Tenure: Fixed Term - 12 Months from commencement date
Salary Range: $110,695 TO $136,747 per annum pending experience + Super + Allowances
Applicants interested in both full‐time and part‐time opportunities are encouraged to apply.
Guidance Counsellor / Psychologist
Help shape positive learning, wellbeing and life outcomes for students by joining our dedicated school community as a Guidance Counsellor/Psychologist. In this fixed‐term role, you'll bring your professional expertise, leadership and compassionate support to foster the social, emotional and educational wellbeing of students. You'll work collaboratively with staff, families and the wider community to design and deliver programmes that build resilience, confidence and personal growth.
Whether you're a teacher with postgraduate qualifications in guidance and counselling, or a psychologist eligible for registration with AHPRA, you'll bring the professional expertise needed to support student wellbeing and growth. Your background will enable you to provide informed, evidence‐based guidance that helps students feel safe, supported and understood.
You'll also enjoy the rhythm of the school year, with regular breaks during school holidays that support your own wellbeing while you support others.
This role will be based in Townsville, but may involve some travel within the Diocese as required.
Guided by Catholic values, you'll embrace the school's mission, prioritise student safety and wellbeing, and help create a welcoming, supportive environment where every learner feels they belong. Working across preventative, early intervention and responsive approaches, you'll play a vital part in empowering students to thrive – both at school and beyond.
Townsville Catholic Education has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all staff. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance for abuse of children or adults‐at‐risk.
We value your hard work and dedication, and we're proud to offer a range of benefits designed to support you both professionally and personally:
* Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service
Qualifications: Postgraduate qualifications in guidance and counselling or a psychology degree with AHPRA registration or eligibility for provisional registration. Knowledge of evidence‐based guidance practices and ability to work with diverse student populations.
Responsibilities: Collaborate with staff, families and community; design and deliver resilience‐building programmes; provide individual and group counselling; maintain student safety; support school curriculum and wellbeing initiatives; participate in professional development; travel within the Diocese as required.
We retain an inclusive recruitment process and encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply. Standard EEO statement: We are an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on any protected characteristic.
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