Student Wellbeing and Support

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Fixed-term - Part-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Education Support - Level 1, Range 3

**Occupation**:Education and training

**Location**:Melbourne - Eastern suburbs

**Reference**:1489902

**Location Profile**:

- Yarra Junction Primary School is located on the Warburton Highway, 65 kilometres east of the Melbourne GPO, in the scenic rural township of Yarra Junction. The school was established in 1894 and the staff take pride in the active role that our great school plays in the local community. Student numbers are around 220.
- School Family Occupation (SFO) density is between 0.45-0.55.
- There are only a small number of students from a language background other than English or from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island background.
- Yarra Junction Primary School Staffing profile is a Principal and a distributive leadership model. We have 10 multi age classrooms.
- In addition there is a business manager, an office assistant, and a wellbeing coordinator. Education Support staff support students enrolled under the program for students with disabilities.
- The school offers a wide range of learning experiences including programs in the the arts, library, physical education and community studies. Extra curricula programs include snow program, school camps for grades 1-6, music tuition, whole school production and band.
- There is a firm commitment to fostering student wellbeing and inclusion through an extensive range of support programs. Our school devised program, The Junction Way
- 'Steps to Success¿, contributes to a positive school culture as it centres on the school values and building strong relationships. A whole school transition day is held in December each year with students spending a day in their future class.
- Our school is committed to providing a safe, secure and stimulating learning environment for all students. We believe that students can reach their full educational potential only when they are happy, healthy and safe, and when there is a positive school culture to engage and support them in their learning. Our belief is that that the highest learning outcomes are achieved with a whole child focus that responds to a child's emotional, physical, social and academic needs.

**Selection Criteria**:

- 1. Ability to develop and implement a range of small group and whole-school mental health prevention and promotion activities aimed at improving student mental health and wellbeing, including the delivery of capability building and awareness raising activities for staff and/or students on key mental health and wellbeing issues affecting the school¿s student population.
- 2. Demonstrated experience in assessing, conceptualising and analysing wellbeing issues, and providing evidence-based direct counselling support to clients with a range of mental health needs.
- 3. Demonstrated experience in coordinating supports for young people with complex needs including referrals to a range of specialist services as appropriate.
- 4. Highly developed communication, networking and interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of people.
- 5. Clear understanding of legislative requirements regarding privacy of health information.

**Role**:
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. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.
- The provision of business management responsibilities becomes a feature at range 3. Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved with mínimal reference to senior management, although guidance will be required in more complex cases. Senior management will be provided with timely reports and advice, although this will generally be confined to matters relating to the immediate work area, service provision or educational program and is unlikely to impact substantially on whole of school operations.
- This is the minimum range for positions that carry a mandatory qualification requirement of not less than four years. Professional student support positions become a feature at range 3 (e.g. therapists, psychologists) where standard professional services are delivered. Professional support and guidance will be close at hand and deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidan