Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) is a system of schools committed to responding to the needs of students in a world that is changing rapidly. Our Student Support Team has a focus that will develop and execute a range of strategies to respond to the wellbeing and mental health needs of our students. With multiple employment types available - We are seeking passionate and professional school based Wellbeing Counsellors to join our team this year!

Available positions;

Temporary Full-time position

Temporary Part-time position (4 days per week)

Temporary Part-time position (3 days per week)

About the Opportunity:

We are seeking collaborative and skilled individuals who will deliver a range of services. You will deliver high level advice and proactivity in the area of supporting learning and teaching. You will work in collaboration with teachers in learning spaces and partner with the leadership team. More specifically you will:

Collaborate with schools and other professionals to promote school wide mental health and wellbeing initiatives

Engage with families to support their child and to strengthen home-school partnerships across different schools

Provide individual and group counselling with students as well as working with school and other parts of CSDP in the identification and implementation of reasonable adjustments

Liaise with external agencies and professionals to enhance student support

Support leaders and staff to respond effectively to student welfare

Collaborate with key stakeholders to design personalised plans for students

About you:

To be successful in this highly rewarding role you will demonstrate alignment to the core purpose and values of CSPD along with:

Have demonstrated understanding of the mental health needs of children and young people

Experience in counselling children and young people using evidence-based interventions

Experience in cognitive, emotional and behavioural assessment of children and young people

Minimum of 3 years experience as a registered Psychologist or Social Worker

Be a registered psychologist or a social worker eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers

Have the capacity to make a significant contribution within schools to matters related to student welfare and wellbeing

Demonstrate evidence based professionally informed judgement in dealing with sensitive issues

Demonstrate the capacity to engage students, parents and teachers in the counselling process

The capability to facilitate parent and care-giver education

Be supportive of our Catholic ethos

Qualifications and Accreditations:

Relevant tertiary qualifications

Eligible for membership with Australian Association of Social Workers ( AASW) OR general registration as a psychologist with The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Compliance with NSW Child Protection Legislation - Working with Children Check clearance

We believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being leaders in quality, faith-based education and an Employer of Choice in our sector. Our leaders create inclusive teams and value the individual contributions of our employees. We champion quality education and lead the way in innovation and inspiring the future. We also offer competitive remuneration, salary packaging, parental leave, flexible work, wellbeing programs and professional development.

Benefits:

There are so many great things that CSPD has to offer! As a valued CSPD employee, you can benefit from up to 25% off school fees for your children enrolled in our schools. This discount can also be claimed by staff members who are grandparents, step-parents, carers, or guardians.

But that's not all. We offer:

Competitive remuneration

Salary packaging

Wellbeing initiatives and resources

Flexible work arrangements for eligible employees

Extensive growth and development opportunities

Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees

State-of-the-art facilities

Interested?

This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment including a valid Working with Children Check and adoption and compliance with CSPD’s Child Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Students and Children. For more information, please visit The Office of The Children’s Guardian here.

CSPD promotes the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Apply today!