1 day per week, negotiable.

Selection Criteria

SC1 Experience in child and/or youth counselling, social work, or a relevant therapeutic support.

SC2  Demonstrated experience in assessing, conceptualising and analysing wellbeing issues, and providing evidence-based direct counselling for a range of mental health needs.

SC3 Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively with members of the school community including families, staff, and students.

SC4  Demonstrated commitment to professional development and the achievement of school goals in the areas of student engagement, wellbeing and transitions.

SC5 Demonstrated experience supporting students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.

Established over 150 years ago in 1865, Glen Iris Primary School, affectionately known as GIPS, is a family and community-oriented school serving families in Glen Iris and the surrounding areas. In 2023, our enrolment is 390 children and 17 classes.  Our highly motivated and professional staff members provide an engaging and caring education that fosters a love of learning and encouragement for individuals to excel. 

We have a deeply embedded pedagogical model from Prep to Year 6. We start our lessons with a hook or positive primer to help students engage with the learning. Then, we do explicit teaching of a skill or strategy. As students move off to differentiated work, teachers differentiate by working with small groups and then conferencing one to one with students before bringing students back to reflect at the end of class. This consistent, predictable routine is embedded across all classes and year level groups. In 2024, our specialist classes will include Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Physical Education, STEM Design Thinking, and French.

Data drives everything here at GIPS so we can continually measure the progress of our students. We spend dedicated time during PLCs analysing all student data and then discussing in teams how that data will impact our explicit teaching, small group instruction, and one to one conferencing. We place great emphasis on reading, writing and mathematics at GIPS. Our motto is Aim High, and thus we have very high expectations for our learners and their developmental growth. 

Wellbeing is embedded into learning, because safe, happy, and healthy children learn better. At GIPS, we use a range of wellbeing tools to support our students to learn the skills and strategies they need to have positive mental health including the Resilience Project, the Berry Street Education Model, Life Education, Buddies, and Respectful Relationships. These programs help our students build and maintain harmonious relationships. Our shared school values – Empathy, Honesty, Resilience, Gratitude and Respect- are central to our community. 

Teachers at our school are exhilarated about education and improvement, as we are constantly learning and growing. There is a strong sense of community at GIPS, and we are seeking teachers who are passionate about working on teams, have high expectations for all learners, and value the integration of learning and wellbeing. Questions can be directed to the school principal, Maddie Witter.