Our school currently funds the services of a student / family support person.

Ms Jennifer Hayes provides pastoral wellbeing services to support students, staff and the school community.  

1. The NSCSWP Worker has three main roles:

A Pastoral Role

Our chaplain will:

• participate in a wide range of school community activities, and support staff, to contribute to creating a caring and inclusive learning environment within the school.
• on request, provide initial support or information to students, staff and other school community members.
• ongoing personal assistance with individual students, subject to duty of care, consent, confidentiality and disclosure requirements and the code of conduct.
• offer support or information with regard to critical situations, grief, family breakdown.
• be available to provide ongoing support to individuals and/or families.
• provide additional opportunities for families to feel supported.

A Referral Role

The Chaplain will:

• provide factual and impartial information about, network with, and be a link to, the support and services provided through community groups, local council and government agencies.
• consult and liaise with staff about student safety, wellbeing or learning while maintaining appropriate confidentiality, and referring students to other staff as required.
• be required to report any suspected abuse or neglect.

A Resource Role

The Chaplain will:

• provide a reference point for addressing social issues
• provide access to resources from the broader community which are relevant to school programs.
• be available to give input into health and social education courses (e.g. in the areas of grief, self-esteem, values or relationships).
• be available to give assistance with camps and excursions, and, where appropriate, initiate activities such as voluntary clubs or groups in the school.