Guidance Counsellor - St Patrick's Primary School, GYMPIE

About Brisbane Catholic Education
Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) is a vibrant learning community within the Archdiocese, employing over 12,000 people across a diverse range of positions. As the largest provider of Catholic education in Queensland, BCE is dedicated to delivering high-quality education from Prep to Year 12. Through strong partnerships with parents, governments, and the wider community, BCE fosters social responsibility, self-discipline and Catholic values in all its students. We offer a supportive working culture where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. Arrive at work every day to a welcoming and compassionate environment, knowing that you'll be supported to take care of what's important to you. Learn more about Brisbane Catholic Education.

About our school
St Patrick is a co-educational primary school with an enrolment of over 340 students. On Calton Hill, Gympie, St Patrick's Primary School aims to develop students' self-worth, social, academic and sporting skills, moral and value awareness and religious formation-all of which work together to help them 'let their light shine', reflecting the school motto. Explore our school website to learn more about us.

Company description:

About Brisbane Catholic Education
Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) is a vibrant learning community within the Archdiocese, employing over 12,000 people across a diverse range of positions. As the largest provider of Catholic education in Queensland, BCE is dedicated to delivering high-quality education from Prep to Year 12. Through robust partnerships with parents, governments, and the wider community,



BCE fosters social responsibility, self-discipline and Catholic values in all its students. We offer a supportive working culture where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. Arrive at work every day to a welcoming and compassionate environment, knowing that you'll be supported to take care of what's important to you. Learn more about Brisbane Catholic Education.

Job description:

About our school
St Patrick is a co-educational primary school with an enrolment of over 340 students. On Calton Hill, Gympie, St Patrick's Primary School aims to develop students' self-worth, social, academic and sporting skills, moral and value awareness and religious formation-all of which work together to help them 'let their light shine', reflecting the school motto. Explore our school website to learn more about us.

Summary

Enhance student wellbeing and learning with a focus on fostering the education, development, mental health and wellbeing of all students.

- Location: St Patrick's Primary School, Gympie
- Start date: Commencing January, 2027
- Days of hours: 3 days per week
- Salary: $103,397.00 - $144,242.00 + super
- Status: Part-time | Permanent
- Ad close date: 8 November, 2026
- Contact: Petrea Hass | ***@bne.catholic.edu.au

About the opportunity

In this position you will be responsible for:





- Facilitate proactive and preventative practices and initiatives for the holistic development, mental health and wellbeing of students
- Manage counselling and consulting services for students
- Provide psycho-educational and other assessments
- Ensure BCE protocols and quality processes are implemented
- Maintain standards of practice
- Apply guidance counselling skills through direct and indirect processes and through systemic, whole-school, and individual interventions
- Participate in regular individual and group supervision and mentoring activities for clinical and technical supervision.

About you

To be successful in this position you will bring relevant contemporary skills and experience including:

- Successful experience as a Guidance Counsellor in an educational setting with a focus on prevention, intervention and student learning
- Experience in identifying and developing activities to address academic and life career development of students
- Experience in the administration, interpretation and report writing for psycho-educational assessments
- Experience in providing support and leadership in response to student protection issues, critical incidents and risk management
- Collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team environment
- For this position you are not required to be Catholic.

Eligibility and Safeguarding requirements:

- Eligibility to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment
- Full registration as a Teacher with Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) plus completed Masters in school guidance and counselling, and/or
- Full registration as

📌 Guidance Counsellor (Gympie)
🏢 Brisbane Catholic Education Office
📍 Gympie