Djerriwarrh Community College runs the following programs:

• Breakfast Club
• Weekly home group sessions delivered by a Youth Worker; key focus areas include mental health, mindfulness, personal care, inclusivity and self-regulation
• Weekly BBQ lunch with Cohealth Bus
• Think You Know program, Victoria Police Personal Safety Program
• Headspace and HALT program. Workshops that focus on young men’s mental health
• In League in Harmony NRL program, with a focus on respect, responsibility and inclusiveness. This program promotes social cohesion, addresses disengagement and empowers youth to be agents of change
• Contender Program, weekly mentoring workshop including Mixed Mental Attitudes, Hip Hop Narrative Therapy and The Relentless Martial Arts therapy
• Weekly homework club which is available for all students to access
  All student have access to our Youth Worker and Education Support Staff. The learning environment is adjusted to meet the individual needs to students including calming zones and specialist equipment.

Identifying students in need of support

Djerriwarrh Community College is committed to providing the necessary support to ensure our students are supported intellectually, emotionally and socially. Our staff play a significant role in developing and implementing strategies that help identify students in need of support and enhance student wellbeing. Djerriwarrh Community College will utilise the following information and tools to identify students in need of emotional, social or educational support:

• personal, health and learning information gathered upon enrolment and while the student is enrolled
• attendance records
• academic performance
• observations by school staff such as changes in engagement, behaviour, self-care, social connectedness and motivation
• engagement with parents/guardians
• self-referrals or referrals from peers
• care team meeting with case workers
• information from internal and external assessments

Our Wellbeing Team will work with students in the following areas;

• students’ emotional needs, including anxiety, depression and self esteem
• general health and wellbeing
• anger and behavior management
• housing support
• family and domestic violence support
• drug and alcohol issues
• identity

We will also make external referrals to support organisations where appropriate.

Confidentiality

Discussions with students are confidential, however wellbeing staff may seek consent from the student and/or parent/carer to share information with specific staff. Wellbeing staff may also discuss a student’s needs within a team environment to ensure that appropriate supports are available and consistent.

In some circumstances, mandatory and professional standards require the wellbeing team to share information without consent to others such as Senior Leaders, parents or statutory/government agencies.

This includes:

• Safety to self or others
• A serious crime has been or is about to be committed
• The school has been served a subpoena