Clinician - Student Support Services

Department of Education & Training, Victoria; Gisborne, Castlemaine; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Generous professional learning

Mentoring and peer supervision

Access to fleet vehicles

Job summary

The Department of Education in Victoria is seeking a Psychologist or Occupational Therapist to join the Student Support Services (SSS) team in the Loddon Campaspe Area, based in Gisborne or Castlemaine. This 0.8FTE ongoing position offers flexible work options and the chance to contribute to student wellbeing and achievement across schools.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team providing assessments, interventions, and networking with local services, with support for professional

Qualifications

• Australian Drivers' Licence and Working with Children Check required.
• Psychologist: psychology degree and AHPRA registration; provisional not eligible.
• Occupational Therapist: OT qualification and AHPRA registration.

Responsibilities

• Provide flexible allied health service across four priority areas: incidents, acute/complex cases, prevention and intervention.
• Conduct formal and informal assessments and interventions.
• Collaborate with local service providers within a multidisciplinary team.
• Support schools to build capability for student achievement, engagement and wellbeing.

Education

Graduate or post-graduate degree in Psychology

General registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist

Graduate or post-graduate qualification in Occupational Therapy with AHPRA registration

Job description

The Department of Education has an exciting opportunity for a Psychologist or Occupational Therapist to join the Student Support Services (SSS) team in the Loddon Campaspe Area, based in Gisborne or Castlemaine.

What can the Department of Education offer?

• Flexible work options promoting work/life balance
• Generous professional learning
• Mentoring and peer supervision supported by an embedded supervision framework
• Work with a diverse range of children and young people
• Supportive team culture
• Access to fleet vehicles

What is the role?

SSS comprise a broad range of Allied Health professionals including psychologists, speech pathologists, social workers and occupational therapists. The successful applicant will be a valuable member of a multidisciplinary team responsible for providing a flexible service across 4 priorities areas of critical incidents, acute issues/complex cases, prevention/capability building and short to medium term intervention. This work will involve a range of formal and informal assessments and interventions as well as providing significant collaborative networking opportunities with local service providers. Working in SSS is deeply meaningful, highly rewarding, challenging, and dynamic and gives you the opportunity to make a positive contribution to the life of children and young people, their families, schools, and communities. You'll work with a diverse group of people who share a common goal, and you will be well supported to use your professional skills and knowledge to provide specialised support at the individual, group, school, and area level. As part of an Area based multi-disciplinary health, wellbeing, and inclusion team, you will work to help build the capability of schools to support student achievement, engagement, and wellbeing. This is a 0.8FTE ongoing position, with the possibility of increasing to full time. The base location can be either Gisborne or Castlemaine.

Requirements

• A current Australian Drivers' Licence and Working with Children Check.
• Psychologist: A graduate or post-graduate degree in Psychology. General registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA). Provisional Registration is not able to considered for this role.
• Occupational Therapist: A graduate or post-graduate qualification in Occupational Therapy, registration with AHPRA Occupational Therapy Board.
• Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks.

Further Information

For more details see the position description at careers.vic.gov.au or contact Emma Brooks – 0419 023 060 or [e-mail].

The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please let us know via phone or email if you require any adjustments to ensure your full participation in the recruitment process or if you need the ad or any attachments in an accessible format (e.g large print) due to any viewing difficulties or other accessibility requirements.

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.

Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Applications close 11:59pm on 01-Nov-2026