Location Profile
Northern Bay P-12 College is a unique multi-campus school in the northern suburbs of Geelong. It comprises four Prep-Year 8 campuses and a Year 9-12 campus, alongside the Family and Early Learning Centre and the Geelong Industry Trade Training Centre (GITTC) at Goldsworthy.
The College operates through three sub-schools, enhancing our `One School ¿ One Team¿ ethos and rigorous focus on student learning underpinned by a proactive wellbeing framework. Staff collaborate in Professional Learning Communities (Prep - Year 2, Year 3 - 6, Years 7¿9, and Year 10 - 12), meeting regularly in campus and college-wide groups to implement data-informed strategies that drive improved outcomes.
A strong Inclusive Practices Team supports the College, comprising specialist teachers and education support staff, including a College Inclusive Practices Leader, Inclusion Support Coordinators, Learning Adjustment Coaches, Mental Health Wellbeing Leaders (Years P¿6) and an Inclusion Administration Assistant. This team works closely with the College Nurse, Wellbeing Team, mentor teachers, CALD staff, Allied Health practitioners and DET Student Support Services. The College maintains high accountability to ensure Individual Education Plans are implemented with fidelity and seeks staff committed to applying and supporting learning adjustments in classrooms.
We proudly embrace our diversity, with a large First Nations population and a strong cohort of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) students. Programs include structured EAL provision and implementation of the Marrung Strategy.
Our vision is to instill community commitment, confidence and high expectations in lifelong learning by:
- Delivering curriculum, pedagogy and teacher professionalism that achieve above-expected outcomes.
- Developing employable young people with resilience, optimism, self-respect and a commitment to personal best.
- Motivating and challenging students to fulfil their potential.
- Creating purposeful and diverse pathways.
- Building strong partnerships with schools, community organisations and business.
Our Values
Growth - We celebrate improvements in skills, engagement, outcomes and participation.
Collaboration - We work positively together to increase our collective impact.
Persistence - We pursue goals and outcomes despite challenges, seeking solutions for ongoing improvement.
Kindness - We model respect, inclusion and care across our community.
In Summary
We strive for a college where learning is visible and students feel safe, respected, believed in, listened to, and taught by knowledgeable, capable and enthusiastic teachers.
Selection Criteria
SC1 ¿ Demonstrated experience and ability in the coordination and delivery of positive, proactive, and preventative programs or groups to promote positive health and wellbeing.
SC2 - Experience in the delivery of direct student wellbeing support in a relevant setting and, preferably, experience working with schools in the area of student wellbeing and engagement in learning.
SC3 - Demonstrated ability to identify the needs of a particular setting and link up relevant and sustained support to ensure growth and commitment to the needs of the college.
SC4 - Demonstrated understanding of common approaches, policies, and research relating to student mental health, wellbeing, and engagement.
SC5 - Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work collaboratively and network with the wide range of people within the education and wider community.
Role
The core purpose of the Campus Wellbeing Coordinator is to support improvement in student wellbeing and engagement across the College through early intervention and proactive practices connected to the College Wide SWPBS Framework.
A Campus Wellbeing Coordinator will work as a member of the Campus Wellbeing Team, and as part of the broader College Wellbeing Team. This role will be supported and guided by the Campus Wellbeing Leader to support students to engage in learning and to achieve positive mental health and wellbeing through the implementation of visible, preventative, and proactive wellbeing groups and interventions for students.
Key Areas of Focus:
- Improve & support student mental health and wellbeing through short term intervention and referral to services.
- Deliver targeted preventative programs and interventions to promote positive health and wellbeing.
- Creating a safe and inclusive physical campus environment to support student wellbeing.
- Support selected students to be sustainably Ready to Learn (RTL).
Responsibilities
- Provide support to families with students at risk of disengagement or emerging wellbeing concerns in line with the College Staged Response.
- Appropriately refer to the Campus Wellbeing Leader for students with additional concerns and needs.
- Chair student support groups meetings and care team meetings for students in OOHC
- Comply with legislative practice requirements - including Mandatory Reporting, and Information Sharing.
- Maintain appropriate and professional documentation for contact with students. Includes the use of PROTECT documentation, NBC case notes and other relevant DET templates.
- Refer students and families to appropriate network support or community partners of the College.
- Connect families and students to short term assistance services accessible within schools ¿ e.g. State Schools Relief, Kids Under Cover, and scholarships
- Support student engagement by providing professional support for students with low attendance or attendance concerns.
- Source and implement targeted preventative and responsive programs / interventions as guided by the Campus Wellbeing Leader. This Includes the delivery of regular planned wellbeing and Social-Emotional Learning focussed lunchtime groups (eg. StandOut, Social development, Student voice),
- Promote and support student and family engagement activities such as campus events, coffee clubs and student breakfast program.
- Assist staff to support students with health, wellbeing or complex needs - this includes BSEM and SWPBS practices
- Ensure the Campus is visibly representative of a BSEM, RRRR and SWPBS Campus - which includes modelling and building the capacity of staff around wellbeing models.
- Assist staff to create a supportive and safe learning environment for students to support engagement in learning and education.
- Build awareness of community support services and agencies to the wider Northern Bay College community
- Develop specialist reports for identified students as directed by the Campus Wellbeing Leader.
- Coordinate and liaise with key stakeholders to support students, improve school engagement, and create future pathways.
- Engage in regular professional development to maintain current and high level understanding of relevant topics.
- Contribute to, and collect wellbeing data as relevant to support long term change on campus.
- With support of the College Wellbeing Team, respond to critical incidents as required.
Who May Apply
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
EEO AND OHS Commitment
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via *******@education.vic.gov.au
Child Safe Standards
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy
DE Values
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview
Other Information
QUALIFICATIONS:
Formal qualifications in the allied health field (eg. social work, youth work) are preferred for this position.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Applications must include:
1. A CV with a summary of experience and qualifications.
2. Specific detailed Key Selection Criteria responses.
3. The names, email addresses and contact details for at least 2 referees, including one direct manager.
Please note that this position is renumerated in line with the VGSA 2022. Specific details of ES1.3 level salary can be found here.
Conditions of Employment
- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
- Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
- A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
- Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx
Program Benefits
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