Guidance Officers – Kate Niland & Helen Martschinke
The role of our Guidance Officers are to provide personal, educational and vocational counselling, support and information to students and the school community where required.
The Guidance Officer works with individual, small and large groups, classes, year levels and the whole school depending on the need and focus at different times in the school. Members of the school community are welcome to see the Guidance Officers to discuss or refer students.
The Guidance Officers can support students with personal issues (e.g. family concerns, peer pressure and conflict, grief and loss, self esteem, coping strategies). The role of the Guidance Officer also entails career counselling and information (e.g. subject selection, interests and abilities and life and work goals, pathways, decision making). The Guidance Officer is involved with educational matters (e.g. diagnostic testing, learning styles, study habits and skills).
The information provided to the Guidance Officer by students and staff is confidential unless the student is at serious risk of harm.
Appointments for the Guidance Officer are essential and to be made through the school office.