Wellbeing workforce

We are currently recruiting for graduate and experienced professionals in the following fields:

• Psychologists—use their professional knowledge of psychological interventions and treatments to deliver appropriate and tailored therapeutic intervention to support students’ mild to moderate mental health concerns.
  
• Social workers—work with students to support their personal and social wellbeing by identifying issues that require change and connecting students and their families with support. Using a strengths-based approach, social workers apply evidence-based interventions through personal and family counselling, therapeutic support and group work.
  
• Guidance officers—deliver a broad range of services to the school community with a focus on prevention and provide wellbeing support and counselling to students on a range of issues, including mental health, peer relationships, home life and career planning.
• Youth workers—work with students and their families to determine and implement strategies that help students have a more positive educational experience, including enhancing students' social skills, assertiveness, self-esteem and problem-solving skills through a strengths-based approach to providing support.

Benefits and incentives

Employees of the Department of Education and Queensland state schools have access to a range of benefits and incentives including:

• supportive colleagues and school communities
• a competitive salary structure relevant to the role and responsibilities
• a broad range of leave entitlements, including long service and parental leave
• flexible work options, including part-time employment
• a supported induction program
• generous Queensland Government superannuation and salary packaging schemes
• additional incentives for service in rural and remote locations
• assistance with relocation to new school communities
• access to professional and career development opportunities relevant to their career stage and ambitions.

The diversity of our staff, students and school communities is one of the department’s greatest strengths and our commitment to culture and inclusion is reflected in our Equity and Excellence Strategy.

Employment opportunities

Our wellbeing workforce service schools in the following regions:

• Far North Queensland region includes Cairns, Cape York and surrounds
• North Queensland region includes Townsville, Mount Isa and surrounds
• Central Queensland region includes Mackay, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Emerald and surrounds
• Darling Downs South West region includes Toowoomba, Stanthorpe, Roma and surrounds
• South East region includes Logan, Gold Coast and surrounds
• North Coast region includes Sunshine Coast, Fraser Coast and surrounds
• Metropolitan region includes Brisbane and surrounds.

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Further information

​The department offers a wide range of teaching and non-teaching career opportunities across Queensland. The qualifications and experience required will differ depending on the specific role. Find out more on the working with us page.