Student Wellbeing Teacher

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

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

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1441492

**Location Profile**:
Saltwater P-9 College is a new co-educational Prep to Year 9 school that opened its doors to the first intake of Prep-Six students in 2019. The Year 9 cohort commenced their journey at Saltwater College in 2024.

Saltwater P-9 College is positioned within a thriving bayside community, located only 20kms from the city. Situated in tranquil Point Cook, it¿s surrounded by the Point Cook Coastal Park, a protected marine sanctuary and the Cheetham Wetlands.

Saltwater P-9 College aims to build a school culture that demonstrates a strong belief in and a commitment to providing a rich and rigorous curriculum within a safe, secure and enriched learning environment for our children. We will have a clear focus on catering for the diverse range of students at their point of need. We will strive to be internationally minded, and provide a supportive, nurturing and challenging learning environment, with high expectations for student success.

The school¿s values will be aligned with the Department of Education¿s philosophy: 'We support students to reach their potential, regardless of their background, postcode or circumstance, and to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to participate and thrive in a complex economy and society¿.

Saltwater P-9 College will not just be a school committed to high academic standards, it will also be a school that prepares students to be curious, critical and creative thinkers and problem solvers who are technologically literate and capable of bringing about positive change in the world in which we live. This will be underpinned by our school motto: 'Wisdom Begins with Wonder.¿

Another major feature of our school¿s curriculum will also be around the establishment of an exclusive Performing Arts and Sporting Program which will foster student¿s intellectual, social and physical development.

**Vision**:
We provide more than just an education to prepare students for success in an ever changing world.

**Mission**:
To educate and guide Intelligence and character in order to live creatively, ethically and productively.

**Objective**:

- Offer high quality education within a supportive and understanding environment
- Provide evidence based Literacy and Numeracy Instruction, Teaching and Learning
- Offer an exclusive Performing Arts, Visual Communications and Sporting program that develops students¿ intellectual, social, emotional and physical wellbeing
- Provide a safe and secure one to one Digital Technology platform that supports student learning and develops a culture of Digital Agency
- Offer production based learning such as Robotics and Coding and STEM to increase students¿ creativity, innovation and problem solving skills
- Offer a Personalised Learning model through goal setting which promotes a sense of self mastery allowing each individual to reach their full potential
- Offer an Inquiry Based Learning model that develop critical and creative learners who actively engage in the learning process to acquire knowledge, skills, concepts and attitudes in order to promote student voice, agency and student-led action
- Encourage cultural understanding and acceptance of diversity

**Selection Criteria**:
SC1 Demonstrated high level knowledge of relevant policy context, evidence-based approaches, programs and research relating to child health and wellbeing

SC2 Demonstrated capacity to effectively implement and manage interventions strategies that address advanced and complex cases including critical incidents and those involving cross professional or agency collaboration

SC3 Demonstrated high level organisational, communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively with young people, parents/carers and teachers as well as professionals in the education and health systems

SC4 Demonstrated ability to provide ongoing support and professional development to teachers, students and the wider community to enhance the wellbeing and learning needs of all students.

SC5 Demonstrated ability to deliver evidenced based counselling services to children utilizing various modalities and therapeutic interventions

**Role**:
Objectives will, generally, be clearly defined; guidelines will be broad and day-to-day direction mínimal. Management responsibility extends to ensuring appropriate support levels are maintained across the school. Range 4 generally provides key support and timely advice to the leadership team and school council and liaises with the general school community, the Department and other government agencies and service providers.

Specialised professional roles will carry a high level of independence and accountability where suitable scope is provided to achieve objectives.

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