Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 3
Occupation: Education and training
Location: Barwon South West - Warrnambool
Reference: 1486767
At Warrnambool College, we believe every student should thrive. Our purpose-driven approach is centred on improving educational outcomes for all learners backed by a strong foundation of persistence, resilience, and mutual respect.
As a member of our team, you will be part of a vibrant learning environment that fosters academic excellence, student wellbeing, and meaningful community connection.
Our Values
We live and model our core values every day: Respect, Resilience
These values are embedded in our curriculum, student support systems, and our whole-school approach.
About the School
Set in parkland in eastern Warrnambool, our College serves a diverse student population from both urban and rural areas. With over 1100 students and 150+ staff, our school community is inclusive, supportive, and forward-thinking.
We offer a wide range of programs including:
Our facilities, teaching methods, and leadership structure support both staff and student success, while maintaining a strong focus on wellbeing and child safety.
Student Support & Wellbeing
Our dedicated wellbeing team includes counsellors, mental health practitioners, a school nurse, a speech pathologist, and the 'Big Life' program facilitator. We operate a vertical structure with strong pastoral care and wellbeing frameworks, ensuring every student has the support they need to succeed.
A Culture of Opportunity
We empower students to explore, achieve, and grow through:
We celebrate student success across academic, cultural, and sporting fields, locally, statewide, and nationally.
Family & Community Engagement
We believe education is a partnership. Communication with families is a priority, and we actively involve parents through Compass, school events, and participation on our College Council.
If you're ready to contribute to a school where values guide vision and every student has the opportunity to thrive, we'd love to hear from you.
Warrnambool College is committed to child safety and promoting the wellbeing of all children. We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
The successful applicant is required have a minimum of an undergraduate degree in social work.
This position is an integral part of the College's student wellbeing team and provides a wide range of support to students, staff and families. The student counsellor liaises with Departmental, community groups and agencies to provide support and advice to students, staff and families.
This position requires a demonstrated understanding of confidentiality, tact and counselling and communication skills. The student counsellor must be able to relate to, and interact with a wide range of clients, service providers and Departmental staff while maintaining client confidentially with the welfare of the students as the prime focus of the position.
This position has a broader organisation responsibility, particularly in the areas of student wellbeing counselling. Guidelines are broad and day to day direction minimal. For critical student management cases however, direction will need to be sought from senior management. Responsibilities extend to ensuring appropriate support levels are maintained across the school. Generally, the position provides key support and advice to the Principal & House Leader Teams. This role undertakes effective liaison with the general school community, the Department and other government agencies and community service providers.
As a provider of professional services within a particular field there will be a high level of independence and accountability for the delivery of and achievement of objectives at this level.
The position is required to work cooperatively and consistently with both internal and external clients and involves close interaction with a range of staff and visitors to the college.
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
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 [email protected]
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
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
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