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 are 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
Senior Guidance Officers may be based in a region or school. The precise balance of duties in each setting will be determined by local needs. Senior Guidance Officers generally specialise in either Primary/Developmental or Secondary/Post Compulsory areas. It is likely that regions will need to cooperate to provide supervision from appropriately skilled Senior Guidance Officers across the Prep to Year 12 range.
You will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:
- 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.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 2-pg 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.
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).
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