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Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader (Leading Teacher Range 3)Government schools • Melbourne, AU
Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader (Leading Teacher Range 3)

Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader (Leading Teacher Range 3)

Government schools • Melbourne, AU
5 days ago
Job description

Support teachers and school staff to expand their capacity to embed evidence-based mental health strategies, interventions and programs and build mental health literacy to identify and support primary school students with mental health concerns.

Key responsibilities

  • Collaborate with school staff to inform, influence and provide input into teaching and learning relating to mental health and wellbeing.
  • Provide support to schools staff and classroom teachers to build their capabilities to embed mental health into the classroom.
  • Work with school leadership and wellbeing teams to embed whole school approaches to mental health into school planning and strategic processes.
  • Coordinate clear referral pathways internally (within school) and externally (to community services) for students identified as requiring further assessment and intervention.

What you need

  • The role provides a proactive focus for the promotion and prevention of mental health and wellbeing through assessment and implementation of context-relevant programs, approaches and initiatives based on a broad and extensive knowledge of the needs of the school.
  • The role is seen as a key conduit in creating referral pathways once a teacher or other staff member identifies a concern in the classroom.
  • Evaluation of this pilot initiative has shown that 95 per cent of Mental Health and Wellbeing Leaders consider the Mental Health in Primary Schools model has improved their school's capacity to support students' mental health and wellbeing needs.

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