<p>The Catholic Schools is currently seeking a Temporary School Counsellor/ Psychologist to join the team to work in the Upper Hunter region (Muswellbrook and Singleton).&nbsp;Hours are negotiable for the right candidate.<br><br> For more than 180 years, Catholic schools in the Diocese of Maitland Newcastle have offered families a nurturing, encouraging and safe environment for their children to learn, achieve and grow from Kindergarten to Year 12.<br> We are committed to ensuring every child is nurtured and supported to achieve their potential.<br> Every school has access to a School Counsellor who works as part of the school team to address barriers to learning for children and young people.<br> School Counsellors are employed by the Catholic Schools Office and allocated to schools within the Diocese.<br><br><br><br><a href="https://mncatholic.sharepoint.com/:b:/t/HR-HumanResourcesTeamSite-Active-PositionDescriptionLibrary/ETLIQVTbfM9Auu2AU40SvZUB1I1R8zKTmKJuRItJCAzGsA?e=JN2dkT"><strong>POSITION DESCRIPTION</strong></a><br><br> The role of&nbsp;School Counsellor / School Psychologist aims to assist school communities to support students in achieving educational success and social-emotional wellbeing by:</p> <ul> <li>working collaboratively with students, school staff, families, and communities to enable students to reach both educational and social-emotional outcomes through proactive and reactive strategies</li> <li>providing expertise in mental health, child development, and education and learning</li> <li>providing consultation, assessment, and intervention that assist school communities to&nbsp;support students to achieve academic success, psychological health and social and emotional well-being and respond to the educational and wellbeing needs of their students:</li> <li>individual assessments</li> <li>personal counselling</li> <li>behaviour management interventions</li> <li>consultation</li> <li>professional development for teachers and parents<br><br> All School Counsellors / School Psychologists will be supported with ongoing professional learning and networking opportunities to improve their knowledge and professional capacity.&nbsp;&nbsp;Professional Practice and Development processes for the role of School Counsellor / School Psychologist will be established in consultation with the Coordinator: Counselling Team. These will include feedback mechanisms from Principals and relevant CSO and school staff.</li> </ul>