About Us
At Catholic Schools Broken Bay (CSBB), our Vision is to
provide ‘Authentic, professional Catholic education, delivered with care and
compassion’. The Vision underpins our exciting and robust Towards 2025 Strategy
which places students at the centre of everything we do, and which brings schools
and parishes together to work as one.
Covering an expansive geographical area which includes
the Central Coast, Sydney’s Northern Beaches and North Shore, Catholic Schools
Broken Bay is a system serving 45 Catholic Schools with around 18,000 students
from Kindergarten to Year 12.
About The Role
CSBB is looking for TWO Counselling Support
Partners to join our Student Achievement Workstream on a permanent
full-time basis.
The Counselling Support Partners collaborate with and
provide supervision, professional guidance and support to our Primary and
Secondary School Counsellors.
These roles are not required to work during
school vacation periods.
These positions are based at our head office in Pennant
Hills, with the option to work from home 1 day a week.
Key Responsibilities
· Coordinate
clinical supervision for school counsellors (K-12), including delivering
supervision directly
- Provide
clinical support for school counsellors, to ensure service provision to
schools is appropriate and best practice models align to CSBB requirements
and code of conduct, and professional standards of the Australian
Psychological Society and Australian Association of Social Workers
- Provide
a high level of expertise, advice and recommendations to clinical casework/clinical
intervention to complex mental health presentations
- Coordinate
and guide the administration of psychometric mental health screeners and
assessment
- Deliver
targeted professional learning and coaching to build the capacity of
school counsellors to enhance their performance in managing and responding
to students with mental health and/or behavioural concerns
- Monitor
the quality of school counselling services within a culture of continuous
improvement ? ?
- Provide
expert advice and recommendations for school leaders and counsellors about
mental health issues and their impact on learning and student wellbeing
- Ensure files and records of the school counselling
service are managed in line with privacy and confidentiality requirements
aligned to APS standards
About You
- Supportive
of, or can demonstrate an understanding and commitment to, the ethos of
the Catholic faith in an educational context
- Extensive
experience as a mental health practitioner specialising in children and
young people’s mental health
- A
track record of managing self to meet deadlines, deliver high quality work
with emotional self-awareness and awareness of others
- Have
excellent interpersonal and communication skills &
solutions-focused mindset
- Energised
by working in a fast-paced environment & is adaptive and responsive to
change and can work under pressure
- Experience
working within a school or system of school’s environment, or facilitating
therapeutic groups, or proactive and preventative programs (desirable
though not essential)
- Have
sound knowledge of relevant legislations e.g. NSW Educational Act (1990),
current child protection etc
Qualifications
- Postgraduate
qualifications in Psychology and Social Work
- Board-approved
supervisor status or commitment to attaining supervisor status
- Registered
membership with an appropriate professional association i.e. APS
(Australian Psychological Society) or AASW (Australian Association of
Social Work)
- Valid
Working with Children Check
- Current
and valid NSW Driver’s Licence (and own car required)
Benefits of Working with Us
- Competitive
salary on offer
- Free
onsite parking or public transport close by
- 25%
School Fee Discount for eligible employees
- Annual
leave loading and ex-gratia leave at Christmas time
- Salary
Packaging for eligible employees
Application Process
Applications should include:
- A
cover letter of no more than two pages addressing why you are interested
in the role and addressing the criteria listed above
- A
current resume
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Applications Close on Friday, 23 May 2025
“However, we will be reviewing and
progressing applications as we receive them.”
Enquiries
If you have any enquiries about this role, please email
Malik at [email protected]
Agencies, please note that unsolicited
resumes for this position will not be considered.
Catholic Schools Broken Bay
promotes a culture of safety and care for children and young people. The
Diocesan Office for Safeguarding Charter provides overarching principles that
ensure children and young people are at the centre of the work we do and that
every child and young person is encouraged to have a voice and participate in
their community to their fullest potential. All employees must be aware of the
Diocesan Office for Safeguarding Charter and be committed to organisational
child safe standards and practice. Successful applicants for child-related
roles must meet the requirements of the Working with Children Check.