School Counsellor

St Joseph’s Regional College–Port Macquarie

 Applications are invited from suitably qualified people for the following position: School Counsellor

Part time: 2 days a week for 3 years.

Commencing 27 January 2021 through to 25 January 2024.

Start date: Negotiable

St Joseph’s Regional College caters for approximately 1100 students from Years 7 to 12, forming part of St Agnes’ Parish Secondary Schools. The College has a mission to promote an attitude of excellence among staff and students, and to provide students with an education in the Catholic tradition within a caring, supportive and disciplined environment.

The role of the School Counsellor is to support and assist school teams to better understand and manage student mental health issues with a view to improving student outcomes. As a School Counsellor, you will be an integral part of a school’s pastoral care support and will work with students, families, school staff and external agencies to maximise educational and wellbeing outcomes for students.

Remuneration: A full time School Counsellor can earn up to $120,968 pro-rata depending on qualifications and experience.

How to Apply:

Applicants are asked to email the following documents (in one PDF if possible) to the Principal, Jim Dempsey via: wendy.welsh@lism.catholic.edu.au

 Application Form

 Covering Letter that addresses the Selection Criteria

 Current Resume

 Academic Transcript/s

 Closing Date for Applications: 9:00 a.m. Monday, 18th January 2021

 Enquiries should be directed to the school: 02 5525 4100

Child Protection Legislation requires preferred applicants to be subject to employment screening.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Information on how to Register for Employment in the Lismore is available on the Catholic Schools Office website http://www.lism.catholic.edu.au/employment/employment-information/