Student Counsellor

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2026

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1449980

**Location Profile**:
Box Hill High School is a high performing co-educational government school in the Inner East area of Melbourne.

The school was established in 1930 and has a long tradition of striving for academic excellence and establishing a strong positive learning environment for all students. We are a single campus school of 1500 students enrolled from year 7 to 12. We have 132 teaching staff and 34 ES staff as well as a team of 4 Principal class officers.

Box Hill High School is a learning community that fosters resilience, a passion for lifelong development and a commitment to impacting the world in positive ways. Our purpose is:

- To ensure an inclusive safe community where students and staff are respectful to each other
- To collaborate to set and achieve challenging learning goals to create an environment where everyone can flourish
- To equip students with the skills to be resilient and passionate life-long learners
- To respect and consider student voice in the classroom and wider school community
- To demonstrate school pride in the way we present and conduct ourselves
- To develop and nurture students who are ethical, think critically and can contribute as global citizens

Our school values of respect, creativity, resilience and growth ensures that everyone in our school community will be treated with fairness and respect. In turn, we will strive to create a school that is inclusive and safe, where curiosity and creativity is valued and all members of our community are empowered to participate and learn. The school motto 'ad altiora certamus¿ (to strive for the higher things) underpins all that we do.

Student learning, engagement and wellbeing is central to our work and the school has a range of programs in place to support the learning and growth of all students. These include our well-established SEAL program (GAPP), Program for Students with Disabilities (PSD) as well as intervention programs in both Literacy and Numeracy.

Students have the opportunity to further develop their skills and talents through a variety of additional programs and extra-curricular activities including sports, music, performing arts, solar cars, robotics, debating, leadership programs and numerous clubs. There are also several opportunities for students to further their own personal development and enhance their global perspective through a range of international programs including a German Exchange Program, The World Challenge, USA Space Camp and the Victorian Young Leaders to China Program.

Student leadership, voice and agency is a priority at the school. Students have multiple opportunities to contribute to school governance as well as to shape the future direction of the school. Student leaders drive improvement in the areas of community, teaching and learning, environment and engagement and wellbeing.

We recognise the importance of our partnership with parents and carers to support our students in their wellbeing, engagement and achievement in learning.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land we live, work and travel upon and we pay our respects to the Elders, both past and present, and we recognise, acknowledge and respect the history, culture, diversity and value of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands people.

**Selection Criteria**:
KSC1. Qualifications and experience in youth counselling, student support services or social work, preferably within a secondary school context.

KSC2. Understanding of and the demonstrated ability to implement effective and evidence-based counselling techniques and approaches.

KSC3. Demonstrated knowledge of a range of interventions relevant to young people and families and an understanding of the education, health and community services sector.

KSC4. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

KSC5. Personal qualities of integrity in working with a range of stakeholders in a diverse community and of adaptability in working in an evolving and growing school.

KSC6. Knowledge of Department of Education policies and procedures relating to student wellbeing and child safety.

**Role**:
[Attendance requirement for this position]

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 work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.

Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved.