<p>St Francis Xavier College is a Catholic College with a 2021 enrolment of 3300 students which will continue to grow in 2022. </p><p>The College serves families from the parishes of Berwick, Koo Wee Rup, Maryknoll/Iona, Narre Warren and Pakenham under the governance of Diocese of Sale Catholic Education Limited (DOSCEL). </p><p>St Francis Xavier College is easily accessed via several major freeways – only 20 minutes on the M1 from Springvale Road. </p><p>We are currently seeking an experienced student-centred Counsellor to support our students by providing a range of counselling and support services on a fixed-term full-time contract until December 2022, commencing in Term 4 2021. </p><p><b>Key responsibilities include: </b></p><ul><li>Provide individual and group counselling to students </li><li>Be a liaison with parents regarding their concerns for the child </li><li>Assess student needs and develops appropriate case management plans to meet those needs </li><li>Follow-up on issues and/or students who are identified as being at-risk </li><li>Work with the school staff to increase students’ life skills, personal development and social connectedness </li><li>Identify issues affecting secondary students and develop responses to those issues </li><li>Be a liaison with external agencies to maintain a network of support agencies. These include community health centres, adolescent mental health centres, mediation and counselling services </li><li>Document contact with students and review progress with ongoing clients </li><li>To be involved (as requested) in the planning, delivery and co-ordination of Personal Development Programs and Seminar days </li><li>Inform the Director of Counselling of emerging issues in student welfare </li><li>Collaborate effectively as part of the student support team and liaise as required with key college personnel </li><li>Develop strategies to help teachers identify student needs, taking action to meet those needs within the school program by monitoring and reviewing progress </li><li>Assist classroom teachers in aspects of the curriculum that focus on personal development issues </li><li>Assist in the Years 6 to 7 and Years 9 to 10 transition processes as needed </li><li>Provide support to staff in regard to managing/supporting students </li><li>Convene progress meetings as required for those students identified as being at risk, and attend other meetings as appropriate </li></ul><p><b>To excel in this position, you will have the following skills, experience and attributes: </b></p><ul><li>Relevant qualifications (Counselling/Psychology/Social Work degree or higher; or equivalent), combined with relevant counselling experience </li><li>Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to consult, counsel and liaise with a wide range of people from culturally diverse backgrounds </li><li>Proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of products and computer systems including One Note, TEAMS &amp; Excel </li><li>Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision and effectively monitor and coordinate a workload that may consist of multiple tasks of varying priorities </li><li>Demonstrated ability to negotiate and resolve sensitive issues in a confidential manner </li><li>Demonstrated experience in conducting risk assessments (including suicide risk and child safety) </li><li>Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills </li><li>Strong attention to detail and ability to keep accurate data of service </li><li>Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team </li><li>Capacity for a high level of discretion and professional judgement </li><li>Well-developed organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities </li><li>Commitment to Occupational Health and Safety </li><li>Understanding of and capacity to follow relevant College policy and government legislation e.g. Privacy Law </li><li>An understanding of and commitment to Catholic education </li></ul><p>Staff are employed under the Victorian Catholic Education Multi Enterprise Agreement 2018. This is an Education Support Employee Category C, Level 3 position. </p><p><b>Application close Wednesday, 29 September 2021 at 5:00pm</b>. </p><p>The successful applicant will also be required to undergo a Working with Children Check and National Police Check prior to commencement. </p><p>The St Francis Xavier College community is committed to the safety, wellbeing, protection and inclusion of all children in our care. </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>