Guidance Officer

About the Department of Education
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role
**As the Guidance Officer, Wellbeing you will**:

- Develop and implement counselling and support programs for students that have a focus on preventative and early intervention strategies; are responsive to identified personal, social, emotional and educational needs; and aim to foster resilience and personal skills development.
- Provide professional expertise, leadership and support to school communities and networks in the development and implementation of plans, programs, and adjustments to assist students with mild to moderate mental health/wellbeing concerns to achieve positive educational, developmental and lifelong learning outcomes.

GOs are required to participate in regular clinical and technical supervision, to ensure the provision of ongoing professional support and development.
**You will have responsibility for the following**:

- Advocating for and providing counselling and therapeutic intervention to individuals and/or groups, and providing student support, recommendations and advice to teachers, school staff and parents concerning mild to moderate mental health and wellbeing concerns.
- Supporting a cluster of schools to build the capability of school staff through providing advice, support and expertise relating to individual students with mild to moderate mental health and wellbeing concerns.
- Identifying needs and referring on for children, parents and families to community agencies, or in the instance of severe or critical mental health concerns.
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team and facilitating effective working relationships and partnerships with parents, school personnel and external support agencies in order to provide a comprehensive support, case management and referral service that optimises students' access and engagement in educational programs.
- Conducting activities such as student observation and psychoeducational assessment in order to determine the nature of student wellbeing concerns and make recommendations for educational adjustments and interventions.

Within the context of the role described above, the ideal applicant will be someone who has the following key capabilities:
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- Capacity to provide leadership that enables the effective delivery of whole-of-school educational programs and services that support the inclusion of all students.
- Capacity for effective counselling and individual case management involving a multidisciplinary approach, within an environment of competing priorities.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and the capacity to develop and sustain productive relationships within and beyond the school community.
- Capacity to develop and implement student support programs and services for students with high support needs that reflect best practice and that align with departmental policies and procedures.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
**Interested? To Apply**:Applicants are requested to provide**:

- A CV (maximum 2 pages) with contact details of 2 references (one of which must be your current supervisor).
- Applicants are also requested to provide a written statement (maximum 2 pages) addressing key capabilities 1-4 as per the role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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