Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 4
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 1539364
KSC1 - Demonstrated experience, skills and knowledge relevant to the position. Current registration to practice as a psychologist in educational or clinical psychology.
KSC2 - Demonstrated capacity to engage and work with children and the school community and an awareness and understanding of the issues encountered by young people.
KSC3 - Demonstrated ability to deliver a comprehensive psychological service, including counselling, psychological assessments and associated reports within a school environment. This includes supporting students and their parents.
KSC4 - Highly developed communication skills and an ability to maintain comprehensive confidential case notes and confidentially.
KSC5 - High level organisational and interpersonal skills including the ability to consult with and work within a multidisciplinary team and other professionals in providing services to students with complex needs and challenging behaviour.
Enhancing mental health prevention and promotion activities in the school by contributing to whole-school health and wellbeing plans, building the capability of teaching staff and school leadership to address matters relating to student mental health and wellbeing, and helping to develop and deliver appropriate programs and strategies in the school according to specified school priorities
Providing early intervention services (including short-term counselling) for individual students and groups identified as at-risk and/or experiencing or demonstrating mild to moderate mental health concerns; and
Coordinating supports for students with complex needs both within and external to the school, including proactively working with regions, local mental health service providers and other health professionals to engage further support as required.
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
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
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
Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging professional opportunity? Would you like to be a part of a team that values a positive, supportive and inclusive environment? Do you have high expectations for yourself, your team, your school and your students? Are you ready to contribute to a dynamic school that is building the future of education in the Brookfield area?
Are you willing to give your best, every day, to our school community?
If this sounds like you then Binap Primary School, Brookfield may have a role for you!
Location Profile
Located on Wurundjeri land, Binap Primary School is a new school in Melbourne's western growth corridor. The school opened in January 2024 and is located in the suburb of Brookfield which is within the City of Melton.
Binap Primary School is within 30 minutes drive of Bacchus Marsh, Sunbury and Melbourne's western suburbs.
Our current enrolment is 440 students.
We are a Supported Inclusion School (SIS), which is a mainstream school with additional professional capabilities and facilities designed to cater for a higher than usual proportion of students with disability.