Ahp3 School Mental Health Practitioner

5 days ago

Elizabeth, Australia SA Government -DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Full time

**Department for Education**
**Job reference**: 666025
**Location**: 5112 - ELIZABETH
**Job status**: Long Term Contract
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone

**Why work with us**:
Every child and young person deserves a great education.

We have a strategy that aims to unlock every child’s potential now and into the future, one that in partnership with learners, students, parents and the wider South Australian community will build a world-leading public education system. One that is equitable and prioritises learning and wellbeing.

Together we will make our education system the best it can be.

When our children and young people thrive, so do our communities and our state.

**About the Role**:
The Department for Education has established a school mental health service to assist in the management of student mental health concerns. The new school mental health service will provide appropriately credentialed mental health practitioner based in secondary schools with outreach to primary schools in some locations. The School mental Health Practitioner (SMHP) will provide assessment and time-limited interventions for student with mild to moderate mental health concerns.

The SMHP will provide services to one or more schools and will work in partnership with school leadership to provide support across the three waves of intervention, including:

- Providing direct assessment and time-limited intervention to students identified with emerging or mild to moderate mental health concerns.
- Contributing to referral and case management processes for students with more complex mental health presentations.
- Building the mental health literacy of school communities.

The SMHP must be appropriately credentialed in one of a range of discipline areas, including Psychology, Social work or Occupational Therapy and have direct counselling experience with children and young people with mental health concerns.

Student Support Services are on a cultural response journey, as such we value and prioritise Aboriginal ways of Knowing, doing and being.

**Qualifications**:
**Essential**: A bachelor qualification or specialist/post graduate qualification where applicable in social work, Occupational Therapy and Psychology.

Registration with the requisite professional body where applicable (i.e AHPRA).

Social Work applicants must be eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers.

**Special Conditions**:
The successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being employed which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry. The incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN -EC (Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead (Masterclass) extended course or the online (Fundamentals) course which will be required to be updated every three years.

For all other Special Conditions please refer to the attached Position Description.

**Remuneration**:
AHP3 $104,180 - $111,746 per annum (1.0 FTE) + superannuation (11.5%)

**Enquiries**:
**Application Instructions**:
Applications should be made through the IWorkForSA website.

Applicants are required to submit a CV, the Application Cover Sheet, Employment Declaration, and a cover letter addressing the key competencies in the attached position description.

People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
***Additional Note**:
Multiple vacancies available.

**Applications close**: 21/05/2025 11:30 PM

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