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Secondary School Counsellor | Sydney’s Lower North Shore

Secondary School Counsellor | Sydney’s Lower North Shore

Tes Australia

New South Wales

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
August 2021
Apply by:
15 August 2021

Job overview

Our client is an elite, independent school, located in Sydney’s Lower North Shore. This P-12 school enjoys a strong commitment to academic excellence, a wide range of subject choices, extensive co-curricular activities, small class sizes and outstanding HSC results.


About the Role:

• Full-time, Permanent position

• Commencing August 2021

• School Counsellor for Years 7-12


Selection Criteria:

• Relevant psychology degree/s or equivalent; three years related experience

• (minimum) and/or industry training; or equivalent combination of education and

• experience

• In addition to registered psychologists, social workers and / or counsellors with

• relevant experience and qualifications, meeting the above criteria, are encouraged

• to apply

• Experience working with parents, carers, children, and young people in a school or

• mental health setting

• Knowledge, understanding and experience with ethical guidelines and practice as

• outlined by the APS and / or other registration bodies, including client privacy,

• limits of confidentiality, informed consent and working with children and families

• Thorough working knowledge of current child protection responsibilities

• Knowledge of evidence based theoretical models and approaches applicable to

• early childhood and families

• Knowledge, understanding of and experience with interpretation, dissemination

• and implementation of psychometric educational testing as well as other

• psychological assessment in emotional and behavioural functioning

• Current Membership of, or registration with, relevant regulatory associations (e.g.

• APHRA, APS, ACA)

• Full working rights in Australia

• Be registered, or have the ability to be registered with WWCC 



To apply for this role, email your CV to amelia.middlemiss@tes.com quoting Job Reference number #TES2107-549429AM, or click ‘Apply for this job’. Please note only suitable applicants will be contacted.


To find out more about tes smartRecruitment, please visit www.tes.com/en-au#teachers 

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  • Tes Australia
  • Level 5, 501/83-97 Kippax Street, Surry Hills, Sydney
  • New South Wales
  • 2010
  • Australia
+61 800 734 758

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