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Job Description School Counsellor Westfields Sports High School (0000B95E) School Counsellor Westfields Sports High School 0000B95E Location Sydney Region Number of Positions 1 Remuneration Package valued at up to $182,461. Base salary ranges from $101,122 to $160,983, plus leave loading and employer''s contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience. Note there is no automatic progression to $160,983 SCAC. Access to SCAC is available once a school counsellor has progressed through all salary steps and upon successful application for Advanced Certification level against the NSW School Counselling Service PPF. Role Overview School counsellors are an essential part of the departments School Counselling Service. They provide counselling and psychological assessment of students to complement and enhance the work of teachers to strengthen student learning and wellbeing outcomes, and they help families understand and manage their childrens learning and mental health needs. This is a truly collegiate role offering unique challenges and opportunities both in your professional development and your ability to make an impact on the lives of children and young people. The successful candidate will be based at Westfields Sports High School and provided with opportunities to work across the lifespan with both primary and high school aged students. Working as a school counsellor in a NSW public school will enable you to engage with a diversity of students (and school communities) like no other child and adolescent psychologist role can. This is a chance to use your skills to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people at a time in their lives when it matters most. School counsellors receive regular, individual professional supervision with the Senior Psychologist Education and participate in group and peer supervision as a member of the broader district school counselling team. You will most likely be collaborating with a number of school communities and colleagues, as well as outside agencies, with the opportunity to use and expand the full range of your skills and expertise as part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team. School counsellors are provided with regular opportunities to participate in continuing professional development and the NSW Department of Education will support you to complete or maintain your registration with the Psychology Board of Australia. Other benefits include school holiday leave, travel allowances and health and wellbeing benefits such as our Fitness Passport program. The department will also cover your indemnity insurance as a psychologist. School Information Westfields Sports High School (1550 students, including 59 Aboriginal enrolments and a 3 class support unit) includes a special intake of talented sportspersons. The school is committed to providing each student with the educational opportunities and quality resources essential for the achievement of personal excellence in scholarship, citizenship, sport and the arts. The school values innovative curriculum programs, differentiated learning, the creative implementation of technology in teaching and learning as well as accelerated programs for talented students. Westfields Sports is committed to providing each student with a supportive learning environment where they can achieve their best in all areas of their learning. Westfields Sports has been confirmed as an Olympic Pathways school by the Australian Olympic Committee. In 2025 Westfields Sports established a 3 class Support unit catering for ASD students. Specific Selection Criteria Experience in counselling using evidence-based interventions with a demonstrated understanding of the mental health needs of children and young people. Experience in the psychological assessment of children and young people, including case formulation and report writing. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with key stakeholders to improve the learning and wellbeing outcomes of children and young people including students from diverse backgrounds and needs. Be a registered or provisionally registered psychologist, or eligible for registration with the Psychology Board of Australia. Ability and willingness to travel between work sites. Must have a valid unrestricted provisional or full drivers licence with the ability to drive oneself. This position is under the Teachers award (Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees)). To be eligible to apply, you must have an unconditional, full approval to teach or have eligibility to apply for an approval to teach. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity. Additional Conditions Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application WWCC must be NSW. Benefits Departmental induction program, ongoing professional learning, professional supervision, travel allowances, health and wellbeing benefits such as our Fitness Passport program and indemnity insurance coverage. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, neurodiverse people and people with disability. We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge their continued connection to their country and culture. #J-18808-Ljbffr