School Counsellor - Cobar High School
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
Wellbeing
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Closing date
11 November 2026
Posted 29 Oct 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
7-12
School staff (FTE)
39.3
28 teaching · 11.3 non-teaching
Students per teacher
7.6:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
214
Indigenous students
32%
Language other than English
5%
Girls vs boys
132 girls · 82 boys
Socio-educational background
Well below the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Cobar High School is a co-educational secondary school serving students in Years 7 to 12, situated in Cobar, a proud mining and rural community in Far Western NSW. The school's motto, "Vouloir C'est Pouvoir" — meaning "Where there's a will, there's a way" — reflects the spirit of determination that characterises both the school and the wider region. The school offers specialist programs in high potential and gifted education, ensuring that academically capable students are extended and challenged. Cobar High also provides targeted EAL/D support for students for whom English is an additional language or dialect, alongside dedicated provision for students with additional needs or disability. Student learning support officers are deployed directly in the classroom, providing in-situ assistance that benefits both individual students and the broader learning environment. The school has implemented Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) as a whole-school framework, establishing consistent expectations and a positive culture across all year groups.
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 Cobar High School and provided with opportunities to work across the lifespan wit…