Are you passionate about supporting young people's mental health?

The Department of Education is looking for school based social workers for the Central Queensland Region. Full time availability is preferred but part time positions may be negotiated for the right candidate.

This position will be based at Mount Morgan State High School and service 6 schools in the local area. Mount Morgan is approximately 40 klms southwest of Rockhampton.

This is a progressional position as per the Role Description. The successful applicant will be appointed to the lower classification with eligibility for progression to the next, once specific criteria have been met or demonstrated. Please note salary rate shown is reflective of both classification ranges.

Why this Role?

The Student Wellbeing Workforce aims to ensure every Queensland primary and secondary state school student has access to a wellbeing professional at school. The focus of the role is to provide support for students with mild to moderate mental health concerns. Wellbeing professionals employed through the Student Wellbeing Workforce program work as part of schools' established student support teams to enhance the wellbeing and mental health support available to students.

This is a school-based position and travel may be a required element of the role.

Responsibilities include:

• Working collaboratively with school based teams to support student wellbeing through both individual, group and whole school wellbeing programs;
• Maintaining a data base of intervention supports
• Providing professional development opportunities for teachers and parents around mental health interventions and supports;
• Follow your professional code of ethics to maintain privacy and confidentiality of student information.

About You:

• Strong communicators
• Good time managers
• Experienced relevant to the role
• Flexibile with working conditions
• Knowledgeable around case formulation and intervention models
• Clear with therapeutic framework and professional practice strategies

Benefits:

• Regular supervision
• Comprehensive induction
• The ability to accrue extra leave to take time off during the school holidays
• Access to fleet vehicles for travel requirements
• Regular peer supervision
• Laptop provided
• 12.75% Superannuation
• Professional Development Allowance
• Salary Sacrificing options
• Leave loading
• Internal Professional Development
• Relocation supports available for the right applicant

Interested? To Apply: 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description

Contact Name: Trilby Witton-Oates, (07) 4932 1906

Closing Date: Monday, 16 March 2026

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.