Student Support Officer - Full Time - Ongoing - Wentworth Point High School

Position Information

The NSW Department of Education provides, funds and regulates education services for NSW students from early childhood to secondary school, delivering world-class education through its public schools and providing funding support to non-government schools. We employ, develop and support teachers, leaders and other staff to deliver the best outcomes for students and to advance the wellbeing of Aboriginal people.

About the Role

Student Support Officers work within the school community to enhance student wellbeing and learning outcomes in partnership with the wellbeing team and the school counselling service. Student Support Officers provide individual and targeted wellbeing support and whole of school wellbeing initiatives and programs that are evidence-based. They have a pivotal role in working collaboratively with external agencies and creating referral pathways for students and families to child and family support agencies.

Essential Requirements

• A completed diploma or higher qualification in social work, youth work, welfare or related discipline must be attached along with your application
• Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal education policies
• Valid and current Working With Children Check (WWCC).

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Talent Pool

A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool is a group of candidates who have undergone an assessment process and have been identified as suitable for this role or similar roles for a period of 18 months. Being part of a talent pool means that you may be considered for ongoing or temporary employment for a range of similar roles. This offers exciting opportunities for you to gain a wide range of experiences to build your public service career.

Special Notes

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 all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

Additional Information
The new Wentworth Point High School (WPHS) is located at Burroway Road Wentworth Point. The high rise six-level school sits in a high-density property area comprising only apartment residences. The school commenced operations in 2025 with year 7 including three Autism (AU) support classes and will have a staggered start to year groups year-on-year. From 2026 there will be five Autism (AU) support classes. The new secondary school is designed to serve the dramatically growing number of local families in the area and will cater for 1530 students with an average year group of 255 students. The school has close links with Wentworth Point Public School, as a partner school as well as sharing a geographical boundary. The school will also have strong links with Parramatta Council as there will be shared grounds and facilities, such as parking space and an oval which are to be completed in Phase 2 of the build. The school has diverse feeder public schools including Wentworth Point Public School, Newington Public School, Concord West Public School, Auburn North Public School and Victoria Avenue Public School.

The school has a highly diverse student population. Our current Year 7 cohort has 170 Mainstream and 18 Support Unit students, with students born in 20 different countries and speaking over 23 languages at home. Mongolian, Arabic, Mandarin and Korean are the most prominent. Approximately 25% of students are on Temporary Resident Visas, mostly from Mongolia and Saudi Arabia. The socio-economic status of families is broad. The school is committed to establishing high expectations for learning and behaviour, within a supportive framework that ensures students feel known, valued and cared for.

Our school motto, Courage to Grow, Strength to Connect, underpins all that we do as we endeavour to guide students to grow academically, socially, and emotionally, while building strong connections with their peers, staff, families, and the wider community.

How to Apply
To apply for this role, please submit in either Word or PDF format:
1. A cover letter (max 2 pages)

• demonstrating how your skills, knowledge and professional experience meet the focus capabilities as outlined in the role description

2. A target question response (maximum 300 words per target question)

• answering the two targeted questions below

3. A current resume(max 5 pages)

• including name, phone number/s an