Wellbeing Counsellor
Core
Provide mental, emotional, and social wellbeing support to young people in a school setting, including individual counselling, group programs, and staff training.
Role type
School-based wellbeing counsellor
Builds
Preventative and early intervention group programs; staff wellbeing training resources
Domain
Education + Mental Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Evidence-based counselling techniques, trauma-informed practices, assessment of mental health/developmental/learning difficulties, psychoeducation delivery, resource creation, stakeholder collaboration
Preferred skills
Experience with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment, and family connectedness topics
Responsibilities
Conduct brief intervention counselling; design and deliver group programs; train staff on wellbeing frameworks; coordinate assessments and Personal Education Plans; assess difficulties to inform intervention planning; deliver psychoeducation to parents
Seniority
Mid-level, registered professional