Type: Full-Time

Term: Temporary

Start: 01/01/2027

Finish: 31/12/2027

Position Details

St Helena’s Catholic Primary School is a co-educational primary school catering for over 490 students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6. This is a wonderful opportunity for a committed and passionate Social Worker to positively influence the lives of students and contribute to our school community at St Helena’s Catholic Primary School. 

Selection Criteria

The successful applicatant will be required to support studnets with their individual social and emotional needs and provide strategies to assist teachers in building positive relationships and resilience in students. The School Social Worker will be required to liaise with the Principal, Leadership Team and Class Teachers to establish strategies and action plans which will promote student well-being and assist in maintaining the welfare of students. The position requires the applicant to work within the values and ethics of Catholic Education Western Australia and having some experience working in a school setting is preferable.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Developing positive, trusting and professional relationships with students, staff and their families.
• Advocating for the well-being of students, prioritising a culture of child safety with the school and consistently applying the principles and practices of the CEWA Childsafe Framework.
• Delivering a best practice approach to intervention, including individual and collective counselling methodologies.
• Demostrating knowledge and understanding of trauma-informed education and have experience in implementing programs that support students’ social and emotional wellbeing.
• Working in collaboration with key stakeholders, networking and enhancing relations with external organisations to support the delivery of prorgrams and assisting in referrals to community agencies.
• Conducting whole class and group workshops where necessary and demonstrating strategies which staff can employ in their classrooms.
• Creating and sourcing newsletter articles to support parents/caregivers and the community. 

Qualifications Required

• Be eligible for the Australian Association of Social Workers membership.
• Qualifications such as a Bachelor or Social Work.
• Accreditation to Work in a Catholic School (or prepared to work towards). 

Application Submission Details

Curriculum Vitae – which includes:

• Educational Qualifications.
• Accreditation Details.
• Experience and Positions Held.
• Other Educational Qualifications.
• Membership to Professional Associations (if applicable).
• Recent Professional Development.
• Extra-Curricular and other initiatives that you have been involved in.
• Include three referees, one of whom must be the current employer.

Please attach a copy of your:

• National Coordinated Criminal History Check as issued by the Department of Education Western Australia.
• Working With Children Check

Applications to be forwarded to the Principal, Mr Santino Giancono, at the following email address: employment@sthelenas.wa.edu.au

In applying for this position you will be providing personal information to the School. This information will be used in order to assess your application for employment.

Catholic Education Western Australia encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, people of all ages and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. To be eligible to apply for this role you be legally permitted to work in Australia.

Applicants must be prepared to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties.

On appointment successful applicants will require a Working with Children Check. Application forms are available at certain Australia Post Outlets throughout the State. A list of participating Australia Post outlets can be found on the Australia Post website. An application for a WWC must be made in person.

Listed: 24 September 2026

Applications Close: 16 October 2026

Vacancy Number: 34419