School counsellors are an essential part of the department’s 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 children’s learning and mental health needs. This is a truly collegiate role offering unique challenges and opportunities – both in your career development and your ability to make an impact on the lives of children and young people.

The successful candidate will be based at Dorrigo 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.

Dorrigo High School is a comprehensive Years 7–12 school with an enrolment of 117 students, including 15% from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds and 13% from non-English speaking backgrounds. Located on the scenic Dorrigo Plateau in a vibrant rural township, with Dorrigo National Park on our doorstep, we pride ourselves on a strong tradition of academic achievement and a broad curriculum. Our learning community is shaped by high expectations and guided by our values of respect, responsibility, and resilience. In our first year of embedding the Resilience In Our Teens and Respectful Relationships Education programs, we are strengthening our student wellbeing supports, fostering a positive, inclusive environment for all. The success of our school relies on teamwork and developing productive links with all members of our community. Our strategic directions include engaged learning, leading collective efficacy, and supporting the delivery of quality teaching and learning in every classroom, ensuring that every student is supported to achieve and thrive. For more information, please visit the school website Dorrigo High School

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School counsellors are an essential part of the department’s 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 children’s 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 Dorrigo 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 w

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