Expressions of Interest are invited for a Guidance Officer to join the Secondary leadership team at Western Cape College - Weipa. This temporary full-time position is available for the remainder of the 2025 school year (unless otherwise determined).

Support student wellbeing, engagement and achievement through specialist advice, targeted programs and collaborative partnerships across the school and community.

Relocation assistance may be negotiated, subsidised departmental accommodation and remote incentives apply.

Job details

Expressions of Interest are invited for this temporary full-time position available until 12 December 2025. Any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months. 

Our College

The Western Cape College is a unique state school with two campuses located in Mapoon (P-6), and Weipa (P-12), as well as a secondary residential facility also located in Weipa. Each Campus is set in its own amazing cultural, social and geographical environment, spread over a vast area of the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland.

As the largest P-12 school in the region, Western Cape College leads innovative practices in Indigenous and Remote Education.

To experience life in Weipa, we invite interested applicants to watch the following YouTube clip  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh4GtO8eOjc

Your Role

As a key member of the school community, the Guidance Officer provides professional expertise, leadership, and support to enhance student engagement, wellbeing, and achievement. This role focuses on proactive, preventative, and responsive strategies to support students' personal, social, emotional, and educational development.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering counselling, assessment and advice to support students' learning, behaviour, mental health, and career development
• Collaborating with school staff, families, and external agencies to coordinate case management, referrals, and tailored student support
• Conducting psychoeducational assessments and contributing to educational planning and interventions
• Supporting the implementation of student protection, behaviour support, and risk management processes
• Providing leadership in response to critical incidents, transitions, and student reintegration into learning pathways

This role plays a vital part in creating safe, inclusive and supportive learning environments that foster resilience and lifelong learning.

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

To Apply 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history).
• Attach a written statement (1-page maximum) addressing the 'How you will be assessed' section of the Role Description.
• Attach a copy of the mandatory requirements outlined in the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. 

Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.  

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.

• Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  FNR650170_25E - Role Description (PDF, 410KB)
  Role Description