Inclusion and Wellbeing 

Role Descriptions

These role descriptions are to detail the Inclusion and Wellbeing roles and responsibilities of positions within the College that are attached to specific, permanent roles

Inclusion Coordinator

Role: The Inclusion Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of the inclusion program which involves collaborating with staff, families and students on support plans, assessments and resources to meet the physical, emotional and instructional needs of each individual student.

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following: 

• Co-ordinating the inclusion program 
• Liaising with the SSSO to coordinate student referrals for assessment
• Support transition program and follow up with PSD
• Supporting the work of the Student Engagement Team develop integration staff through regular meetings
• Facilitate SSG meetings and communicate with families
• Coordinate support for students through their classes and related activities eg exams
• Work with teachers, aides and families to develop Individual Learning Plans 
• Share data and reports as appropriate, to facilitate learning and well being
• Ensure that DET guidelines and requirements are met
• Facilitate and document the assessment and application process
• Liaise with feeder primary schools or student’s previous school to support the transition process 
• Other duties as required by the Principal

Committee Membership:

• Inclusion Team

Reports to:  Assistant Principal - Wellbeing, Inclusion and Senior School

Multicultural Education Aid

Role: 

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following: 

• Provide teachers with insights into students’ cultural backgrounds and experiences
• Assist with activities and excursions
• Contribute cultural perspectives to curriculum content to make it more relevant to all students
• Assist teachers to communicate with parents and other family members
• Prepare simple  information for parents
• Collaborate with staff and families to develop support plans 
• Support the inclusion team to develop teaching materials
• Liaise with community members

Reports to:  Assistant Principal - Wellbeing, Inclusion and Senior School

Inclusion Support

Role: Inclusion staff liaise with teaching staff and parents to support the students’ development to meet the physical, emotional and instructional needs. 

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following: 

• In and out of classroom support for students, including attending excursions and events 
• Individual Education Plans and Student Support groups 
• Collaborate with staff and families to develop support plans including behaviour management plans 
• Collaborate with external agencies as required 
• Other duties as required by the Principal

Committee Membership:

• Inclusion Team

Reports to:  Inclusion Coordinator

Wellbeing Coordinator

Role: The Wellbeing Coordinator is responsible for counselling students and developing action plans for individual cases. They also assist leadership teams with the management of critical incidents and emergency wellbeing situations. They contribute to the development and implementation of procedures and policies regarding the wellbeing of students, and following DET policies. 

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following: 

• Providing support for students and families
• Co-ordinating intervention strategies
• Managing and implementing student programs 
• Assist with the management of critical incidents and emergencies.
• Supporting the work of the SEWBT 
• Other duties as required by the Principal

Committee Membership:

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Family Liaison Officer

Role: The Family Liaison Officer is responsible for providing counselling to students and working collaboratively with families/services and the community to increase student attendance and improve mental health well-being. 

Jo works closely with Junior Sub-school to provide support with ‘at risk’ students and convene regular care team meetings with parents and service providers.

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following: 

• Identifying students with low attendance with particular focus on Year 7 students.
• Providing support for students and families.
• Developing plans for ‘at risk’ students.
• Co-ordinating intervention strategies.
• Supporting the work of the Student Engagement Team and working closely with the Leadership team to support ‘at risk’ students.
• Working with feeder primary schools to assist with grade 6 transition.
• Other duties as required by the Principal

Committee Membership:

• Transition team

Reports to:  Assistant Principal, Wellbeing, Inclusion and Senior Student Engagement

Community Engagement

Role: To work collaboratively with all feeder primary schools in particular targeting grade 4 and 5 by increasing the interactions with Glenroy College.

• To be able to promote Glenroy College within the primary schools and use our media publications to update the wider community.
• To continue to visit feeder primary schools for transition and take students from year 7 to visit each primary school and talk about their experience settling into Glenroy College and what activities/subjects are at Glenroy College.  

