Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Student Wellbeing and Inclusion Programs and
Services - Client Services
Job title Senior School Social Worker Designation Professional 3
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $117,625 - $131,735 Location Katherine
Position number 19674 RTF 354722 30/09/2026
Contact Reagan Hughes, Assistant Director Client Services on 0499 873 220 or [email protected]
About the agency www.education.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=354722
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with disability
by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss this with the contact
officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
School Social Workers work within a Multi-tiered System of Support framework to build the capability of educators to support students to maximise
their educational outcomes. School Social Workers provide support to schools to improve the wellbeing and safety of students through evidence-
based interventions. Consultation, planning, and short-term individual supports are provided to address student behaviour, wellbeing and social
emotional concerns that may be having a direct impact on educational outcomes.
Context statement
Student Wellbeing and Inclusion Programs and Services (SWIPS) is part of Inclusion and Engagement Services, which provides differentiated support
services to reform inclusion and improve engagement and access to learning for children, students and communities. SWIPS provide advice, guidance
and support to clients and stakeholders to ensure all children and students are welcomed into an inclusive learning environment and can engage
effectively with education and learn to their full potential. Family Inclusive Practice is a key focus, fostering strong school, family and community
partnerships to enhance student wellbeing and success.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide professional leadership in delivery of social emotional and wellbeing services within and across regional teams, including providing
effective contribution to leadership with operational support and coordination and delivery of request for service allocations.
2. Supervise and mentor less experienced staff within the teams through provision of regular professional supervision, including students on
placement.
3. Collaborate with Professional Practice Leaders and work across multidisciplinary teams to inform practice standards, facilitate place-based decision
making and ensure cohesive and place-based service delivery. This includes participating in the assessment of service requests from intake through
to allocation and service delivery planning for schools.
4. Deliver high quality differentiated interventions that improve the wellbeing and safety of students through a range of whole school, whole-class,
group work and individual supports including short term counselling and management of complex cases
5. Develop and deliver evidence based Professional Learning sessions provided by SWIPS multidisciplinary teams and in response to Requests for
Service.
6. Maintain high standards of practice documentation and records management and ensure adherence to the legislations, policy frameworks,
guidelines and practice standards and maintain accurate record utilising the department databases.
7. Lead and provide critical incident response and recovery support in urban, rural and remote settings, for a range of incidents and for a diverse
range of student clients in a school setting and school community in collaboration with other SWIPS officers. This requires ability to undertake
remote travel at short notice
8. Participate in compulsory training to maintain current practice knowledge and ensure adherence to departmental policies.
9. Engage in other duties as identified by the employer which arise out of the priorities identified by the department.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. An approved social work qualification that meets eligibility requirements with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
2. Specialist knowledge, qualifications and skills to provide a variety of social emotional and wellbeing services appropriate for individual, group and
system level intervention for children and young people with disabilities and additional needs
3. Proven ability to provide professional leadership, supervision and mentoring in the delivery of social emotional and wellbeing services and play a
key leadership role in team operations and high-level practice matters including complex cases.
4. Exceptional organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and plan and proven ability to be flexible and adapt to changing circumstances and
priorities identified by the department.
5. Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse professional,
cultural and linguistic backgrounds, which includes ethnic, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
6. Strong facilitation skills and the ability to deliver professional learning and information to educators and school leadership teams.
7. Demonstrated experience in the management of traumatic incidents and critical incident response and recovery.
Desirable
1. Membership with Australian Association of Social Work (AASW) as an Accredited Supervisor.
2. Postgraduate qualifications in leadership / management, specialty practice area or other relevant fields.
Further information
Corporate conditions apply to this position. The applicant must have a current Working with Children Notice Clearance and hold or be willing to obtain
a current NT driver’s licence. Visits to remote schools may necessitate travel by four-wheel drive vehicle on unsealed roads or light aircraft and include
overnight stays in remote communities of up to four days. Four-wheel drive training will be provided by the NT Department of Education and Training.
