Head of Student Wellbeing Delivery

About the Opportunity

If you are currently employed by Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese, please submit your application via our internal Careers Site on EmployeeConnect. We are excited to support you in the next step of your career.

Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to join our Student Support Directorate as Head of Student Wellbeing Delivery. This senior leadership role is central to ensuring high-quality, equitable and coordinated wellbeing support for students across our system.

Guided by the mission of the Catholic Church, this role leads system-wide approaches to identifying and responding to students’ psychosocial and additional learning needs, enabling all students to flourish within safe, inclusive learning environments!

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Executive General Manager – Student Support (or delegate), the Head of Student Wellbeing Delivery provides strategic leadership for the design, implementation and evaluation of student wellbeing and support services across CSPD.

You will lead the implementation of the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) and oversee intake, referrals, assessment, risk management and case management processes, working in close partnership with schools, internal teams and external agencies.

• Lead system-wide wellbeing and student support services, including MTSS, screening, assessment, referrals, risk assessment and case management
• Provide strategic leadership to multidisciplinary teams, including MTSS, Assessment, Inclusive Learning and Jarara Cultural Centre teams
• Collaborate with school leaders, teachers and external partners to strengthen school-based wellbeing responses and care coordination
• Lead data-informed decision-making to evaluate impact, guide resource allocation and inform system priorities
• Establish and sustain partnerships with health, allied health and social service providers through Connected Catholic Communities
• Oversee the development and implementation of risk assessment and case management platforms and processes
• Ensure compliance with legislative requirements, CSPD standards and child-safe practices
• Drive innovation, continuous improvement and the use of evidence-based practice in student wellbeing delivery
• Contribute to strategic planning and system-wide initiatives aligned to the Diocesan pastoral vision

About you

You are a collaborative, values-driven leader with strong strategic capability and a deep understanding of student wellbeing in contemporary educational contexts. You bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant area
• Significant leadership experience in student wellbeing, education, health or related fields
• Demonstrated experience leading complex systems, teams and change initiatives
• Strong stakeholder engagement, negotiation and communication skills
• Expertise in data-informed practice, assessment frameworks and multi-disciplinary service delivery
• A commitment to Catholic ethos, social justice and the dignity of every student

Benefits

There are so many great things that CSPD has to offer! As a valued CSPD employee, you can benefit from up to 25% off school fees for your children enrolled in our schools. This discount can also be claimed by staff members who are grandparents, step-parents, carers, or guardians.

But that's not all. We offer:

• Competitive remuneration
• Salary packaging 
• Wellbeing initiatives and resources
• Extensive growth and development opportunities 
• Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees
• State-of-the-art facilities 
  

The Organisation

CSPD is committed to responding to the needs of all students. With over 5,000 employees located across 80 primary and secondary schools and office communities, our aim is to transform learning and unlock the full potential of each of our 43,500 students while enriching the professional lives of staff.

Child Safeguarding Statement

This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment, including holding a cleared NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) and compliance with CSPDs Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Children and Students. For more information regarding WWCCs, click here.

Diversity Statement

CSPD strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.