Student Counsellor FTE 0.8 over 5 days
Core
Provide counselling, risk assessments, and advocacy to secondary students with complex mental health issues while coordinating complex cases and critical incidents.
Role type
Student Counsellor
Builds
Wellbeing programs, targeted interventions, and referrals to external services
Domain
Education / Mental Health
Required skills
counselling/therapeutic skills, case management, safeguarding children, risk assessment, advocacy, program development, stakeholder coordination
Preferred skills
psychology qualification, AASW eligibility, youth work experience
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide counselling support and risk assessments to at-risk students; coordinate complex cases and critical incidents with staff, parents, and agencies; develop and implement wellbeing programs; maintain confidential case notes and records; deliver training sessions on wellbeing strategies.
Seniority
Mid-level professional support