/or the role, you are most welcome to call Susan Hart-Lamont, Deputy Head on 8522 0666.

Mr Nick Hately

Head of Trinity College

**Applications close at 4pm on Monday, 13th February 2023**

Trinity College is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The College has a commitment to Inclusion and Cultural Safety and excellence in professional practice