Student Wellbeing

Location: North East Region | Alexandra

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Other

Reference: 1455291

**Selection Criteria**:
1. Ability to use data to inform decision making.

2. Ability to condense information from different stakeholders such as students, parents, teachers and outside agencies into useful reports such as Individual Learning Plans.

3. Ability to plan, organise and chair meetings, such as ¿student support group¿ meetings with stakeholders to deliver focussed goals with strategies.

4. Knowledge of the impact of common issues related to mental health and neurodiversity, including Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia and behavioural problems, on a person¿s ability to learn and attend school.

5. Ability to build strong relationships, communicate and collaborate with students, parents, teachers, mental health professionals, school leadership and other outside agencies.

6. Awareness of mandatory reporting requirements and ethical issues related to working in schools.

**Role**:
Role:
The Student Wellbeing Assistant will be an education support staff member responsible for Koorie Students and monitoring student attendance. They will work with staff, students and parents to support the attendance, mental health and development of students. They will report directly to the Wellbeing leading Teacher and work closely with the Wellbeing Coordinator.

The position is 5 days a week, normal school hours.

**Responsibilities**:

- Support Out Of Home Care and Koorie students.
- Coordinating the development and maintenance of Individual Learning Plans for Out Of Home Care, DI, potential DI and Koorie students.
- Communicate with parents and guardians and provide support and referrals when necessary.
- Assisting submissions for D.I.Ps and assisting implementation of adjustments for DI students.
- Monitor student attendance and communicate with families to support students with low attendance
- Work with outside agencies to support students with low attendance such as Navigator and Orange Door.
- Referral of students to, and liaison with external agencies. Eg Alexandra Health, KESO.
- Assist with the exchange of information between external agencies and the school. Eg. DHHS
- Arrange assessments of students to ascertain support required.
- Attend, organise and chair Student Support Group meetings with Year Level Coordinators, other leaders and staff as required.
- Work collaboratively with the wellbeing team to have an understanding of issues affecting the student body, and support interventions for students.
- Refer students with complex needs to appropriate outside agencies
- Liaise with outside bodies, such as DFFH, Orange Door and Family Care, to support the wellbeing of students.
- Support the arrangement of assessments for students with specific needs where possible
- Support school staff with information and strategies to assist the students to learn effectively and engage with their education.
- Maintain notes about work with students and families
- Maintain professional competence and continued professional learning.
- Meet relevant policies and legislative requirements in relation to student privacy.
- Other duties as directed by the Principal.

**Who May Apply**:
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
**DE Values**:
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
**Location Profile**:
**Our school**

We are a secondary school of around 340 students and 60 staff. We pride ourselves on the 'family¿ atmosphere of our college, where every student is known by name and has a strong sense of belonging.

Our students mix well between year levels; this friendliness is especially striking in our music program, school productions, ski program and at the start of each day in our Vertical Home Groups. We have a strong sporting culture, with individuals and teams regularly competing at State level.

Our college is large enough to offer an extensive curriculum, both academic and applied, that allows our senior students to conf