Job description
- Professional 1 (Remuneration Package Range $78,457 – $100,450) (including salary $66,904 – $85,700)
- Professional 2 (Remuneration Package Range $103,336 – $123,207) (including salary $88,204 – $105,445)
- Student Wellbeing and Inclusion Programs and Services, Client Services
- Ongoing vacancies available in various locations throughout the Northern Territory
Selection will be made at the P1 or P2 level depending on the experience/qualifications of the successful applicant.
About the team:
Work in a multidisciplinary team supporting schools in regional networks to implement best practice wellbeing and inclusion approaches to improve learning outcomes for students with diverse needs.
About the role:
The School counsellor is an essential position providing professional expertise and evidence-based practices to build the capacity and understanding of student wellbeing and safety. This is a front-line position supporting and assessing vulnerable young people and schools to improve the wellbeing and safety of students.
Various positions are available and will be based in the Darwin office, Palmerston office, Katherine office, Nhulunbuy Education office and Alice Springs. These positions include both ongoing and fixed term opportunities.
To be successful you will need a degree in social work and eligibility as a social worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), OR, a degree in psychology and registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
What you’ll get in return:
- Attractive salary package + 6 weeks recreational leave, 3 weeks personal leave and recreation leave loading allowance
- Study and professional learning opportunities to develop your career and professional practice
- Work with a dynamic multidisciplinary team
- Real opportunities for long term employment with the Northern Territory Government
- Relocation allowance for suitable intrastate and interstate candidates
Corporate-based conditions apply to this position. The applicant must hold or be able to obtain a Working with Children Notice Clearance and an NT driver’s licence. Visits to remote schools may necessitate travel by four-wheel drive vehicle on unsealed roads or light aircraft and include overnight stays in remote communities of up to four days. Four-wheel drive training will be provided by the NT Department of Education.
About the location:
Live your best life in the Territory
The Northern Territory, Australia
For further information about this vacancy please contact Jessica Nowak Director Client Services on 0499 790 424 or [email protected] using the subject line: School Counsellors – Various Locaitons enquiry via EthicalJobs.
Quote vacancy number: 46503
Applications should consist of a one-page summary sheet, resume / CV and copies of relevant qualifications.
For a copy of the Job Description or to view career opportunities in the Northern Territory Government please visit jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Search