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Offer: Lead Advisor Wellbeing:MinEducationJob description:Job Description» Permanent, 0.5 FTE» Regional – working across Otago and Southland » Flexible working arrangements negotiable Education plays a critical function in promoting and supporting the wellbeing of children and young people.The Ministry promotes a holistic approach to wellbeing for children and their wh?nau. As part of this approach, we are implementing an alternative model of counselling in selected schools, with skills provided from outside the education sector. Are you passionate about supporting the mental wellbeing of tamariki and wh?nau in schools? Community provision of counselling in schools At least 130 schools involving around 21,000 ?konga will receive access to counselling support from the community sector. Counselling will be tailored to the different needs of schools and integrated with a wide variety of wellbeing supports in the school environment. About our group and team Ministry of Education staff are charged with shaping the education system to create excellent and equitable results. Our teams around the country work closely with the Early Childhood and Schooling sectors, providers, and communities to facilitate support, skills and resources to help tamariki and rangitahi reach their full potential. The Performance and Quality team support and enable the work of our regional staff to deliver effective services. This includes working alongside others to develop and implement new initiatives, lead workforce development through the provision of professional development and induction, managing contracts and funding for the sector, and providing data analysis to support continuous improvement. We work with others from across the ministry both locally and nationally. About this function The Lead Advisor Wellbeing will work closely with Ministry staff, community providers, schools, and communities to establish the counselling initiative in selected schools in your region. The Lead Advisor will build connections to other wellbeing supports in schools and the community. Once the support is established, the focus may include the implementation of other wellbeing initiatives. The Lead Advisor will: » manage relationships between schools, providers and other key stakeholders to identify service priorities and provide regional oversight for the management of contracts with providers » lead on establishing and implementing the counselling initiative across selected schools in your region » share information across diverse stakeholders to inform quality programming and improvements » support the integration of quality counselling services in diverse school environments and build connections with other wellbeing supports provided in schools and the community. About you You will bring your practice working on other wellbeing initiatives, particularly with younger children in the school environment. Your strength will be your capability to manage relationships across multiple stakeholders to establish new initiatives in diverse environments. Your added value would be your networks with M?ori and Pacific communities. You will have excellent project management skills, with the capability to deliver projects on time and be flexible to respond to the changing needs of communities as they emerge. As a Lead Advisor you will have a passion for working with schools and Ministry staff to support an inclusive education system that meets the needs of all ?konga. To be prosperous in the function: » Require a passion for working in a team that prioritises working with schools on ?konga mental health and wellbeing » Be passionate about diversity and demonstrate your capability to work with M?ori and Pacific communities, and ?konga with learning support needs » Seek opportunities to tailor the initiative to meet the diverse needs of communities and continuously make improvements so that Information technology has the best results for ?konga and their wh?nau » Prioritise building great relationships and partnerships with people at all levels of the organisation » Have a team mindset and flexibility to work across multiple workstreams to achieve the group results and priorities. » Adapt to working in a fast-paced environment » Have excellent communication skills, written and verbal » Have the capability to apply the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi » Actively support healthy and productive relationships between schools, Ministry staff, communities and providers to achieve the best results for ?konga and their wh?nau You will be joining a growing team who are passionate about changing the way we work to improve educational results for our learners, and committed to building transparent, continuing partnerships that enable us to keep learners at the heart of everything we do. Are you ready to make a difference? The Ministry of Education is committed to ensuring that what we are currently doing and what we plan to do in the future promotes and improves the wellbeing of all learners. Please review the position description by copy and pasting this link into your browser: https://expressonline.haineslink.co.nz/pdfs/691286_JobDesc.pdf If this opportunity sounds like you, please apply now using the ‘apply online’ button. For more information, Contact Us by Byron Sanders (Performance and Quality Lead):byron.sanders@education.govt.nz Applications close on Friday, 30 July, 2021. How to submit the application:To apply for this, please click here:https://jobs.education.govt.nz/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle? in_organid=17584&in_jnCounter=224735809&in_jobDate=All&in_search box=YES&in_summary=S&in_site=CareersSiteSkills:
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