Join the dynamic and innovative wellbeing workforce - South East Region team to provide support to young people enrolled at either Edens Landing State School (0.6FTE 3 days per week) or Foxwell State Secondary College (0.8FTE 4 days per week) on a temporary basis until 12th December 2025. The successful candidates will provide quality school-based mental health care and intervention for students.
Job details
Position status: Fixed Term Temporary
Position type: Part-time
Occupational group: Education & Training
Classification: PO2, PO3
Workplace Location: Gold Coast, Logan - Beaudesert
Job ad reference: QLD/SER623126/25T
Closing date: 13-Mar-2025
Yearly salary: $75800 - $109865
Fortnightly salary: $2905.40 - $4211.10
Job duration: Until 12 December 2025 unless otherwise determined
This is a PO2 progression position as per the Role Description. The successful applicant will be appointed to the PO2 classification with eligibility for progression to the PO3 once specific criteria have been met or demonstrated. Please note salary rate shown is reflective of PO2 to PO3 classification range.
Are you passionate about children and young people's mental health? Are you interested in joining a growing team of mental health professionals across the South East Region? Then this opportunity is for you!
We are looking for temporary part-time social workers to join the teams at Edens Landing State School (3 days per week) or Foxwell State Secondary College (4 days per week) until 12th December 2025.
The wellbeing workforce social workers operate within the school environment and with the school team, under the leadership and guidance of regional office based clinical supervisors, to maximise optimal care for students.
Your opportunity:
The wellbeing workforce in the South East Region is a growing team passionate about helping students from Prep to Year 12 with their mental health needs. We work with students to connect, engage and support them to maximise their education outcomes.
Your Role:
* Undertake individual and group counselling with students, parents and families to assist them in resolving personal or relationship concerns.
* Provide professional social welfare assessments, interventions and follow up support to students, parents/carers and individuals as required.
* Identify needs and participate in the referral and planning of services for children, parents and families to community agencies such as health and welfare.
* Develop and implement strategies to provide information, support and encourage awareness of, and participation by, parents/carers and the community in school activities and programs.
* Act as the contact for parents/carers and the community to determine relevant issues for improved relationships between the school and community.
* Participate in the planning, development and delivery or organisation of public presentations designed to inform and educate parents and community members/groups about social issues affecting the learning capacity of students.
* Monitor, evaluate and review the implementation of programs provided within an educational environment.
* Support school communities in responding to critical incidents and emergencies as part of the school response team.
* Develop and/or maintain appropriate data collection and confidential record keeping and reporting systems for individual students referred for social work services in line with department procedures and policies.
* Participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team within an educational setting, providing support to school, community and inter agency networks relevant to the position's role.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply:
* Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
* Attach a 2-page response to the How you will be assessed section of the attached role description.
* Responses to the online questionnaire (the questionnaire will open after you have clicked apply and entered your personal details).
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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