Mental Health Practitioner
Core
Provide mental health prevention, promotion, and early intervention services (including short-term counselling) to students in a rural government secondary school, while building staff capacity to address student wellbeing.
Role type
Senior IC mental health practitioner (education support)
Builds
Whole-school health and wellbeing plans, prevention programs, and early intervention strategies for students
Domain
Education + Mental Health
Required skills
Evidence-based direct counselling, small group facilitation, risk assessment, coordination of specialist services, policy development, staff training
Preferred skills
Experience with complex student needs, legislative knowledge regarding privacy of health information
Technologies
Chromebook program, virtual learning platforms
Responsibilities
Deliver short-term counselling for at-risk students, coordinate supports for students with complex needs, develop and implement mental health prevention programs, provide professional learning to teaching staff, collaborate with external mental health service providers
Seniority
Senior, high autonomy with minimal supervision