Guidance officers are registered teachers with special
training in personal and careers counselling.
Carolyn Pagliano (our guidance officer) talks to students and
parents about things like:
Jobs and career pathways
Entrance to university or TAFE
Choosing subjects
Barriers to learning
Friends and relationships
Teasing and bullying
Schoolwork and stress management
Grief, loss, anger, anxiety and depression
Drugs and alcohol
Sleeping or eating problems
Family issues
The role of the guidance officer is to provide guidance and
counselling support to schools and their communities so that equity is achieved
in educational access, participation and outcomes for all students. The
guidance officer role also involves the provision of support to schools and their
communities in developing supportive school environments. Guidance and
counselling support includes both direct service delivery to students and their
families and indirect service delivery to schools through consultation,
collaboration and the provision of in-service and professional development
programs.
Here to help
Guidance officers are trained to carry out:
Confidential counselling for careers and personal issues
Career counselling
Conflict resolution and mediation
Meetings with teachers, parents and other professionals to arrange support for students
Management of critical incidents and emergencies.
Carolyn Pagliano can also refer you to the right
person for expert advice. Guidance officers have well developed links to
community organisations that can often assist students and their families with
a range of matters that may or may not be directly related to schooling.
Confidentiality
Guidance officer counselling is confidential, which means
that we don’t tell anyone else. The only exceptions to this are:
If you ask us to tell someone else for you, or get someone else to help
If you or someone else is in danger or at risk of harm
Making an appointment
During
most lunch breaks, the guidance office is open for walk-in questions and
advice. Appointments can be made at the main office or with the guidance
officer. Students will be given an appointment slip which must be shown to the
teacher whose class they will miss. The guidance officer is constantly
contacting students to discuss a range of issues which include jobs and opportunities. If you are in need of support please contact the office to make an appointment with Carolyn Pagliano.
More help
If you have a problem, let someone know – a solution may be easier than you think. You might consider talking to:
Your care class teacher
Your head of school (senior or junior)
The head of department of a subject
The office staff
Phone
- Lifeline: 1800 800 768
- Kids Help Line: 1800 55 1800
Online