About Us:
At The Ipswich State High School, we have high expectations for learning for all students and provide support to improve engagement, achievement and wellbeing. Our values are RESPECT and EMPOWERMENT.We engage with the wider community to promote understanding of the importance of the school's culture of learning.We pride ourselves on being able to deliver a high-quality education across academic, vocational, cultural and sporting domains. We focus on our students' personal strengths and using our Zones of Behaviour we enable them to excel in their chosen domain. Our students are also prepared for a life after school through an individualised approach to their learning, including a major focus on their social and emotional well-being. This, as well as their acquired skill-set, ensures they are not only ready to work, but work ready. Our school vision is 'Your Future - Right Here, Right Now'

About the Role:
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;

• Advocate, provide counselling, psychoeducational assessment and individual student support, recommendations and advice to students, teachers and parents concerning educational, behavioural, career development, mental health and family issues.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team and facilitate effective working relationships and partnerships with parents, school personnel and external support agencies in order to provide a comprehensive support, case management and referral service that optimises students' access and engagement in educational programs.
• Provide a counselling and referral service to assist students in decision making about critical educational, personal, social, emotional and career development, and provide ongoing support during the implementation phase of their decision.
• Conduct activities such as student observation and psychoeducational assessment in order to determine the nature of student learning difficulties, disability, developmental levels or psychological and emotional status in order to make recommendations for educational adjustments and interventions.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

How to Apply:

• Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history), and
• A 2-pg response to the How you will be Assessed section of the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.