Job Description
- School Counsellor
- (0.5 FTE)
- Bourke High School ($20K Recruitment Bonus) (0000BFQ1) Location Regional NSW Advertisement Number A900160352 Number of Positions 1 Total Remuneration Package: Package valued at up to $187,933. Base salary ranges from $104,156 to $165,812, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience. *Note there is no automatic progression to $165,812
- SCAC. Access to SCAC is available once a school counsellor has progressed through all salary steps and upon successful application for Advanced Certification level against the NSW School Counselling Service PPF. School Name Bourke High School Staffing Area Bourke FTE 0.500 Contact Phone number 0474 859 467 Contact School Admin
- 99999999 Closing Date 18-Nov-2026, 5:00:00 AM Job Category TCH Other Organisation Teaching Service Position Information 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 Bourke 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. Bourke High School has an enrolment of 124 students, with 86% of students identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and is located 370 km northwest of Dubbo with a strong focus on student wellbeing, community engagement and quality teaching and learning. The school features a strong vocational education and training focus in all years,



its basic purpose is to offer strong, inclusive and comprehensive academic and vocational curriculum while providing sporting, social and cultural opportunities for all. There is a robust welfare focus with programs in place to address students' social, and educational needs. School rules: Respect
- Safety
- Learning: have been developed to reflect this and underpin all activities. The school's aim is that all students can achieve success and the goal is for all students leaving school to enter employment or further education and training. The school focuses on literacy, numeracy, technology and improving attendance. Bourke High School is a Connected Communities School which is a strategy to drive improved educational outcomes for Aboriginal children and young people. For more information, please visit the school website Bourke High School . Specific Selection Criteria
- Experience in counselling using evidence-based interventions with a demonstrated understanding of the mental health needs of children and young people.
- Experience in the psychological assessment of children and young people, including case formulation and report writing.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with key stakeholders to improve the learning and wellbeing outcomes of children and young people including students from diverse backgrounds and needs. Conditions
- Be a registered or provisionally registered psychologist, or eligible for registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
- Ability and willingness to travel between worksites. Must have a valid unrestricted provisional or full driver’s licence with the ability to drive oneself.
- This position is under the Teachers award ( Crown Em

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