SC 1 Experience in the coordination and delivery of positive, proactive, and preventative programs or groups to promote positive health and wellbeing.

SC 2  Experience in the delivery of professional therapeutic interventions for students in response to an identified need.

SC 3 Demonstrated ability to provide professional leadership, collaboration with, and guidance for a team of wellbeing professionals.

SC 4 Demonstrated understanding of common approaches, policies, and research relating to student mental health, wellbeing, and engagement.

SC 5 Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work collaboratively and network with the wide range of people within the education and wider community.

Local Criterion 

Northern Bay College is committed to providing every student with a purposeful and aspirational educational program. As a College we truly value each student and believe that each student has high a potential to achieve, regardless of personal or external factors. We seek a candidate with demonstrated capacity and passion to provide proactive, positive, and evidence-based interventions with children and young people, with the intention to empower individuals to succeed.

Student Wellbeing Coordinator (Prep – Year 8)

The Student Wellbeing Coordinator will work under the direction of the College Wellbeing Leader, as well as work collaboratively with the College and Campus Leadership Team to support improvement in student wellbeing and engagement across the College.

The core work of the Student Wellbeing Coordinator is to:

• lead proactive and preventative campus work relating to student wellbeing with the intention of building staff capacity to meet the wellbeing needs of students through professional development, modelling, promoting and consultation;
• lead the development and implementation of early intervention strategies and raise mental health and wellbeing awareness at each campus;
• ensure appropriate, consistent and timely professional level wellbeing support is provided to students where mental health and wellbeing concerns arise;
• provide leadership, support and guidance to the Chaplain and other staff

Student Wellbeing Coordinators will provide a comprehensive and integrated framework to coordinate the campus and college response to the wellbeing and engagement needs of students and their families. Campus Wellbeing Coordinators are required to refer to and use DET and NBC policies and current College frameworks.

The Student Wellbeing Coordinator is employed by Northern Bay College, rather than any particular campus, and may be required to move campuses as necessary on request by the College Wellbeing Leader and / or College Principal. 

Please note that this position is renumerated in line with the VGSA 2022.  Specific details of ES1.3 level salary can be found here.

Duties involve, but are not limited to:

• Implement proactive and preventative wellbeing-based programs and groups for students.
• Implement professional level therapeutic interventions and programs for specific students.
• Build staff capacity to support students with health, wellbeing or complex needs.
• Provide leadership, guidance, support, and advice to the campus wellbeing team.
• Work with and refer students to DET support services and external agencies.
• Respond to critical incidents as required (supported by the College Wellbeing Team)
• Following mandatory reporting guidelines and support staff with reporting
• Attend regular professional development to maintain current and high level understanding of relevant topics.
• Maintain professional documentation.
• Maintain Campus Wellbeing Data records.

Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

Qualifications:

Professional qualifications in the areas of Social Work, Psychology, Youth Work or relevant allied health field are preferred for this position.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms – gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, 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 family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces.  It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants can contact Brett West, Yamatji man, in the Koorie Outcomes Division to talk about the recruitment process, the Department and supports for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the Department. Mobile: 0477 726 801 or email on: brett.west@education.vic.gov.au

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 http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/protect/Pages/childsafestandards.aspx

The Department’s employees commit to upholding DET’s Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. DET’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 DET values is available at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/workm/Pages/Public-Sector-Values.aspx

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

Northern Bay P-12 College is a unique multi-campus school located in the Northern Suburbs of Geelong.  It is made up of four junior campuses (P-8 campuses), one senior campus (years 9-12) a Family Centre, an Early Learning Centre and a Trade Training Centre.

NBC moved to a three sub-school structure in 2020 to further develop the ‘One School – One Team’ ethos; which emphasises the core business of Student Learning as a focus underpinned by a strong consistent well-being framework.

Organisationally the college has been arranged into three sub schools, these sub-schools are – Hendy P-8 Campus and Peacock P-8 Campus Sub School; Wexford P-8 Campus and Tallis P-8 Campus Sub School; Goldsworthy Year 9-12 Sub School. Additionally, the College Assistant Principal – Student Enrichment Programs will lead a portfolio that includes oversight of programs that connect students with external agencies and further educational opportunities as well as providing executive leadership to NBC facilities including the NBC Family Learning Centre and the Geelong Industry Trade Training Centre.  

The Wellbeing Team structure includes number of allied health professionals, including a College Wellbeing Leader, College Complex Case Liaison, Mental Health Practitioners (years 7-12) and campus-based Wellbeing Coordinators - who are supported by Chaplains.  The wellbeing team works closely with the College Nurse, Disability Inclusion (formerly PSD) team, CALD staff and DET Student Support Services. 

 The vision of Northern Bay College is to instil community commitment, confidence and high expectations in lifelong learning by:

• Constructing curriculum, pedagogy and teacher professionalism to achieve above expected outcomes for all students at each stage of learning
• Developing students who are highly employable with values of resilience, optimism, self-respect and who strive for personal best
• Developing young people who are engaged, motivated and challenged to fulfil their potential
• Maximising educational opportunities and creating purposeful and diverse pathways for all students
• Developing partnerships with other schools, community organisations and business

The College embraces a growing cultural diversity that includes Culturally and Linguistically Diverse students from non-English speaking backgrounds and a significant indigenous population. The College supports the needs of these students through a structured EAL (English as an Additional Language) and the Marrung Strategy.

Northern Bay College is characterised by its core values:

Collaboration

The responsibility to actively work, plan and learn together in a flexible learning environment and to share our resources and learning with others.

Outcomes

To provide Corio Norlane communities with the highest quality educational programs in the best possible, world class facilities with a vision to instil community commitment, confidence and high expectations in lifelong learning.

Respect

The staff and students at Northern Bay College respect the College CORE Values without discrimination abiding by the basic principles of Freedom, Respect, Equality and Dignity.

Equity

At Northern Bay College we believe that our students have a right to quality at all times – quality teachers, quality resources, quality leaders, quality tasks, quality relationships, quality learning environments, quality facilities, quality outcomes and quality experiences.

In Summary

We want a college where learning is visible and where students feel safe, respected by staff, believed in by staff, listened to by staff and taught by knowledgeable, capable, and enthusiastic teachers and ES staff.