Student Wellbeing and Support

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 18/04/2026

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1448827

**Location Profile**:
Pakenham Secondary College is a Year 7-12 College located within the Cardinia Shire on Melbourne¿s South East fringe. The school now serves a large and diverse community within a designated urban growth corridor.

The College is committed to providing all students with learning opportunities designed to develop socially responsible citizens and build pathways to their futures. We are committed to continuous improvement. We value growth through connection.

The key values that underpin all our work at the College is based around the acronym SOAR.

**S** **ocial and personal responsibility
- This means everyone is accountable for their own actions and share responsibility for the development of a positive learning environment._

**O** **pportunities for all
- This means that all members of the school community are provided with a variety of learning opportunities to further develop themselves and participate in the decision-making process of the school._

**A** **chieving personal best
- This means there is an expectation that all members of the school community commit to a culture of excellence._

**R** **espect and relationships
- This means that the school recognises the importance of productive relationships, with all members of the school community showing respect for themselves, others and the environment._

The school community has become increasingly diverse with students from a variety of ethnic and racial backgrounds creating a diverse school population. It is anticipated that student enrolment numbers will be approximately 910 in 2024. We are a great school offering outstanding opportunities to our students in the areas important to our College Community.
- Learning growth and pathways
- Sport
- Performing Arts
- Student Leadership and our Community.

The school¿s Strategic Plan is focussed on improving student achievement, growth, engagement and well-being with the key focus areas and Key Improvement Strategies outlined below:

- Maximise student learning in literacy and numeracy:

- Develop, implement and embed a whole-school approach to formative and summative assessment.
- Build capability of staff to capture, analyse and utilise assessment and data to evaluate the impact of instructional strategies and determine the next stage of instruction for differentiated student learning.
- Build teacher capability to differentiate learning tasks to meet students at point of need.
- Strengthen students¿ agency, engagement and connectedness to school and peers:

- Strengthen opportunities for student voice, agency, and leadership
- Develop teacher capability to support students to set goals and monitor own learning progress
- Engage students to support the development of learning opportunities that are engaging and promote curiosity.
- Improve social and emotional wellbeing of all students:

- Develop and implement a tiered and responsive approach to support student wellbeing and inclusion (SWPB).
- Strengthen the partnership between staff, students, carers, and families to create a shared responsibility for student wellbeing

The College has recently received $11.3 million in funding as part of a Capitol Works Program with works schedule to commence in 2024.

Our College has also further developed its International Student Program. We view our International Students Program as a further means of adding to our already rich Cultural diversity at the College.

Pakenham Secondary College strives to implement the Child Safe Standards as outlined in Ministerial Order No.870 to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students at the College and promote an organisational culture that manages the risk of child abuse and neglect. The school has developed policies and procedures specifically aimed at keeping children safe.

**Selection Criteria**:
KSC1 - Ability to provide counselling for young people and their families and liaise with support services in the local community.

KSC2 - well developed communication, networking and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.

KSC3 - Capacity to work as part of a collaborative team and actively contribute to the Wellbeing Team.

KSC4 - Demonstrate knowledge of best practice in individual and group interventions for young people with support needs, including counselling, mediation, problem solving and conflict resolutions.

KSC5 - Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional growth, as well as a willingness to support other members of staff with their professional learning.

**Role**:
Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the wo