Work Type: Ongoing - Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 4
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Gippsland - East Gippsland
Reference: 1503930
The Mental Health Practitioners (MHP) initiative was announced by the Minister for Education in late 2018 to expand mental health and wellbeing support in government schools. The initiative provides for a suitably qualified mental health professional in all government secondary school campuses and specialist school (with secondary-aged enrolments) settings.
Operating in collaboration with the relevant Department of Education Regional Mental Health Branch, this role has the following functions:
Education support class level 1 range 4
The successful applicant will be an experienced professional who will carry out their duties and responsibilities, relative to their professional discipline, with a high level of autonomy and with minimal reliance on professional supervision. The successful applicant will be responsible for the development and implementation of professional support programs within an educational environment, including guidance to other professional staff.
As an education support class position, this role supports the educational services being provided to students, but will not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic).
For more information on the responsibilities of an Education Support class level 1 range 4 employee, please visit the Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2022: https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/industrial-agreements/resources
Please note: Continued professional development is a registration requirement under the National Law, which governs the operations of the National Boards and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Required
Desirable
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, 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 safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
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.
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
Please ensure that your application includes:
Please note that the selection panel may seek additional referees beyond those you name. Consistent with policy, we shall advise you if we will take this action.
Swifts Creek P-12 School educates approximately 95 students from Prep to Year 12. Our students come from the communities of Dinner Plain, Benambra, Omeo, Swifts Creek and Ensay, all of which are set in the high country of East Gippsland. The school is in the small township of Swifts Creek, located in the beautiful Tambo Valley. We are close to the snow fields of Mt. Hotham and the brand new Omeo Mountain Bike Trail. There are abundant bushwalking, 4WDriving and camping opportunities and also the beautiful East Gippsland coast to explore. Our location provides a breathtaking backdrop for both work and play.
We are looking for a Mental Health Practioner to share their skills enhancing the growth of the students they are working with to be the best that they can be. As a member of our team there will be opportunity for personal development connected to the work which we are focused on.
We are most fortunate to have small quality team of health practitioners supporting the work of our educators. Through a focus on our school values of Courage Joy and Kindness we are enabling our students to exit their learning journey with us to a wide range of destinations which brings our team great satisfaction and pride.
Our small cohort groups provide both an opportunity and a different level of complexity. As a multi campus school we ensure we have a series of signature events across our different stages of learning to allow for each child to be the best that they can be, both academically and as a global citizen. This is best achieved through effective liaison with parents and a variety of partner organisations.
For further information about the school, please visit: https://www.swiftscreekp12.vic.edu.au or you may call our Principal Robert Boucher for an informal chat on 0427594366