Position: Guidance Counsellor/PsychologistCommencing Date: Monday 20 January, 2025Salary Range: $107,470- $132,763 per annum pending experience + remote allowanceTenure: Full Time, Permanent PositionClosing Date: Monday, 4 November 2024Townsville Catholic Education supports a diverse region extending from Townsville to the Burdekin and Whitsunday regions in the south, and north to Ingham and Halifax, south-west to Winton, and west to the border with the Northern Territory, encompassing Mount Isa and several small, isolated western towns and east to Palm Island.Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos.We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students.Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.Townsville Catholic Education is currently seeking a committed and enthusiastic Guidance Counsellor/Psychologist to support schools in the Mount Isa Region.The 3 schools the role will support are St. Kieran's Catholic School, St Joseph's Catholic School, Mount Isa, and St Joseph's Catholic School, Cloncurry.This position is a Full Time, Permanent role, working 38 hours per week.About the RoleThe position of Guidance Counsellor/Psychologist will provide professional expertise, leadership, and support to the school community in the development, implementation, and evaluation of plans and programs to assist students in achieving positive educational, developmental, and lifelong learning outcomes.The position will collaboratively negotiate, develop, and implement programs for students that have a focus on preventative and early intervention strategies; are responsive to identified personal, social, emotional, and educational needs; and aim to foster resilience and personal skills development.Key AccountabilitiesFacilitate proactive, preventative, and evidence-based practices and initiatives that promote student social, emotional, and educational development and the mental health and wellbeing of students.Facilitate effective working relationships and partnerships with parents, school staff, and external support agencies, involving a multidisciplinary approach, to provide a comprehensive support, case management, and referral service that optimises students' access and engagement in educational programs.Assess presenting issues and conduct activities such as intakes, student observation, and psychoeducational assessment to determine the nature of student learning difficulties, disability, developmental levels, or psychological and emotional status to make recommendations for educational adjustments and interventions.Provide recommendations and support to teachers and leadership regarding supporting whole-school wellbeing planning, classroom support, and behaviour management.Manage the provision of counselling and consulting services for students with personal, social, emotional, and educational needs.Ensure policy and procedures for student protection, educating students with disabilities, behaviour support, and mandatory record keeping are implemented.Balance the ethical issues of consent, privacy, and confidentiality for each student with the appropriateness of sharing information with others.Prepare and implement professional and personal skill development programs and in-services for teachers, school officers, and parents.Provide leadership and specialised support in response to student protection issues, critical incidents, and emergencies.Maintain standards of practice that are consistent with registration boards and membership of professional associations.Complete other duties as directed as service needs change or grow.About YouProven capacity to develop and implement counselling programs and associated strategies and services to support the needs of students.Demonstrated capacity to effectively respond to sensitive and complex student issues within an ethical framework.Capacity for effective counselling and individual case management involving a multidisciplinary approach.Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and the capacity to develop and sustain productive relationships within and beyond the school community.Mandatory CriteriaCurrent Working with Children Suitability Card.Current full registration or current provisional registration with eligibility for full registration as a teacher in Queensland.Full registration as a psychologist through AHPRA or a fourth/fifth-year qualification in psychology.Current Driver's Licence.Ability to travel within the Catholic Diocese of Townsville.Understanding of, and sensitivity to, the ethos of the Catholic School.Professional membership with the Queensland Guidance and Counselling Association (QGCA) or the Australian Psychological Society (APS).What we offerCompetitive Salary rangeAnnual Leave at 17.5% leave loadingSalary packaging optionsModern facilities, equipment, and resourcesSuperannuation up to 12.75% employer contributionAccess to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service14 Weeks' paid parental leaveCorporate health insuranceInduction, professional development, and learning opportunitiesWellbeing programs and initiatives.How to applyComplete the application form including the contact details of professional referees.Upload a cover letter, of no more than 2 pages, addressing the experience, knowledge, and skills to support the key accountabilities of the role.Upload a current resume.For a confidential discussion, please call Dannielle Jones on 07 4773 0***Applications during the shortlisting phase will be kept confidential. #J-18808-Ljbffr