About this job
As part of the Student Wellbeing program, we aim to ensure every Queensland primary and secondary state school student has access to a wellbeing professional at school. The focus of the role is to provide support for students with mild to moderate mental health concerns. Wellbeing professionals employed through the Student Wellbeing program work as part of schools' established student support teams to enhance the wellbeing and mental health support available to students.
Queensland state schools offer a unique and rewarding setting where you can enjoy flexible, family-friendly work schedules while being part of our growing workforce of experienced wellbeing professionals.
We are currently recruiting for graduate and experienced professionals in the following fields:
- Psychologists - use their professional knowledge of psychological interventions and treatments to deliver appropriate and tailored therapeutic intervention to support students' mild to moderate mental health concerns.
- Social workers - work with students to support their personal and social wellbeing by identifying issues that require change and connecting students and their families with support. Using a strengths-based approach, social workers apply evidence-based interventions through personal and family counselling, therapeutic support and group work.
As the Psychologist, you will:
- Provide professional support and information for students, parents, carers and school communities that facilitate partnerships in decision making for the enhancement of all students' learning.
- Provide services such as counselling, assessment and intervention, focusing on students' mental health and wellbeing.
As the Social Worker, you will:
- Operate in an advisory and advocacy capacity providing services specific to the social work discipline.
- Respond to the needs of the student population and school community to provide personal and family counselling, therapy and group work, facilitation of referrals to other allied health professionals, and service and care coordination for the purpose of assisting student's wellbeing and mental health.
This is a PO2 progression position as per the Role Description. The successful applicant will be appointed to the PO2 classification with eligibility for progression to the PO3 once specific criteria have been met or demonstrated. Please note salary rate shown is reflective of PO2 to PO3 classification range.
As a psychologist or social worker with the Department of Education, you will have access to a range of benefits and incentives including:
- 12.75% superannuation co-contribution offer as part of your employment package.
- Annual leave, including recreation leave (4 weeks) and 17.5% loading on annual leave; sick leave (10 days); and accrual of long service leave (7 days).
- Accrued days off (ADO) for school holidays.
- Negotiable flexible work arrangements.
- Professional development (PD) allowance plus 2 days of PD leave.
- Up to 3 days of Study and Research Assistance Scheme (SARAS) leave to undertake further studies or examinations.
- Salary packaging options with RemServ or Smart Salary.
- Tools of the trade, such as a mobile phone and a laptop.
- Progression opportunities.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? 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-pg response to the How you will be Assessed section of 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. #LI-PRIORITY
upport 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. #LI-PRIORITY