Student Wellbeing Officer in Newman

Part-time (15 hrs per week) opportunity until 29 Jan 2027 based at Newman Senior High School.

Cert IV in Youth Work or relevant tertiary qualification, DoE Clearance and WWCC.

Join Anglicare WA’s Student Wellbeing Service where you will engage with students through a wide range of school-based activities, provide support for students to connect with professional staff within the school, outreach to disengaged students and their families, support young people to access and connect with community-based services, and facilitate school wellbeing workshops or programs.

This is a max-term, part-time opportunity (2 days per week - 15 hours) until January 2027, based at Newman Senior High School.

Desired Skills and Experience

You will bring energy, enthusiasm and a desire to have impact. You will have:

• Cert IV in Youth Work, other relevant Cert IV or tertiary qualification that permits registration as a counsellor, teacher, social worker, psychologist, nurse or midwife.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic school environment.
• Contemporary knowledge of the issues impacting children and young people.
• Ability to accept, respect and work with children and young people from a broad range of backgrounds and abilities, from different cultures, particularly with Aboriginal & CaLD young people, who may identify as LGBTQIA+, from all belief systems.

Employed under Anglicare WA’s Employee Collective Agreement. Contract length – to 29 January 2027. Work only during school terms. From $46.71 + 12% super + annual leave and personal leave (accrued based on hours worked) + allowances. Pay for hours worked (+ accrued annual leave) is spread across the entire term of employment contract, ensuring a pay every fortnight. Additional remuneration for induction training and required professional development. Salary Packaging Benefits (package up to $15,900 per annum).

At Anglicare WA we are all about people, placing people at the heart of our work. We are focused on strengths, believing in and amplifying the strength of people and communities. We are fiercely inclusive, making sure everyone can belong. As trusted partners we are curious and creative, always looking for new ways to do better. We are courageous and gutsy, tackling difficult issues, even when it’s hard.

Child Safe: Anglicare WA is an organisation committed to providing safe environments where children and young people feel valued, respected and are protected from abuse and harm.

Inclusive: We actively promote a working environment that values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and people with a disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

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