Student Wellbeing Team Members

Student Wellbeing Team Members

Large multi-campus Christian school

Part-time (1 to 4 days per week)

Ongoing positions

Drouin, Drouin East, Traralgon or Pakenham locations

Chairo Christian School is a non-denominational Christian school with 1,800 Kinder to Year 12 students attending five picturesque campuses in West and South Gippsland, the Latrobe Valley and the south-eastern outskirts of Melbourne.

Our mission is to provide excellence in Christ-centred education in partnership with families within a caring Christian community. In doing this, we aim to prepare students thoroughly for further study, careers, service and life in general.

We are currently seeking to appoint one or more Student Wellbeing Team Members to commence in Term 1 next year. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a caring Christian environment and provide important assistance to the Chairo community in delivering high quality care and Christian education to our students.

Some key responsibilities will include the following:

·         Providing confidential pastoral care and guidance to students

·         Assisting staff members with issues surrounding student behaviour, learning and socialisation within the school

·         Building a positive, friendly rapport with relevant stakeholders such as parents, caregivers and other staff members

·         Playing an active and distinctive role in the development of school wellbeing policies and processes

The successful candidates will possess the following qualifications, attributes and experience:

·         Training and/or experience in pastoral care, counselling or chaplaincy

·         Training in mental health (or willingness to obtain)

·         Training and/or experience in education (desirable)

·         Ability to build relationships

·         Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

·         Ability to meet the current requirements of the National School Chaplaincy Programme

Successful applicants will need to be in agreement with and model Chairo’s Statement of Faith.

The safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all our students is a high priority. As part of our recruitment process, Chairo undertakes rigorous reference and background checking including a Working with Children check. Before applying, applicants are requested to review Chairo’s Child Safety booklet.

An online application can be completed and submitted, together with a covering letter and resume, by selecting the Current Vacancies link on the Employment page on Chairo’s website (www.chairo.vic.edu.au/careers).

The closing date for applications is Sunday 1 December.