Mental Health and Wellbeing Officer
Core
Provide mental health support, risk assessments, and crisis intervention for students in a secondary school setting.
Role type
School-based mental health practitioner (psychologist, social worker, nurse, or counsellor)
Builds
Individual care plans, safety plans, and referrals to external services for students
Domain
Education + Mental Health
Required skills
risk assessment, crisis intervention, evidence-based counseling, mandatory reporting, stakeholder collaboration, program development, documentation
Preferred skills
educational psychology specialization, mental health nursing credential
Technologies
none
Responsibilities
Conduct intake and risk assessments for students; respond to disclosures of self-harm or suicidal ideation; deliver individual and group interventions; coordinate referrals to external services; support mental health promotion programs; maintain professional notes; participate in wellbeing team meetings.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on practitioner