School Psychologist

ACT Education Directorate; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Salary packaging

Supportive environment

Job summary

ACT Education Directorate seeks school psychologists to support students’ wellbeing and learning across behavioural, social, emotional and academic domains. Based in schools, you will work within an Assessment and Early Intervention team to conduct assessments, provide interventions and collaborate with teachers, parents and external agencies to strengthen outcomes.

Provisional psychologists are welcome to apply, with permanent roles contingent on full registration.

Qualifications

• Current general registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• WWVP registration (Working with Vulnerable People) is required or in progress.
• Provisional psychologists are invited to apply but will not be offered permanent roles until fully registered.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological and educational assessments and write comprehensive reports with recommendations.
• Provide psychological intervention to children and young people to support wellbeing and learning.
• Assist in managing critical incidents and support school staff, parents, carers and external agencies as needed.
• Collaborate with teachers, school administrators and external partners to support student learning, wellbeing and behaviour.
• Contribute to development and evaluation of behaviour, social-emotional and individual learning plans.
• Refer to Directorate programs or external services when appropriate to support student outcomes.
• Support policy development and the rollout of prevention programs.

Job description

Details: Clinical Practice is responsible for the management of the School Psychology Service (the Service) in all ACT public schools and contributes to the strategic direction of the Engagement and Wellbeing Support Services branch.

School psychologists work across behavioural, social, emotional and learning domains to support a student’s wellbeing and learning. They are based in schools and are supported by an Assessment and Early Intervention team.

School psychologists provide a psychological service to enhance student learning, engagement and wellbeing.

Your major activities include but are not limited to:

• conducting psychological and educational assessments, writing comprehensive reports and providing recommendations;
• provision of psychological intervention for children and young people;
• assisting in managing critical incidents;
• consulting and collaborating with key stakeholders, including teachers, parents, carers, school administrators and external agencies to support and enhance student learning and wellbeing;
• consultation, development, and evaluation of behaviour, social emotional and individual learning plans;
• when appropriate, support student learning and wellbeing by making referrals to directorate programs and external agencies;
• assisting in the selection, design, implementation and evaluation of prevention programs;
• providing information and psychological education to students, school staff, parents, carers and external stakeholders; and
• supporting the development of policy and processes.

Provisional psychologists are invited to apply but will not be offered permanent roles until fully registered.

For part-time hours a minimum of three days per week is required and the full-time salary noted above will be pro-rata.

What we offer

• Competitive pay: Enjoy some of the best pay and conditions in Australia.
• Relocation support: Up to $12K reimbursement for interstate and international individuals plus extra for dependents.
• Salary packaging: Options with full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Supportive environment: Ongoing learning and development opportunities.

Eligibility/Other Requirements

To apply, you must have:

• Current full general registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia. For further information refer to https://www.psychologyboard.gov.au/
• Provisional psychologists are invited to apply but will not be offered permanent roles until fully registered.
• A current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra

HIGHLY DESIRABLE

Notes

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.