The Wellbeing Workforce initiative has been established to support Queensland state schools and their students. The additional wellbeing professionals provided through this initiative will ensure every Queensland state school student has access to support for their wellbeing at school.

As part of this initiative, we are seeking Guidance Officers (Wellbeing) for St George area. This role is based at St George providing the service to a circuit of schools, including townships of St George, Dirranbandi, Hebel, Begonia, Bollon and Thallon and has a component of regional tele-practice service delivery. Guidance Officers are supported with access to fleet vehicles and subsidised housing is available in St George.

This role is offered on a permanent full-time basis.

Job details

About the Role

The Guidance Officer (Wellbeing) role is a specialised guidance role, with a particular focus on therapeutic support for students with mild to moderate mental health concerns. The role will deliver a range of services to the school community, with a key aspect being to provide counselling and structured wellbeing supports to students. The Guidance Officer (Wellbeing) will support students with a range of personal and social issues, such as addressing mild to moderate mental health concerns, managing peer and family relationships and improving engagement with schooling.

With this specific focus on wellbeing support, the Guidance Officer (Wellbeing) has a narrower focus of the Guidance Officer role. The Guidance Officer (Wellbeing) works closely with Principals, leadership teams, community agencies and the student support team, including other Guidance Officers within the school.

Applications should address the Guidance Officer role description as well as detailing transferable skills, experience or knowledge in delivering student wellbeing programs, therapeutic interventions and relevant mental health training.

For information regarding the role please contact St George State High School Principal - Thomas McKenna, Email: principal@stgeorgeshs.eq.edu.au; Phone: 0746208222. For information regarding the technical and clinical aspects of the role, please contact Darling Downs South West Senior Guidance Officer - Annette Woodrow, Email: Annette.woodrow@qed.qld.gov.au; Phone: 0457562154.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

How to Apply

Please attach the following:

• A brief resume, no more than two pages, including phone and email contact details for two referees, one of which is your current Principal. (If you are currently practising as a Guidance Officer one of your referees should be your current supervising Senior Guidance Officer).
• A 2-page response outlining:
  • your suitability to the Guidance Officer - Wellbeing role against the role description, demonstrating your knowledge of, and experience in delivering, therapeutic wellbeing interventions to students
  • any other relevant wellbeing-related practice you've undertaken
  • any training and professional development you've completed with a focus on student wellbeing.
• Please attach evidence of the relevant mandatory qualifications, and Queensland College of Teachers registration number.

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). 

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies. 

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• DSR635948_25P - Role Description (PDF, 169KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants