Student Wellbeing and Support

Westall Secondary College is located in the south east of Melbourne.  It is 30 minutes from the Melbourne Central Business District and five minutes from Monash Universitys Clayton campus.  The school currently has 600+ students drawn from the local area and the international community. The College is a well-established, co-educational, government school which enrols students from Year 7 to 12.  The College achieves excellent results for local and international students.

The Westall area is undergoing significant change and growth in the next 5-10 years. We have received planning money from the State Government to plan and redevelop both Westall Primary School and Westall Secondary College. This is an incredibly exciting time in the journey and growth of Westall Secondary College.

Academic Excellence

Our programs at Westall Secondary College are designed to encourage the highest standard of achievement in everything our students undertake.  The College is committed to excellence through a personalised approach to teaching and learning.  The College emphasis in junior years is on core competencies of literacy and numeracy across all subjects in the curriculum.  Extensive course and career counselling in Year 10 so that informed choices can be made for VCE or VCAL and beyond.  Academic rigour, initiative and self-discipline are central to life in the school with a shared goal of achievement between staff and students, inspiring the whole college.

Your Child- Our Student

Helping our students to feel happy, secure and confident is an important priority for all Westall Staff.

The friendly and Supportive atmosphere at Westall is underpinned by a strong code of conduct, a distinctive uniform policy, firm structures and clear expectations.  Student development embraces academic progress, the building of character, self-worth and sense of community.  We celebrate our top VCE results, but what really matters to us at Westall is that all of our students graduate as confident, well-educated young adults, well prepared to take charge of their future.

An International Perspective

Westall College is proud to be an accredited provider of education for International students.  The College values its harmonious diversity of cultures, which enriches the life of the whole school community. 

The College has a federally funded English Language Centre on site which provides intensive EAL (English as an additional Language) to newly arrived students.  This program caters for refugees, migrants and International fee paying students.

SC1 Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of programs, procedures and policies that foster resilience, social, emotional and educational needs.

SC2 Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively with members of the school community including students and the capacity to provide support and/or attendant care to students where     necessary.

SC3 Capacity to work cooperatively with a range of people, including teachers, education support staff, external agencies, students and parents.

SC4 A commitment to professional learning and growth.

SC5 Demonstrated ability to assist and Support vulnerable and disengaged youth within an educational setting.      

SC6 Demonstrated capacity to provide Leadership in a Wellbeing team.

Some holiday attendance may be required with notice.

Range 4 is distinguished by broader management responsibility, particularly in the areas of other support functions.  Range 4 is responsible for managing a range of functions under a wide range of conditions, subject to the size and complexity of school operations. 

Objectives will, generally, be clearly defined; guidelines will be broad and day-to-day direction minimal.  Management responsibility extends to ensuring appropriate support levels are maintained across the school.  Range 4 generally provides key support and timely advice to the leadership team and liaises with the general school community, the Department and other government agencies and service providers.

Specialised professional roles will carry a high level of independence and accountability where suitable scope is provided to achieve objectives.

An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor.  Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee¿s position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.

Operating in collaboration with school, leadership and wellbeing team where relevant, the student Wellbeing and support  will:

• Promote a whole school approach to foster resilience, educational, social and emotional health and wellbeing to students.
• Support teachers and school staff to expand their capacity to embed evidence-based strategies, interventions and programs and build Wellbeing and resilience to identify and Support students.
• Coordinate clear referral pathways internally (within school) and externally (to community services) for students identified as requiring further assessment and intervention.
• Proactively work with and Support staff, school Wellbeing and leadership teams, teachers, parents/carers and other external agencies to coordinate targeted support for students.

Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via *******@education.vic.gov.au

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

 https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

 https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and Support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and Support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx