At Hunter River High School the wellbeing of all students is of paramount concern to staff.
STAFF:
Mr Jeff Guider - Head Teacher Wellbeing
Mr Mark McLennan - Support Teacher Wellbeing
PROGRAMS
- PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning)
- Transition: Year 6 to Year 7
- Year Advisers
- Value Days - Harmony Day, Respect Day, Honesty Day and Success Day
- Plan-it Youth Community Mentoring Program
- Youth Connections Mentoring
- Smith Family Online Mentoring Program
- Youth Frontiers Community Mentoring Program
POLICIES:
YEAR ADVISORS 2017
- Year 7 - Mrs Trudy Dixon
- Year 8 - Mr Mark McLennan
- Year 9 - Miss Kimbalee Hodges
- Year 10 - Mr Warwick Rolfe
- Year 11 - Mrs Leza Wheeler
- Year 12 - Mr Peter Harget
COMMON DUTIES OF YEAR ADVISORS:
- COUNSELLING OF STUDENTS
- Counselling flows naturally from the welfare role of the Year Adviser. Initial support is given for:
- Interpersonal problems between friends/classmates/other students.
- Home related problems
- Classwork, achievements
- PARENT INTERVIEWS
- Discussions, if possible, when enrolling students in year
- Discussing concerns
- Joint interviews with other staff members or agencies
- HOME SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER
- Take note of information supplied
- Liaise with Deputy Principal and Head Teacher Welfare in identifying and supporting students with poor attendance
- ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
- checking new enrolments and aid with their timetable
- keeping a record of student commendations and achievements
- distribution of appropriate awards
- maintaining up to date class placements and year numbers
- provision of numbers for staff returns
- maintaining records or files on each student
- keeping the office up to date for OASIS files
- organisation and completion of progress report sheet and request for work sheet
- provide the front office with any new information re health care information
- organise changes in placement of students
- where necessary maintain records of leavers
- YEAR MEETINGS
- occur every three weeks to discuss pertinent matters with all students.
- STAFF LIAISON
- to gain and distribute relevant information on both positive and negative aspects of student behaviour and achievement
- liaise with Careers Adviser, Learning And Support Teachers (LAST), Teachers, Head Teacher Wellbeing, attend school Welfare & Learning Support Team Meetings
- determine the students to receive awards at Presentation Ceremonies
- all new students will be taken by a student in that year to meet Head Teachers of each faculty to complete enrolment procedures
- monitor progress of new students