Wellbeing Leading Counsellor

6 days ago

Parramatta, Australia Catholic Diocese of Parramatta Full time

At any given time, we may have a variety of primary, secondary and specialist teaching roles available across our 80 schools as well as non-teaching positions in schools and our central office that support the delivery of innovative learning and teaching to around 43,500 students.

Our aim is to ensure our schools are the first choice for families, students and staff.

**Wellbeing Leading Counsellor - Attendance Team**:
**Job no**: 507184
**Work type**: ongoing part-time
**Location**: Aengus Kavanagh Centre, Mt Druitt NSW, Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
**Categories**: Student Wellbeing

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Leading Counsellor to join the Wellbeing Attendance team on a permanent, part-time basis.

**About the role**

The Wellbeing Directorate is seeking a Leading Counsellor to work in partnership with school communities to effectively implement a multi-tiered system of support to promote student wellbeing and attendance across the Diocese. This is a permanent part-time role (0.6FTE), working three days per week, based at the Aengus Kavanagh Centre, Mt Druitt.

As part of the mission of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Parramatta, the Leading Counsellor is accountable for supporting the system's strategic intent of improving learning outcomes for all students.

**More specifically you will**:

- Join an interdisciplinary team of teachers, social workers and other wellbeing practitioners who oversee and support the systemic rollout and implementation of multi-tiered systems of support to improve student outcomes.
- Work as part of the Wellbeing strategy team to lead the development, implementation and maintenance of CSPD attendance policy and procedures
- Collaborate and consult with teachers in schools and system leaders to facilitate professional growth and build capacity to implement effective learning and attendance support interventions
- Collaborate with school teams to promote partnerships with parents, carers and community

**About you**:
To be successful you will demonstrate alignment to our purpose and values, together with:

- Demonstrated experience in leading counsellors and school teams
- A strong knowledge base in systems thinking and how systems intersect
- An interest in student attendance
- A relevant tertiary qualification in social work and / or psychology along with a minimum of three years’ experience as a registered psychologist or social worker
- Be a registered psychologist or a social worker eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
- Have the capacity to make a significant contribution within schools to matters related to student welfare and wellbeing
- Demonstrate evidence based professionally informed judgement in dealing with sensitive issues
- Demonstrate the capacity to engage students, parents and teachers in the counselling process
- The capability to facilitate parent and care-giver education
- Be supportive of our Catholic ethos

**Interested?**

**Advertised**: 27 Sep 2024 09:09 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 19 Oct 2024 23:10 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

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