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Position InformationSchool 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 Hurlstone Agricultural 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.Hurlstone Agricultural High Schoolhas 997 students enrolled, including 11 Aboriginal students and 1 Torres Strait Islander student and 345 English as an additional language or dialect language students (EAL/D). Hurlstone Agricultural High School is the only NSW Government fully selective, coeducational, agricultural, boarding high school. Located in Glenfield. The school nurtures the whole child in an inclusive environment where high potential and gifted learners are known, valued and cared for. Student voice is active and dynamic. Students give back to the community in numerous ways including extensive extra-curricular programs in Creative and Performing Arts, Sports, Agricultural, Student Representative Council, Interact, Student Union, Enviro Club, debating, Model United Nations Assembly, mentoring and other leadership development programs highlighted by an exceptional student leadership body. The school is supported by the Parents and Citizens'' Association, Boarder Parent Welfare, and alumni network. Our school community expectation is to provide dynamic, creative, innovative, collaborative and differentiated teaching and learning experiences. Our staff foster connected partnerships to maximise student growth and attainment.Selection CriteriaExperience 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.ConditionsBe 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) Salaries and Conditions Award 2024).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 theapplication processat the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.Special NotesSuccessful applicants will be provided with a Departmental induction program, ongoing professional learning and professional supervision.Find out more about working in the school counselling service. Visit the Departments School Counselling Service pages to discover more about working as a school psychologist or school counsellor in NSW public schools.Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application - WWCC must be NSWAbout the NSW Department of EducationThe Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. 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. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visitNSW Department of Education Diversity and InclusionMerit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are availablehere. To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.