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following: 

• To collaborate with staff at both Glenroy College and key stakeholders at primary schools to determine what we can provide for their students.
• To increase interactions between each feeder primary school and organize a visit to Glenroy College.
• To consult with our domains to determine what we can offer our feeder primary school students such as Art, Digitech, Foods, Sport, Media..
• To promote what Glenroy College has on offer by linking in with our media publications worker and ensuring we promote through our social media to increase our profile within the community. 
• To work with current year 7 students to attend their previous primary school and speak about their experience settling into secondary school.
• Other duties as required by the Principal

Measures of success:

• Increase contact with each feeder primary school.
• A visit of students from feeder primary schools to engage in a program/class within Glenroy College (minimum of 4 primary schools).
• Positive promotion of activities/programs run at Glenroy College advertised through social media (minimum of 3 posts).
• Positive feedback of our year 7 students attending their previous primary school to highlight their experience of settling into year 7 and promoting all the activities/subjects that are run from Glenroy College.  A survey will be developed and feedback results collated

Overall long-term Goal/s:

• To increase year 7 enrolments with students who choose to attend Glenroy College as their first choice.
• To contribute to the positive image of Glenroy College within the wider school community.
• For students who attend Glenroy College in year 7 to feel more engaged and feel more supported when they commence.  A measure of this success could be via a survey they complete by the end of week 2 of Term 1.

Committee Membership:

• None

Reports to:  Assistant Principal - Professional Learning, Junior School Engagement

Mental Health Practitioner

Role: The Mental Health Practitioner is responsible for counselling students and developing action plans for individual cases. She can assist families to access appropriate referral to local agencies and provides advice to staff on wellbeing issues and concerns. 

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following: 

• Provision of direct counselling to students and other early intervention strategies
• Coordinating support for students with more complex needs
• Supporting the work of the SEWBT
• Other duties as required by the Principal

Reports to:  Assistant Principal - Wellbeing, Inclusion and Senior School

Social Worker

Role: 

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following: 

• Providing support for students and families
• Assisting with Breakfast club and lunchtime activities
• Assisting in wellbeing programs
• Assist in the facilitation of whole school events
• Conducting activities with small groups of students
• Building community partnerships
• Supporting the work of the Student Engagement and Wellbeing Team

Reports to:  Assistant Principal - Wellbeing, Inclusion and Senior School

Chaplain

Role: 

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following: 

• Provide pastoral care for students
• Conducting activities with small groups of students
• Running Breakfast club and lunchtime activities
• Assisting in specific wellbeing programs
• Liaising with families
• Building community partnerships
• Supporting the work of the Student Engagement and Wellbeing Team

Reports to:  Assistant Principal - Wellbeing, Inclusion and Senior School

Adolescent Health Nurse

Role: The AHN works closely with the Wellbeing Team and leadership to provide health support to students, either through health promotion activities or individual student support.  They can also help implement health and wellbeing strategies for the whole of school and PD for staff. The objectives of the program are to:

• make primary health care more accessible to students
• assist young people to identify and address any health problems early
• reduce the pressure on working parents.

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following: 

• Providing medical advice and primary health care for students 
• Working collaboratively with the wellbeing team and staff to support promotion of the service and enhance student participation
• Supporting individual students 
• Liaising with families and Health professionals 
• Health Promotion and Education 
• Community Partnerships 
• Supporting the work of the Student Engagement Team 
• Capacity Building  
• Other duties as required by the Principal

Doctor - Doctors in Schools Program

Role: This initiative funds general practitioners (GPs) to attend government secondary schools up to one day a week. The GPs provide medical advice and health care to those students most in need.

The objectives of the program are to:

• make primary health care more accessible to students
• assist young people to identify and address any health problems early
• reduce the pressure on working parents.

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following: 

• Providing medical advice and primary health care for students 
• Working collaboratively with the wellbeing team and staff to support promotion of the service and enhance student participation 
• Other duties as required by the Principal

Reports to:  Assistant Principal - Wellbeing, Inclusion and Senior School

Headspace Liaison

Role: The Headspace Liaison will plan a whole school approach focusing on positive mental health promotion, prevention of poor mental health and early intervention for students experiencing difficulties.  They can support schools to: 

• prepare your school community to be ready should a death by suicide occur 
• guide your school on how to support a young person at risk of suicide 
• guide your school response to a death by suicide and the subsequent recovery for the community. 

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following: 

• Providing mental health support for students
• Link students and families with further supports provided at headspace (Groups, Vocational Support, Family Support, AOD support, GP + Nurse)
• Working collaboratively with the wellbeing team and staff to support promotion of the service and enhance student wellbeing

Reports to:  Assistant Principal - Wellbeing, Inclusion and Senior School

Youth Participation Officer

Role: 

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following: 

• Facilitating whole school events and lunchtime activities
• Supporting the work of the student leadership team
• Promoting and developing social awareness
• Supporting the work of the SEWBT
• Other duties as required by the Principal

Reports to:  Assistant Principal - Wellbeing, Inclusion and Senior School