AddressKoo Wee Rup Secondary College (KWRSC) is a large co-education public school situated in the high-growth corridor of the Southeastern suburbs with easy access to Phillip Island, Mornington Peninsula and the Melbourne CBD.
Koo Wee Rup Secondary College is going through an exciting change with a newly appointed Principal in Term 4 of 2023, and a new Principal Team formed for the beginning of 2024.
Our past and current enrolment sits around 1050 students. Many students travel by bus to attend the college. Our current staffing profile consists of the Principal, 4.4 Assistant Principals, ten Leading Teachers, six Learning Specialists, seventy-one Classroom Teachers and thirty-one Education Support Staff. Koo Wee Rup is a progressive community with a focus on community engagement and support. The school is active in the Cardinia Network developing partnerships with other network primary and secondary schools.
The College is situated around attractive spacious grounds. Previous rebuilds have enabled the update of three learning community centres with plans to upgrade the other centres when the opportunity arises through the Department.
Our vision is ¿to inspire a passion for lifelong learning and excellence in a community which provides all students with the opportunity to achieve their personal best¿. We emphasise the importance of students being independent and responsible, and we instil the values of personal best, honesty and integrity, and respect for others.
At KWRSC our Strategic Plan 2020-2024 goals are to
- Improve student outcomes in literacy and numeracy across all domains,
- Develop improved engagement of students in their learning, and
- Improve student health and wellbeing across the school.
Curriculum offerings in Years 7, 8 and 9 consist of core components covering the key Domains. In Years 9 and 10, elective offerings complement the core subjects. Students are also able to study VCE subjects as part of their Year 10 studies. In Years 11 and 12, we offer a comprehensive program that allows students to engage in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), VCE Vocational Major (VCE VM) and Vocational Education and Training (VET).
The College has strong connections to the Head Start initiative and we currently have and will continue to have students undertake an array of SBAT options. We also offer Certificate II VETDSS on campus to support the priority VET pathways as surfaced by the Firth review and the exciting new VCE VM senior certificate option.
KWRSC has a wide range of extra-curricular activities, including Instrumental Music, Musical Productions and Festivals and a wide range of excursions, competitions, sports programs, and camps as approved by the School Council.
KSC 1: Demonstrate strong communication and organisational skills, showing an ability to convey information clearly and sensitively, with students, parents and staff.
KSC 2: Demonstrated capacity in administrative tasks supporting daily functions, including maintaining accurate/detailed records, scheduling appointments and reporting and recording Wellbeing data efficiently.
KSC 3: Demonstrated ability to provide initial support and guidance to students experiencing emotional, social, or mental health issues. Familiarity with basic counselling techniques and principles.
KSC 4: Ability to respond effectively to student presentations to Wellbeing. Demonstrating ability to assess risk and urgency of need and prioritising supports as such.
KSC 5: Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, contributing to a supportive and cohesive working environment. Showing capacity to liaise and coordinate with various stakeholders, including teachers, parents, and external agencies, to support student wellbeing.
The Wellbeing Support Officer will be responsible for providing comprehensive administrative support to the College Wellbeing team and delivering basic counselling services to students. This role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth operation of wellbeing initiatives, maintaining accurate records, coordinating programs, and offering frontline support to students in need.
- Coordinates the daily operation of the Wellbeing Area, including overseeing students who approach Wellbeing seeking consultation and support.
- Assess students who access Wellbeing utilising a triage process to establish urgency/level of risk and prioritising those with acute need
- Provide supervised one-on-one support and counselling to students facing emotional, social, or mental health challenges.
- Coordinates Allied Health and other external professionals supporting students.
- Provides routine administrative support to the Wellbeing Team/Wellbeing Program.
- Support/Coordinate relevant Student Support Group and Parent Meetings; assisting with the development and collation of relevant documentation
- Maintains Wellbeing records using school systems and collates data used for service planning
- Maintaining confidentiality of students \ within the parameters of duty of care; ensuring that clinical and administrative standards are maintained in accordance with the Department of Education
- Prepare and distribute correspondence, reports, and other documents related to student wellbeing.
- Assist in the dissemination of information about wellbeing programs, events, and initiatives.
- Supports communication between school, parents and community supports.
- Oversees the resources available in the Wellbeing Space and fosters an inclusive accessible environment
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
