The Social Worker & Chaplaincy Worker assist children & families in the St John Paul II Catholic Primary school community with issues that may impact on a child’s learning or overall functioning. They can help identify, assess and resolve the social and emotional difficulties that can interfere with school life and help children gain the most from their educational opportunities. They can also help parents to strengthen their parenting skills and cope with life’s challenges.
As well as working with individual children our Social Worker & Chaplaincy Worker coordinate the Rainbows program which supports children experiencing grief or loss from parent’s divorce/separation or death of a family member.
Other programs include: