School Counsellor

Job description

Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Bradshaw School

Job title School Counsellor Designation Professional 3

Job type Part time (22 hrs and 3 mins per week) Duration Ongoing commencing 14/10/2025

Salary $110,873 - $124,173 Location Alice Springs

Position number 47636 RTF Closing 07/09/2025

Contact officer Tim O'Sullivan, Principal on or

About the agency

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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates

people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment

process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the

merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures

plans, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

To promote the wellbeing and mental health status of students through positive behaviour strategies as well as assisting the

schools with the implementation of child protection strategies.

Context statement

Bradshaw Primary School provides education to approximately 430 students from Preschool to Year 6, 40% of whom are

Indigenous. Key priorities include continuous capacity building in Bradshaw's Instructional Model across all curriculum areas

through systematic instructional coaching, collaborative planning and professional learning.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Provide school-wide leadership in the application of preventative and pro-social positive engagement skills through small

group facilitation.

2. Proactively assist with policy and program development at a whole-school level regarding the mental health and

wellbeing of all students, particularly in regard to trauma-informed practice and restorative practice.

3. Provide professional development for school staff that facilitates whole-of-school approaches focusing on student

wellbeing and resilience.

4. Work in partnership to support whole-of-school approaches to implementation of child protection strategies through

the delivery of mandatory reporting training and child protection education as appropriate.

5. Support consistent implementation of preventative and therapeutic interventions and restorative practice within the

school community.

6. Establish and maintain appropriate interpersonal relationships between the school, parents and community.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. A tertiary qualification that provides eligibility for registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner

Regulation Agency or eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers. Experience in the

development and delivery of progressive student wellbeing programs, including trauma informed practice and

restorative practice.

1. Experience in the provision and management of stakeholder relationships through planning, advice and ongoing

engagement.

1. Ability to develop creative and flexible approaches to challenging school behaviours at an individual and group level and

work in partnership to drive implementation of new practices.

1. Ability to plan and manage workloads against changing and competing demands.
2. Ability to use technology, such as Skype to successfully network with external agencies.

Further information

All applicants must have a current Working with Children Notice (Ochre Card) from SAFE NT.