Are you passionate about supporting young people in a rural community? The Department of Education in the North Queensland region is looking for Psychologist/Social Workers to join our school-based wellbeing team. If you are interested in becoming a part of this multi-disciplinary early-intervention service and making an incredible difference in the lives of young people in an educational setting, then this is the role for you. This position is offered on a permanent full-time basis unless otherwise determined.

Job details

About the Department of Education:

The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About our Team:

The Student Wellbeing Package will ensure every Queensland primary and secondary state school student has access to a wellbeing professional at school. Our team was created due to young people in Queensland experiencing mental health concerns at increased rates and levels of complexity. Schools needed to be equipped to respond appropriately to students' mental health concerns. To support Queensland state schools and their students, the number of wellbeing professionals working in schools increased over 3 years as part of the Queensland Government's $106.7 million Student Wellbeing Package. We are now a multi-disciplinary team of professionals comprising Psychologists, Guidance officers (with a counselling focus), Social workers and Youth workers based in Mount Isa.

About the role:

The focus of the role is to provide therapeutic support for students with mild to moderate mental health concerns based in Mount Isa. Wellbeing professionals employed through the Student Wellbeing Package work as part of schools' established student support teams to enhance the wellbeing and mental health support available to students. This is a dynamic, school-based role and there are opportunities to provide service through a tele-practice mode and flexibility to working arrangements dependent on the needs of the school's population. Some of our positions bring opportunity for travel and outreach to rural and remote settings to support our most vulnerable communities in the North Queensland region. Our roles involve supporting more than one school in the region.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide professional support and information to students, parents, carers and school communities that facilitate partnerships in decision making for the enhancement of all students learning
• Operate in an advisory and advocacy capacity providing professional services specific to the psychology/social work discipline.
• Respond to the needs of the student population and school community to provide assessment, personal counselling and family counselling, and group work.
• Facilitation of early intervention supports such as for referrals to other allied health professionals, and service and care coordination for the purpose of assisting student's wellbeing and mental health

Benefits:

• Flexible work options, including the possibility to accrue time off for school holidays
• Full-time options available
• 12.5% superannuation available
• Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available
• Ongoing regular internal supervision and possible peer supervision
• Work phone and laptop supplied
• The potential to apply for access to housing
• Relocation Assistance if applicable

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 have an understanding of your relevant work history) 
• Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description. 

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.

• Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  NQR607027_24P - Role Description (PDF, 276KB)
  Role Description