Mental Health Practitioner

Location Profile

Mount Rowan Secondary College is a vibrant learning community, in the Ballarat region, with a strong culture of caring for the individual needs of students. We cater for a full range of academic and vocational pathways, from Year 7 to Year 12. 

Our motto "Together we grow and achieve" is a reflection of our commitment to work in partnership with parents and students to achieve the best possible educational outcomes for all of our students. Our school values of Pride, Respect and Excellence through Effort compliment this motto.

We offer a dynamic teaching and learning program supported by extensive extracurricular, wellbeing and inclusion programs and outstanding new facilities. Staff are supported by a tailored professional learning and coaching program.

Selection Criteria

1. Ability to implement a range of small group and whole-school mental health prevention and promotion activities aimed at improving student mental health and wellbeing, including the delivery of capability building and awareness raising activities for staff and/or students on key mental health and wellbeing issues affecting the school’s student population.
2. Demonstrated ability to input into the development, implementation and evaluation of processes and strategies aimed at enhancing mental health and wellbeing prevention, promotion and early intervention.
3. Demonstrated experience in assessing, conceptualising and analysing wellbeing issues, and providing evidence-based direct counselling support to clients with a range of mental health needs.
4. Demonstrated experience in coordinating supports for…