Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 3
Occupation: Education and training
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference: 1552930
Health & Wellbeing Services
As a Student Wellbeing Officer employed at a Range 3, the Dimensions of Work may include:
Delivers care through various health, counselling, wellbeing and therapeutic services to a school(s)
Assesses student needs and delivers a range of services within generally defined parameters
Provides standard professional services independently within defined organisational parameters with professional support and guidance that is close at hand.
Provide standard clinical professional services to students within the parameters of school policy and guidelines and the standards set by the relevant registration body
Provide professional reports requiring in-depth factual analysis, including assessments and recommendations for consideration by others
Retains accountability for individual practice
Contributes to policy development within the school
Contributes to and/or conducts training and instruction to school colleagues within the professional field and individual scope of the practice
Explain professional concepts and approaches to students, stakeholders, colleagues and staff
Facilitate individual or group programs for students
[Attendance requirement for this position]
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.
The provision of business management responsibilities becomes a feature at range 3. Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved with minimal reference to senior management, although guidance will be required in more complex cases. Senior management will be provided with timely reports and advice, although this will generally be confined to matters relating to the immediate work area, service provision or educational program and is unlikely to impact substantially on whole of school operations.
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.
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.
Established in 1995, Le Page is an attractive school on a vast property comprising green fields, adventure playgrounds and ball courts.
Adjacent to the school is a football oval, netball courts and parkland. Located in Argus Street, Le Page Park is the hub of extra-curricular and sporting activities in Cheltenham. Weeknights and weekends are a buzz with several associations coming together for sporting competitions, and out of school hours our facilities host other creative and educational programs. Le Page Primary School is also the home of the Gould League, an environmental education group.
In 2017, a newly appointed principal came with a new vision and mission. The school was relaunched and instantly captured the interest of local families. Leadership is the umbrella term to encompass the many character traits and basic life competencies that parents, business leaders, and educators are voicing as the desired skills necessary to thrive in the 21st century. Leadership is a concept we don't normally consider when thinking of young children. However, young children are very capable of learning leadership skills and using them at home and at school. By developing well-rounded children who know their strengths, we help them to unleash their potential to lead their own lives and to influence others.
Through the use of the 7 Habits, students begin to realise that they have control over much of what happens in their lives and can be true leaders. Their choices can affect their day, their relationships, and their future. The 7 Habits empowers even young students to stop and think about their choices and the different outcomes that may come with those choices. Based on timeless principles, the 7 Habits become the "hands-on" tools students can rely on while on their journey to becoming leaders - of themselves and of others. As a Leader In Me school, we achieved our Lighthouse Certification in 2025 - this is a highly regarded standard of achievement attainable by Leader In Me schools worldwide.
OUR VISION
There is a prosperous path for every child. Each journey is theirs to lead. There is a place, in which every child can shine.
OUR MISSION
Identify the talent, develop the confidence and create the leader.
OUR ATTITUDE
Gratitude: Be thankful for what we have.
Empathy: Practice random acts of kindness.
Mindfulness: Keep in the present moment.
What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?
OUR 7 HABITS
Le Page Primary is on an exciting journey. Our small school is gaining state-wide recognition with a new and inspirational leader, and a new dynamic staff - we have experienced exponential growth and lead the way in educational excellence.
When you visit us, you will see, hear and feel the difference we are making in the lives of our students.