Job Description – School Counsellor – Griffith High School
School counsellors are an essential part of the department's School Counselling Service. They provide counselling and psychological assessment of students, complementing and enhancing the work of teachers to strengthen student learning and wellbeing outcomes. They help families manage their children's learning and mental health needs. This collegiate role offers unique challenges and opportunities, allowing you to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people at a critical stage of their development.
The successful candidate will be based at Griffith High School and will work across the lifespan with both primary and high school aged students. You will collaborate with school communities, colleagues and outside agencies, and receive supervision from the Senior Psychologist Education and the broader district team. You will also have opportunities for continuing professional development and the NSW Department of Education will support completion of the Psychology Board of Australia registration. Other benefits include school holiday leave, travel allowances, health and wellbeing benefits such as the Fitness Passport program, and indemnity insurance as a psychologist.
Location
Regional NSW
Number of Positions
1
Compensation
Package valued at up to $182,461. Base salary ranges from $101,122 to $160,983, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience. Note that there is no automatic progression to $160,983 – SCAC. Access to SCAC is available once a school counsellor has progressed through all salary steps and upon successful application for Advanced Certification level against the NSW School Counselling Service PPF.
School
Murrumbidgee Reg HS (Griffith)
About the School
Griffith High School is a newly de‐merged secondary school with an estimated 600 students in 2026, including about 120 with Aboriginal heritage, 150 with a Pasifika background, and many from EAL/D backgrounds. Facilities include a support unit with four classes, the Griffith Network Suspension Centre, a Clontarf Academy, an Aboriginal Learning and Engagement Centre, and the award‐winning Murrumbidgee Academy of STEM Excellence (MASE).
Specific Selection Criteria
* Experience in counselling using evidence‐based interventions with a demonstrated understanding of the mental health needs of children and young people.
* Experience in the psychological assessment of children and young people, including case formulation and report writing.
* Demonstrated ability to collaborate with key stakeholders to improve the learning and wellbeing outcomes of children and young people, including students from diverse backgrounds and needs.
Conditions
* Be a registered or provisionally registered psychologist, or eligible for registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
* Ability and willingness to travel between worksites. Must have a valid unrestricted provisional or full driver's licence with the ability to drive oneself.
* This position is under the Teachers award (Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2024). To be eligible to apply, you must have an unconditional, full approval to teach or be eligible to apply for an approval to teach. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.
Additional Information
Rural and Remote Incentive Package are available for eligible school counselling positions. Successful applicants will be provided with a Departmental induction program, ongoing professional learning and professional supervision. Find out more about working in the school counselling service on the Department's School Counselling Service pages.
Applicants must include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application – WWCC must be NSW. Applicants seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE.
About the NSW Department of Education
The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia, delivering high‐quality public education to two‐thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above.
EEO Statement
We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge their continued connection to their country and culture.
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