Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 3
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Hume - Indigo
Reference: 1499476
SC1 The ability to work as an effective and positive member of a multidisciplinary school wellbeing team.
SC2 Demonstrated understanding and commitment to the development of a comprehensive social work service to students and families throughout a primary school.
SC3 The capacity to develop and implement social work programs as well as facilitate individual and group learning for students, families and staff.
SC4 Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively with a range of professionals, teachers and parents on service delivery and student-based issues and to be able to maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
SC5 Demonstrated excellent organisational and time management skills including the ability to meet and exceed deadlines and display proactive and positive initiative and attitude.
SC6 Demonstrated ability to write reports and recommendations to support funding applications for identified students.
Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.
Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.
This is the minimum range for positions that carry a mandatory qualification requirement of not less than four years. Professional student support positions become a feature at range 3 (e.g. therapists, psychologists) where standard professional services are delivered. Professional support and guidance will be close at hand and deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.
An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee¿s position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
Rutherglen High School is seeking a compassionate, qualified and experienced School Social Worker to join our dedicated Wellbeing Team. This full-time, ongoing role focuses on supporting secondary students (Years 7 to 12) and their families to overcome barriers to learning and engagement.
At Rutherglen High School, the wellbeing team plays a crucial role in supporting students' growth and wellbeing so they can achieve their best academically. The Social Worker will work collaboratively with students, families, staff, and external agencies to promote mental health, strengthen family connections, improve attendance, and support successful post-school transitions.
Key Responsibilities:
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
Rutherglen High School (enrolment 310) is situated in north-east Victoria servicing the rural townships of Chiltern, Rutherglen, Springhurst, Wahgunyah and the surrounding farming communities. We are increasingly a school of choice and as such attract students from Barnawartha, Wodonga, Corowa, Howlong and Albury. We have a balanced number of female and male students, with 4% being from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background. The overall socio-economic profile is deemed to be 'medium'. The school's workforce consists of 35.7 EFT teachers and 12.4 EFT Educational Support Staff. Year 7 has an integrated curriculum approach to facilitate a smoother transition from primary school. The Year 9 Future Makers program successfully extends and challenges students to build strong links within the local and broader community, developing students' leadership and program management skills. Various extension and enrichment opportunities are offered to our highly capable students to support their development. We run both academic and vocational programs for students in Year 10 to 12 to extend pathway options for all students. Despite being a small school, we prioritise running a broad range of VCE subjects (including VET and Vocational Major) to cater for the interests and needs of all students. Parent satisfaction fluctuates by approximately 10% from year to year due to small numbers of collected responses. 2024 result is similar to previous years. School Climate was reported by staff to be below State average and is likely attributed to significant change in leadership management and changes in school direction and increased alignment to Department expectations.