As the Regional Community Education Counsellor (Identified), you will provide educational counselling and support services within specific secondary schools to ensure the best possible services are available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary students and their communities.
This may include providing individual and group support to students in the areas of personal, academic, and social skills development, as well as behaviour management.
You will also deliver cross-cultural awareness training to the broader school community to enhance understanding and empathy for the educational and social needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary students.
About the Department
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Your Responsibilities
As the Regional Community Education Counsellor (Identified), your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
* Develop and provide support service programs for schools that will assist in encouraging the educational participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary students. Such activities will include state and commonwealth funded school-based programs.
* Establish and maintain links with external bodies and support services to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary students.
* Manage the provision of educational counselling and support services.
* Provide advice on policies, operations and services to regional senior management.
* Plan and coordinate development programs and education and training activities.
* Develop activities which promote productive partnerships between individual and group members of the regional educational community.
* Coordinate, monitor and evaluate state and commonwealth funded regional programs and leading and/or participating in regional, school and community-based teams.
* Provide professional supervision of Community Education Counsellors working in schools.
Other responsibilities
* Other suitable duties, consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the position as directed by the supervisor or nominated delegate.
Please refer to the attached role description for the full list of responsibilities and mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply
* Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history).
* Attach a written statement (2-page maximum) in response to 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.