STUDENT WELFARE SERVICES
AND SUPPORT MECHANISMS
| Year Level
Leaders |
College
Counsellors |
Vocational
Education Personnel |
- Pastoral & Disciplinary Work with students.
- Pastoral and support work with families.
- Liaise with other support groups.
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- See students on a 1 to 1 basis
- See groups of students
- Support/advise staff re. Students
- Family Contact
- Support with College Programs
- Liaison with and referral to external agencies
- Assessment
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- Provision of support and support materials to staff, students and their
families.
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| Peer Mediation
Program |
Whittlesea Youth
Commitment Project |
SEASONS |
- Students supporting and mediating between students
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- A project that tracks and supports school leavers
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- A program for helping students deal with loss and grief.
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| Health promoting
Schools |
Homeroom
Teachers/Pastoral Program |
Principal &
Campus Directors |
- A program that promotes a healthy school
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- Provision of daily contact with students
- Deliver pastoral program
- First line of contact for parents/students
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- Staff support and welfare
- Confidential work with staff, students and families
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| Educational
Support Faculty |
Senior
Teacher-Mentor Program |
Student Welfare
Committee |
- Lunchtime program Teamwork cafe
- Life Skills program
- Provision of support strategies to staff
- Support meeting with staff, students and families
- Assessment
- 1 to 1 class support and small groups of students
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- Provision of a mentor or buddy to either first year teachers or teachers new
to SMC
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- Sharing and planning in the Welfare area
- Mutual support
- Disseminate information
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| All Staff |
Faculty
Coordinators |
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- In their relationships with students and parents
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- Provision of support materials to staff
- Provision of support to individuals
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