School counsellors are an essential part of the department’s School Counselling Service.
They provide counselling and psychological assessment of students to complement and enhance the work of teachers to strengthen student learning and wellbeing outcomes, and they help families understand and manage their children’s learning and mental health needs. This is a truly collegiate role offering unique challenges and opportunities – both in your professional development and your ability to make an impact on the lives of children and young people.
The successful candidate will be based at Sarah Redfern Public School and provided with opportunities to work across the lifespan with both primary and high school aged students. Working as a school counsellor in a NSW public school will enable you to engage with a diversity of students (and school communities) like no other child and adolescent psychologist role can. This is a chance to use your skills to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people at a time in their lives when it matters most.
School counsellors receive regular, individual professional supervision with the Senior Psychologist Education and participate in group and peer supervision as a member of the broader district school counselling team. You will most likely be collaborating with a number of school communities and colleagues, as well as outside agencies, with the opportunity to use and expand the full range of your skills and expertise as part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team.
School counsellors are provided with regular opportunities to participate in continuing professional development and the NSW Department of Education will support you to complete or maintain your registration with the Psychology Board of Australia. Other benefits include school holiday leave, travel allowances and health and wellbeing benefits such as our Fitness Passport program. The department will also cover your indemnity insurance as a psychologist.
Sarah Redfern Public School is a P-6 school located on the custodial lands of the Dharawal people, with a student population of approximately 316. Situated in the dynamic suburb of Minto, our school is part of a strong, vibrant, and supportive learning community. We are enriched by a diverse student body, including 11% of students identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 75% from English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) backgrounds. As a learning hub, Sarah Redfern Public School includes a preschool for 80 children, eleven mainstream classes, and five inclusive education classes serving students from Kindergarten through Year 6. We are committed to providing equitable learning opportunities and support for all students. We prioritise continuous improvement and strive for excellence in all areas. Located adjacent to Sarah Redfern High School, our unique setting fosters collaborative relationships that enable us to meet the diverse needs of all students. We provide opportunities to develop high potential and gifted abilities across intellectual, creative, social-emotional, and physical domains. Our school culture is defined by inclusion and high expectations for all. For more information, please visit the school website Sarah Redfern Public School
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Experience in counselling using evidence-based interventions with a demonstrated understanding of the mental health needs of children and young people.
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Experience in the psychological assessment of children and young people, including case formulation and report writing.
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Demonstrated ability to collaborate with key stakeholders to improve the learning and wellbeing outcomes of children and young people including students from diverse backgrounds and needs.
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Be a registered or provisionally registered psychologist, or eligible for registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
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Ability and willingness to travel between work sites. Must have a valid unrestricted provisional or full driver’s licence with the ability to drive oneself.
This position is under the Teachers award (Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 202- . To be eligible to apply, you must have an unconditional, full approval to teach or have eligibility to apply for an approval to teach. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.
This position will commence 20 July 2026.
This is a permanent part time position 0.6 FTE (Full-time equivalent)
Applicants seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE. Applicants on the eligibility list will be offered the remaining FTE but are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage
Successful applicants will be provided with a Departmental induction program, ongoing professional learning and professional supervision.
about working in the school counselling service. Visit the Department’s School Counselling Service pages to discover more about working as a school psychologist or school counsellor in NSW public schools.
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application - must be NSW WWCC.
About the NSW Department of Education
The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.
To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.
