About this job
This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.
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 the Role
You will have demonstrated skills and knowledge of the role of senior guidance officer:
- Coordinate and maintain the provision of professional development in relation to guidance and counselling related skills.
- Provide direct guidance services to students as determined through consultation with Principals.
- Work with Principals and school-based guidance officers to ensure the effective provision of guidance and counselling services directly to students.
- Coordinate and support the provision of guidance and counselling services to school in consultation with Principals.
- Develop and implement a system of technical and clinical supervision in collaboration with Principals to ensure the guidance services within the schools are appropriate. Psychoeducational practices, personal, career, course counselling and behaviour management interventions may be the focus of that supervision.
- Participate as a member on regional Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) teams as required and initiate, develop, maintain and promote effective multi-agency and multi-disciplinary networks that coordinate a holistic response to complex educational, personal, and vocational needs of children, students, and adults in schools and the community.
- Initiate, develop, maintain and promote effective multiagency and multidisciplinary networks that coordinate a holistic response to complex educational issues.
- Design and implement training, induction and supervisory programs for guidance officers.
About You
We are seeking someone with:
- Strong written and oral communication skills including an ability to produce high quality written responses when under time pressure.
- Excellent problem solving and interpersonal skills and an ability to work effectively in a team.
- Ability to provide high level strategic advice to senior officers of the department and other key stakeholders.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and capacity to achieve results.
- A deep understanding of the work of guidance officers and senior guidance officers.
For further information please refer to the attached role description.
For further information on the position please contact Jay Silver by telephone (07) 3328 6920 or email at Jay.SILVER@qed.qld.gov.au.
To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history); and
- Attach a 2-page response to the How you will/may be assessed section of 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.
l-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.