School-Based Psychologist for Student Wellbeing & Support

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Professional development allowance

75% superannuation available

Salary packaging

Job summary

Queensland Government in Brisbane is seeking HP3 Psychologists to provide school-based mental health support across primary and secondary state schools in the Metropolitan North Region. These temporary roles form a talent pool for future vacancies, with flexible work arrangements and pro-rata professional development support.

Applicants will offer counselling, assessments and intervention for students with mild to moderate concerns, collaborating with school teams and community partners.

Qualifications

• Ability to work autonomously and as part of school and multidisciplinary teams.
• Clinical, problem solving and reasoning skills for working with children and young people and their families.
• Strong communication skills for therapeutic intervention and liaising with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Undertake individual and group counselling and therapeutic interventions with students, parents and families to assist them in resolving mental health concerns.
• Administer specialised psycho-educational assessment of students with learning and/or adjustment difficulties including assessments of cognitive, academic, behavioural, emotional, social and adaptive functioning.
• Identify needs and participate in the referral, coordination and planning of services for children, parents and families with other stakeholders including community agencies such as health and welfare.
• Coordinate or assist in the implementation of specific professional in-service training programs for teachers, parents, schools and other professionals, both within and outside the department, for example - Supporting students' mental health and wellbeing.
• Develop and/or maintain appropriate data collection, interpretation procedures and confidential record keeping and reporting systems for individual students referred for psychological services in line with department procedures and policies.
• Work collaboratively with schools' leadership and student support teams to inform student support planning and provide advice to teachers supporting students' mental health in the classroom.

Skills

Autonomy

Counselling skills

Strong communication

Teamwork

Job description

Queensland Government in Brisbane is seeking HP3 Psychologists to provide school-based mental health support across primary and secondary state schools in the Metropolitan North Region. These temporary roles form a talent pool for future vacancies, with flexible work arrangements and pro-rata professional development support.

Applicants will offer counselling, assessments and intervention for students with mild to moderate concerns, collaborating with school teams and community partners.