Job Description
- Student Support Officer
- Full Time
- Ongoing
- Grafton High School (0000BF3V) Student Support Officer
- Full Time
- Ongoing
- Grafton High School
- 0000BF3V . Location Regional NSW Advertisement Number A900159790 Number of Positions 1 Total Remuneration Package: The salary range for this position is $76,661.00
- $112,401.00 per annum (pro-rata for part time roles). The total salary package will include employer's contribution to superannuation and leave loading. School Name Grafton High School Staffing Area Clarence/Coffs Harbour FTE 1.000 Contact Name Kelly Blanch Contact Phone number 02 6642 3355 Contact School Admin
- 99999999 Closing Date 11-Nov-2026, 5:00:00 AM Job Category School Support Staff Organisation School Administrative and Support Position Information

About the Role
Student Support Officers work within the school community to enhance student wellbeing and learning outcomes in partnership with the wellbeing team and the school counselling service. Student Support Officers provide individual and targeted wellbeing support and whole of school wellbeing initiatives and programs that are evidence-based. They have a pivotal role in working collaboratively with external agencies and creating referral pathways for students and families to child and family support agencies. Essential Requirements
- A completed diploma or higher qualification in social work, youth work, welfare or related discipline must be attached along with your application
- Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal education policies
- Valid and current Working With Children Check (WWCC). Talent Pool A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool is a group of candidates who have undergone an assessment process and have been identified as suitable for this role or similar roles for a period of 18 months. Being part of a talent pool means that you may be considered for ongoing or temporary employment for a range of similar roles.



This offers exciting opportunities for you to gain a wide range of experiences to build your public service career. Grafton High School is a large comprehensive secondary school of approximately 750 students, located on the traditional lands of the Bundjalung people on the North Coast of NSW. The school contains a support unit with 9 classes and is partially selective, with a selective class in each of Years 7 to 10. The school is the oldest public high school on the North Coast and has a long-standing reputation for academic, cultural and sporting achievement. 19% of students identify as having an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background. All students participate in a wide range of cultural recognition and learning experiences focusing on local Bundjalung culture, language and dance. Our executive staff is secure. Our teachers are diverse in both skills and experience. The majority of the school's equity funding will be used to support initiatives developed in the 2024-2027 Strategic Improvement Plan, which will continue to be informed by the results of the external validation process that the school completed in 2023. Special Notes About the NSW Department of Education The 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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage . We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge theircontinued connection to their country and culture.

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