School Counsellor - Finley High School
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
Wellbeing
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Closing date
4 November 2026
Posted 22 Oct 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
7-12
School staff (FTE)
47.3
35.7 teaching · 11.6 non-teaching
Students per teacher
8.5:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
304
Indigenous students
13%
Language other than English
5%
Girls vs boys
163 girls · 141 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Finley High School is a comprehensive, co-educational secondary school located in Finley, NSW, serving students from Year 7 to Year 12. The school offers a broad curriculum with notable specialist programs that reflect both the regional character of the community and contemporary education priorities. An Agricultural Program provides students with practical, hands-on learning connected to the rural landscape of the Riverina region, while School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships give students a direct pathway into vocational qualifications alongside their secondary studies. The school's areas of focus span agricultural studies, hospitality training, STEM, sport, and creative arts, offering students a wide range of academic and practical pathways. Finley High School is particularly well resourced for its hospitality program, with state-of-the-art hospitality training facilities including a commercial-grade hospitality trade training centre. This infrastructure supports genuine industry-standard learning experiences for students pursuing careers in the hospitality sector.
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 Finley High School and provided with opportunities to work across the lif…