Eoi - Guidance Officer - The Gap State High School

3 days ago

Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.
About the School
At The Gap State High School, we believe in learners who flourish. We value thinking big, stepping up, paying it forward and being kind. By helping our students to reflect and build their self-efficacy we create life long, flourishing learners who experience academic success. We trust that every student, every day, has the opportunity to feel a sense of belonging in our community through teamwork, loyalty and leadership, and is able to engage in learning that sparks their engagement, curiosity, joy and passions. Situated in the leafy suburb of The Gap, The Gap State High School has a population of 1750 students.
About the Role
As the Guidance Officer you will have responsibility for the following:

- Coordinate and support the provision of guidance and counselling services to ensure the effective provision of guidance and counselling services directly to students.
- Provide direct guidance services to students as determined
- Undertake individual and group counselling and therapeutic interventions with students, parents and families to assist them in resolving personal or relationship concerns.
- Provide advice on diagnoses provided by external professionals and monitor students' progress.
- Administer specialised psycho-educational assessment of students with learning and/or adjustment difficulties including assessments of cognitive, academic, behavioural, emotional, social and adaptive functioning in line with the department's policy 'Assessments administered by guidance officers and psychologists'.
- Coordinate, deliver or assist in the implementation of specific professional in-service training programs for teachers, parents and community, for example - Supporting students' mental health and wellbeing.
- Identify needs and participate in the referral and planning of services

For a full list of mandatory requirements please see the attached role description.

**Interested? To apply**:

- A brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current Senior Guidance Officer)
- Attach a maximum 2 page written response outlining your suitability for the role referring to the key capabilities identified in the attached role description.

Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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