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School Counsellor - Parkes High School ($20K Recruitment)
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
Special Education
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Closing date
6 May 2026
Posted 29 Apr 2026
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467
Total students
55%
Boys
45%
Girls
58.1
Teaching FTE
16.8
Non-teaching FTE
894
ICSEA value
10th percentile · Lower SES
4%
EAL/D Background
32%
Indigenous students
Source: ACARA My School data
Parkes High School is a comprehensive, co-educational secondary school located in Parkes, New South Wales, catering to students from Year 7 to Year 12. The school is part of the Henry Parkes Learning Community, situating it within a broader network of local schools that share a collaborative educational context. Parkes High School offers a diverse range of learning pathways to meet the needs of its students. The school operates a dedicated special education unit comprising seven classes, providing structured support for students with additional learning needs. Alongside this, the school delivers selective and gifted and talented programs, ensuring academically advanced students are appropriately extended. Vocational education and training courses round out the curriculum offering, giving students practical, industry-recognised pathways alongside their academic studies. The school's vision centres on staff engaging with students to build real connections with a rapidly changing world through transferable and enduring skills, with the aim of equipping motivated learners with resilience, knowledge, and deep understanding to participate and succeed in both local and global communities.
Role description
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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 professional development and your ability to make an impact on the lives of children and young people.
The successful candidate will be based at Parkes High School and provided with opportunities to work ac…