Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader
Core
Implement a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing for students, staff, and families in primary schools, acting as a conduit for referrals to external services rather than providing direct clinical intervention.
Role type
Senior IC mental health and wellbeing leader (education sector)
Builds
Whole-school mental health strategies, referral pathways, and staff capacity
Domain
Education + Mental Health
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Mental health literacy, curriculum development, stakeholder engagement, program implementation, data monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning
Preferred skills
Experience in teaching, knowledge of child and adolescent mental health, ability to influence school leadership
Technologies
Learning Communities Training framework
Responsibilities
Promote a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing; Support teachers to embed evidence-based mental health strategies; Coordinate clear referral pathways internally and externally; Contribute to the school's existing wellbeing team; Work with school leadership to embed mental health into school planning; Proactively work with regional staff and external agencies to coordinate targeted support.