Student Wellbeing Officer

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 14/10/2024 - 19/12/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1439569

**Location Profile**:
**College Profile**

Copperfield College is a multi-campus school situated in Melbourne¿s North-West. The College is comprised of two junior campuses (Years 7-10) in Kings Park and Sydenham and a senior campus (Years 11-12) at Delahey. We have a student population of approximately 1,900, with 180 (EFT) teaching staff, 70 (EFT) Education Support Staff and 7 Principal Class personnel**.** **The SFOE for the College is 0.58, indicating a significant level of social disadvantage.

The College is culturally diverse, reflecting our community, with approximately 40% of our students coming from a Language Background other than English. Copperfield College is a high expectations school with outstanding educational value added to our students.

The position advertised are not tagged to a particular campus. Employees at Copperfield are placed according to student learning needs and every year have the opportunity to request campus changes.

**Vision**

At Copperfield College, parents, students and staff will work as a collaborative learning community to motivate, challenge and set high expectations for each other. Our engaging learning environment will inspire in all students a passion for learning and a commitment to creating opportunities for themselves and others.

**Mission**

Empowering every student to aspire and achieve

**Values**

At Copperfield College we value:

- Collaboration
- Inclusiveness
- Growth

Copperfield College is and always has been committed to Child Safe Standards.

**Selection Criteria**:
1. Ability to implement a range of small group and whole-school mental health prevention and promotion activities aimed at improving student mental health and wellbeing, including the delivery of capability building and awareness raising activities for staff and/or students on key mental health and wellbeing issues affecting the school¿s student population.

2. Demonstrated ability to input into the development, implementation and evaluation of processes and strategies aimed at enhancing mental health and wellbeing prevention, promotion and early intervention.

3. Demonstrated experience in assessing, conceptualising and analysing wellbeing issues, and providing evidence-based direct counselling support to students with a range of mental health needs.

4. Demonstrated experience in coordinating supports for young people with complex needs including referrals to a range of specialist services as appropriate.

5. Highly developed communication, networking and interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of people.

6. Clear understanding of legislative requirements regarding privacy of health information.

**Role**:
**Role and Responsibilities**
- Provide high quality case management and support to Copperfield students.
- Collaborate with school staff, Student Support Services, and support agencies to develop and implement a range of programs and interventions with students and the school community that foster resilience, improve attendance and respond to identified social, emotional and educational needs.
- Provide professional reports requiring in-depth factual analysis, including assessments and recommendations for consideration by others.
- Collaborate with other allied health staff to influence management and other professional colleagues in respect to strategies.
- Guide decisions on complex intervention strategies that may have significant consequences for clients and their families.
- Provide expert advice in the professional field, which will influence the strategic approach to student support and learning.
- Provide professional advice and support to principals, school staff and school communities that will enhance the learning, development and wellbeing of students, particularly those who are most vulnerable.
- Contribute to the development of strategic interventions that support capacity building related to student learning, engagement and wellbeing consistent with the priorities of school.
- Provide collaborative support to a multi-disciplinary professional team that provides wellbeing support to students.
- Participate in staff support, supervision, learning and development and knowledge sharing activities as a professional member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Work as a key member of the whole College Wellbeing Team to ensure uniformity of action and purpose across the college in matters relating to student wellbeing.
- Work with the Principal and Leadership teams to support student's learning.

**Who May Apply**:
Required
- Applicants must be qualified as a psychologist, social worker, mental health nurse, occupational therapist or counsellor of a prescribed class. Specifically:

- For Psychologists, applicants mus