My role as the chaplain, working alongside staff, students and parents includes:

• Supporting individuals one to one

• Encouraging students to do and be their best

• Sharing strategies to deal with challenges

• Identifying strengths in ourselves and others

• Providing practical support in and away from the classroom

• Developing small group programs to meet identified needs

• Forming and building relationships by listening

• Helping with the Kids Hope Aus mentors

• Coordinating the Breakfast Club program

Caring For Our Community

 Aims of the Chaplaincy Project

The objectives of the Program are to assist school communities to provide pastoral care, social and emotional comfort to all students, irrespective of their faith or beliefs. This can include support and guidance about ethics, values and relationships; the provision of student welfare; and enhancing engagement with the broader community.

 The whole school approach to Primary Prevention, Early Intervention and Restoration includes:

 Primary Prevention

• Circle time within classrooms

• Restorative approach to relationships within the school

• Kids Hope

Intervention

Programs which are for small groups of children and include:

• Lunchtime Programs

• Wellbeing supports

• Restorative chats

• Social Intervention programs

Intervention and Restoration

Support services designed for individuals may include:

• Support by the Wellbeing AP (Mel Douglas)

• Support in class by the Mental Health Wellbeing Leader (Jayde Caston)

• Chaplaincy support (Brendan Alter)

• Referral to outside agencies - GPs, Mental Health practitioners, Orange Door, ICYMHS, Headspace, EACH

• Kids Hope Mentors

• GP and Psychology referral support