School Counsellor

**Position Information**:
School counsellors are an essential part of the department’s School Counselling Service.

They provide counselling and psychological assessment of students to complement and enhance the work of teachers to strengthen student learning and wellbeing outcomes, and they help families understand and manage their children’s learning and mental health needs. This is a truly collegiate role offering unique challenges and opportunities - both in your professional development and your ability to make an impact on the lives of children and young people.

School counsellors receive regular, individual professional supervision with the Senior Psychologist Education and participate in group and peer supervision as a member of the broader district school counselling team. You will most likely be collaborating with a number of school communities and colleagues, as well as outside agencies, with the opportunity to use and expand the full range of your skills and expertise as part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team.

School counsellors are provided with regular opportunities to participate in continuing professional development and the NSW Department of Education will support you to complete or maintain your registration with the Psychology Board of Australia. Other benefits include school holiday leave, travel allowances and health and wellbeing benefits such as our Fitness Passport program. The department will also cover your indemnity insurance as a psychologist.

Gordon West Public School is a metropolitan school on Sydney’s North Shore in the Department of Education’s Macquarie Park region. The school has 423 students enrolled from Kindergarten to Year 6, with 65% of students from a language background other than English.
The school benefits from strong community support and engagement, which are integral to its success. A culture of high expectations and personal best is promoted, with students encouraged to be actively engaged, challenged, and informed in their learning.
Students have access to a wide range of opportunities across the curriculum. These include a strong Creative Arts program with dance groups, bands, strings, and choirs, as well as a strong sporting focus. Student leadership and wellbeing programs such as the Student Representative Council, Peer Support, and the Zones of Regulation, embedded in every classroom, play an important role in developing social and emotional skills.
Staff are committed to improving student learning and wellbeing through quality teaching, explicit instruction, and evidence-informed practices, ensuring that every child is supported to achieve their full potential. For more information, please visit school website Gordon West Public School

**Selection Criteria**:

- Experience in counselling using evidence-based interventions with a demonstrated understanding of the mental health needs of children and young people.
- Experience in the psychological assessment of children and young people, including case formulation and report writing.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with key stakeholders to improve the learning and wellbeing outcomes of children and young people including students from diverse backgrounds and needs.

**Conditions**:

- Be a registered or provisionally registered psychologist, or eligible for registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
- Ability and willingness to travel between worksites.

**Special Notes**:
**This position commences on the 27 January 2026**

Successful applicants will be provided with a Departmental induction program, ongoing professional learning and professional supervision.
Find out more about working in the school counselling service. Visit the Department’s School Counselling Service pages to discover more about working as a school psychologist or school counsellor in NSW public schools.

This is a permanent full time position 1.0 FTE (Full-time equivalent).

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