About this job
About the Department:
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:
Senior Organisational Wellbeing Consultants are responsible for leading and managing policy development and implementation within the Schools and Student Support Division in the area of safe, supportive and disciplined school environments.
The Senior Organisational Wellbeing Consultants will be required to:
- Assess psychological requirements and identify appropriate responses and interventions to support the mental health and wellbeing of identified school staff to assist in resolving professional concerns relating to student engagement and behaviour.
- Administer specialised psychosocial assessment of staff and identify tailored support options, providing immediate and proactive support and guidance through a range of responses.
- Engage in proactive identification of both physical and psychosocial safety hazards arising from student engagement and behaviour for identified school staff, including identifying needs and participating in the referral and planning of services for school staff to access regional and central supports.
- Undertake individual, as well as group, counselling and therapeutic interventions and support identified staff and their school communities in responding to critical incidents and emergencies relating to student engagement and behaviour.
- Prepare and present papers and reports relating to staff wellbeing in schools relating to student engagement and behaviour.
- Provide advice to senior leaders in the division related to the identification and management of identified workplace trends on staff wellbeing concerns associated with student behaviour.
Applicants with experience in the state schools and regions will be highly regarded.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume, contact details for 2 referees (one of whom is your current supervisor.
- Attach a maximum 2-page written response outlining your suitability for the role under “How You Will Be Assessed”.
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).
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