Wellbeing Coordinator

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 19/12/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1452012

**Location Profile**:
Footscray High School is a new and contemporary multi-campus secondary school in Melbourne’s vibrant, geographically rich and culturally diverse inner west.
Footscray High School comprises of two junior 7-9 campuses and a senior 10-12 campus:
(1) Barkly Campus (Year 7-9)
(2) Pilgrim Campus (Year 7-9)
(3) Kinnear Campus (Year 10-12)

At Footscray High School we are committed to every student having access to a world class education. Inspiring young people to develop the ‘essential skills’ required for their future pathways in an inclusive and positive learning environment is our priority.

We provide all students with a comprehensive and innovative curriculum that focuses on individual growth and addresses the skills and dispositions required for citizens of the 3rd millennium. Our vision is to draw on international research and best practice to ensure that our curriculum and programs promote choice and agility to deal with complex, unknown and rapidly changing futures.

Footscray High School’s vision is to provide excellence in learning and teaching, achievement, innovation and self
- improvement within a supportive, healthy, safe and secure environment that is inclusive of all.

Footscray High School’s mission is to provide excellence in education through a caring and diverse environment that encourages the holistic development of each student. We aim to provide students with rich academic, social, physical and creative experiences that develop their full talents and uniqueness.

We aspire to be an educational establishment renowned for its vibrant community, which develops creative thinking and learning dispositions in order for our students to engage with the complex challenges of an ever-changing world. The community have a collective responsibility to engage in the total life of the school and to actively pursue a range of learning experiences. Our ultimate aim is to develop compassionate students with the personal qualities and attributes that will enable them to face their future with confidence.

Footscray High School’s Pillars are:
**UNITY**
Our school is built on collaboration. This is where three campuses, many cultures and infinite personal journeys unite with pride and with purpose.
We lift each other up, building on the strength and support of our whole community to achieve greatness.

**RESPECT**
Respect - for ourselves, our colleagues, our individual traditions and our shared future inspires us in every way.
We treat each other with care, compassion and kindness; we act with integrity; and we are engaged in making a positive impact on our world.

**CREATIVITY**
We embrace doing things differently because we want to make a difference.
We draw on wisdom, experience and our own original thinking to create new possibilities.
Future focused, open minded and proudly progressive, we constantly seek a better way.

**ENDEAVOUR**
The boldness of our vision is matched by our relentless spirit, our self-belief and the pride that comes from hard work.
The enthusiasm which drives our endeavour also demonstrates our character: In the classroom and beyond, we strive to be our very best.

**Selection Criteria**:

- Please address the following Key Selection Criteria:_

1. Demonstrated high level knowledge of relevant policy context, evidence based approaches, programs and research relating to child and adolescent health and development.

2. A demonstrated capacity to effectively implement and manage intervention strategies that address advanced and complex cases including critical incidents and those involving cross-profession or agency collaboration.

3. Demonstrated high level organisational, communication and inter-personal skills including the ability to work effectively with children and young people, parents/carers and teachers as well as professionals in the education and health systems.

4. Demonstrated capacity to successfully develop, lead and manage programs in a blended learning environment that meet the identified needs of vulnerable students and parents/ carers.

5. A demonstrated capacity to deliver professional learning to teachers and a commitment to ongoing professional learning in order to enhance student wellbeing in a school setting.

**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