Wellbeing Support 

Community Engagement Student Support (CESS) Coordinator
Trudy Connellan is the CESS at Crib Point Primary School. Her role is to run small groups and 1 to 1 counselling service and acts as a friendly face and support between Western Port Secondary College and Crib Point Primary School, significantly reducing the stress of transition for Year 6 students.

The Chaplaincy program is voluntary and runs under the auspices of The National Schools Chaplaincy Programme, Access Ministries & Christian Education in schools. Chaplaincy is a relational ministry of building trust, confidence and competency amongst students, staff and parents.

Chaplaincy at Crib Point Primary School:

• Embodies the life and work of Jesus – their model of ministry.
• Formally represents the Church in the School Community – it is non-denominational and ecumenical.
• Is a relational ministry of building bridges of trust, confidence and competency amongst students, staff and parents.
• Has at its core Pastoral Care. It involves a mixture of pastoral counselling, nurturing, teaching and support.
• Is part of the schools’ Student Welfare program.

The chaplain works in partnership with the School Principal and support staff such as Primary Welfare officers, DE&T appointed Social Workers and individual class teachers. The Chaplain assists students, parents and staff to deal with many issues such as grief associated with the loss of a loved one, change to a new school, family issues, social issues, loss of a pet, family breakdown.