St Brendan‐Shaw College – Devonport, Tasmania. Permanent/Ongoing Position, 0.2 FTE (1 day per week). Applications close 28 June 2026.
Position
Social Worker / Counsellor – part‐time, working with the Pastoral Care Team.
Responsibilities
* Undertake cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural assessment of students where appropriately trained, report the results of assessments and interventions to parents and teachers, and collaborate to improve learning and wellbeing outcomes.
* Provide counselling to students, individually and in groups, including appropriate short‐term therapeutic interventions undertaken within the scope of training, experience and supervision.
* Maintain confidential case files for all students obtaining counselling or assessment in accordance with organisational and professional requirements.
* Work collaboratively with learning support teams, parents and caregivers, and other agencies, to develop appropriate school‐based support for students.
* Support and assist students and their families to address truancy and poor and non‐attendance issues working to improve learning and engagement with the school community.
* Support and collaborate with teachers to deal effectively with student needs.
Qualifications and Experience
* A Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) approved or accredited programme of study or equivalent and Mental Health Practitioner accreditation (essential), or an Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) approved or accredited programme of study such as a 4‐year Bachelor degree qualifying in Social Work or equivalent (desirable).
* Eligibility for PACFA Clinical Membership or equivalent (essential), or eligibility for AASW membership (desirable).
* Four years of relevant work experience (essential).
* Experience providing support to children and young people and their families to address social, emotional, learning and or behavioural development needs.
Salary
Salary will be in accordance with the Tasmanian Catholic Education Single Enterprise Agreement 2024.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Catholic Education Tasmania supports the rights of children and young people and is committed to providing a safe and supportive environment directed at ensuring their safety and wellbeing. The successful candidate will require satisfactory registrations relevant to child safety. We demonstrate our commitment to Reconciliation by encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.
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