Make a meaningful impact on student wellbeing and success at Robina State High School.

This rewarding opportunity for a Guidance Officer offers the chance to provide professional guidance and counselling services that support students' academic, social and emotional development.

Join a collaborative school community committed to fostering positive outcomes and empowering every student to achieve their full potential.

Job details

About the Department of Education:

Working for the Queensland Department of Education means joining an organisation that values its people and promotes leadership and innovation. Be part of an environment that respects professionalism and diversity, offers training and development opportunities and embraces flexible careers and work-life balance. Find out more about working with us.

Who We Are:

Robina State High School is a leading Gold Coast secondary school catering for students in Years 7-12.

The school is known for its strong academic culture, diverse curriculum offerings and extensive excellence programs, including academic, sporting and language pathways.

With a focus on high expectations, student wellbeing and future success, Robina State High School provides students with opportunities to thrive both in and beyond the classroom.

Step Into Your Next Chapter:

The Guidance Officer Wellbeing role in South East Region schools [Robina State High School] will be to provide direct support to students for mild to moderate mental health difficulties under the department's Student Wellbeing Package. They will add to the support already available to students and become an integral part of the school's existing school-based support team.

Priorities of the role include:

• Identification, support and therapeutic intervention planning for students' mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Provide advice and counselling on educational, behavioural, vocational, personal, social, family and mental health and wellbeing issues for students with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Provide support and ensure safety plans for the school context are implemented for students who are self-harming and/or at risk of suicide.
• Support promotion, prevention, awareness and capability building regarding mental health and wellbeing within the school community and school leadership teams.
• Collect data relevant to the role of Guidance Officer - Student Wellbeing, including pre- and post-intervention data and recording this data, alongside other key data, on a tracking tool for regional and state-wide data collection purposes.

Please view the role description for a full list of responsibilities.

Submit Your Application:

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 1-page written statement in response to the attached role description.
• Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in 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.

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 Applicant Information Package and follow the instructions.

Documents

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

• Applicant Information Package (PDF, 232KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  SER690800_26P Role Description (PDF, 316KB)
  Role Description