Guidance Officer
2 weeks ago
**About the school**: Queensland Children's Hospital School is a K-12 school that delivers educational services while children are patients in hospital, day programs or mental health programs. The school liaises closely with Children's Health Queensland staff to support transitions into, through and out of the school to base school locations or other education pathways.
**Your Role**: Base location is at Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane. There is also a need to travel to some other program locations including Jacaranda Place at Chermside.
**Responsibilities include**:
- Provide leadership and specialised support in response to student protection issues; critical incidents and emergencies; and the transition of students into alternative education programs, and their reintegration back into mainstream schooling.
- Advocate, provide counselling, and individual student support, recommendations and advice to students, teachers and parents concerning educational, behavioural, career development, mental health and family issues.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team and facilitate effective working relationships and partnerships with parents, school personnel and external support agencies in order to provide a comprehensive support, case management and referral service that optimises students' access and engagement in educational programs.
- Provide specific support in secondary schools that may include involvement in the process of Senior Education and Training (SET) planning, career development and future pathway options counselling.
- Balance the ethical issues of privacy and confidentiality for each student with the appropriateness of sharing information with others, and maintain a comprehensive and professional record keeping system that complies with policy and legal requirements of parental and legal access to official records.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position. Mandatory requirement - Vaccination against Preventable DiseasesThis position requires the successful applicant to work in hospital and health settings, which have additional workplace requirements from Queensland Health. It is mandatory for all roles that come into direct contact with patients to provide evidence of vaccination or proof of non
- susceptibility for the following preventable diseases: Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (chickenpox), and Pertussis (whooping cough).The successful applicant will be provided with official forms to be taken to their local GP for completion and boosters as required. The expectation is that staff have commenced this process before their first work day at QCHS. Any out-of-pocket costs are refunded to staff through QCHS reimbursement processes.
**How to Apply**:
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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