School Counsellor
Mount St Patrick College Murwillumbah
Murwillumbah
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
Job overview
Mt St Patrick College, Murwillumbah is a coeducational Year 7 -12 Catholic school situated in the picturesque northern NSW with close proximity to the Gold Coast and Brisbane. We offer a broad range of spiritual, cultural and sporting experiences and encourage practices that allow all students to experience success.
SCHOOL COUNSELLOR
Part-time (3 days per week)
The School Counsellor position will be offered for three years commencing 28 January 2020 through to 26 January 2023.
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.
Selection Criteria to be addressed with your application:
- Current registration with Psychology Board of Australia; or membership of Australian Association of Social Workers Association or membership of PACFA (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia)/ ACA (Australian Counselling Association).
- A strong understanding of the professional body’s ethical and legal requirements, especially in relation to working within a school setting.
- Excellent communication skills with the proven ability to work collaboratively with teaching teams, and to engage and relate to students, families and staff.
- Demonstrated understanding of child adolescent development and youth mental health interventions.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision and manage caseloads.
- Willingness to take an active part in the full life of the school and to support, accept, and uphold the mission, teachings and ethos of the Catholic Church’s work in schools.
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience in providing evidence based interventions with children and young people, individually and in groups.
- Proven experience and ability to respond appropriately in crisis situations and to students presenting with complex needs.
- Experience or willingness to provide professional learning to school staff and families.
Applicants are asked to submit all documents as one PDF to the Principal:
Acting Principal – Mary-Anne McShane
mary-anne.mcshane@lism.catholic.edu.au
- Covering letter that addresses the selection criteria.
- Catholic Schools Office application form
- Current Resume
- Academic transcript/s
All applications must be received by 3.00pm Friday 6 December 2019.
The successful applicant will be required to complete the registration for employment process with the Lismore Diocese in accordance with the Diocesan Website.
Child protection legislation requires preferred applicants to be subject to employment screening.
Information on how to Register for Employment in the Lismore Diocese is available on the Catholic Schools Office website http://www.lism.catholic.edu.au/employment/employment-information/
Attached documents
About Mount St Patrick College Murwillumbah
- Mount St Patrick College Murwillumbah
- Main Street, Murwillumbah
- New South Wales
- 2484
- Australia
Mt St Patrick College is a co-educational independent Roman Catholic school in Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales. The secondary school teaches students from Year 7 to 12 and offers vocational education as well as the standard academic curriculum.
Principal
Paul Clohesy
Facilities
Facilities include a library, industrial kitchen, art workshop, photography laboratory, music rooms, science laboratories, language rooms, drama rooms, basketball courts and a textile room as well as classrooms. Students also make use of nearby sporting facilities in the town. Wireless internet access is provided throughout the school and classrooms include data projectors, interactive whiteboards and video conferencing facilities.
Curriculum
Students are offered a flexible curriculum that allows them to finish subjects at their own pace. Life skills courses, vocational education, online classes and accelerated learning options are available. Acceleration programmes in science and mathematics allow advanced students to sit obtain their School Certificate and Higher School Certificate a year early. Core subjects include English, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, earth and environmental Science, marine studies, history, geography and commerce. Music, drama and visual arts are offered from Years 7 to 12. Japanese is taught to all Year 8 students with further study optional. Vocational subjects include design and technology, food technology, hospitality and furnishings, computing studies, technics, textiles, industrial technology, technical drawing, information processes and technology and business and office procedures.
School ethos
Mt St Patrick College describes itself as a “community of opportunity”. It aims to achieve high academic results but also to provide a wide range of cultural, sporting and spiritual experiences to students. The Catholic school offers a pastoral care programme and uses a structure of houses to encourage a positive learning environment. “We strongly believe that students must feel happy, valued and safe in their teaching and learning environment before they can progress academically,” the principal says.
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