Student Wellbeing Officer

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Education Full time

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 17/07/2023 - 16/07/2030

Organisation: Education

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1349024

**Selection Criteria**:
SC1 Qualification in social work, counselling, psychology or relevant community health or welfare field.

SC2 Understanding of the common approaches, policies, programs and research relating to student wellbeing.

SC3 Ability to facilitate and collectively implement programs and procedures that address the social and emotional learning needs of students within the school community.

SC4 Ability to provide confidential, tailored and appropriate individual support to students and staff, including one on one and small group counselling and referral to external agencies as required. As well as providing advice and support to school leaders and staff on wellbeing matters.

SC5 Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills and high level interpersonal skills including the capacity to construct positive relationships with staff, external agencies and parents as required

**Role**:
The duties of a student wellbeing officer include counselling students whose behaviour, school progress or mental or physical impairment indicate a need for assistance; consulting with parents, teachers and other school personnel to determine the cause of the problems and to implement solutions in order to maximise their wellbeing and engagement in learning. They may be required to support families with referrals to external services for medical, psychiatric, and other testing that might disclose the cause of difficulties.

**Responsibilities**:
Work with members of the student well-being and administrative teams to identify and prioritise social wellbeing inclusion needs, develop a case management plan, provide support, advocacy, referral as required.

Advise wellbeing team members and teachers of strategies that will assist and support students emotionally.

Be familiar with social service agencies in the community so that students and their families can be connected to the appropriate services.

Excellent time management and organisational skills to effectively manage a counselling caseload and facilitate external referrals to external agencies

Expand Harrisfield primary school's access to relevant wellbeing resources.

Facilitate/organise preventative small group and whole class educational programs, such as Reach, personal hygiene and friendship groups.

Organise and host special events such a Father’s Day and Mother’s Day Breakfasts and stalls.

Conduct lunchtime activities ie Uno Club, chess, craft, choir

Liaise with external community groups to source donations for Year 6 Scholarship Program

Provide supportive intervention for individual students where required.

Undertake other duties as determined appropriate by the principal whilst working within the processes and policies for staff at Harrisfield PS and DET.

**Who May Apply**:
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
**DET Values**:
**Conditions of Employment**:
This vacancy is to replace an employee on parental absence and is for a period of seven years or until the employee absent on leave returns to duty at the school.

**Location Profile**:
**_ Are you passionate about your career in education?_**
**_Are you prepared to make a difference with our students and school?_**

**_If you answered "Yes" to these questions then we would be delighted to have you join our staff team at Harrisfield Primary School_**

Harrisfield Primary School is a South Eastern suburban primary school that was established in 1955. A wide diversity of cultures, socio-economic groups and languages characterise the school community. The school has a current enrolment of 250 with a staff of 18 teachers, one Business Manager, five Integration Aides, a Health and Well-being Officer and a Chaplain.

The vast majority of students live in the local area but the community is constantly changing due to the transience of the population, public housing and a general movement from this area to the growth corridor suburbs beyond Dandenong. We find that we have higher numbers enrolled across the Prep-3 area of the school but many students transfer at the end of year 3 as their parents acquire permanent residency and become more established enabling them to purchase homes in other more affordable suburbs.

The diverse cultural and ethnic nature of the community presents special needs that are addressed by the staff during planning sessions and when reporting or evaluating programs and achievements. The majority of students were born in Australia but a high proportion have parents who were born overseas, and many of these students speak a language other than English at home.

The school has two purpose built Learning Houses which

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