School Psychologist - Box Hill Public School

NSW Department of Education; Sydney; On-site; AUD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport program

Leave loading

Travel allowances

Indemnity insurance

Job summary

NSW Department of Education is seeking a School Psychologist for Box Hill Public School in Sydney’s Northwest Growth Corridor. The role involves providing counselling and psychological assessments, collaborating with school staff and external agencies, and supporting student wellbeing from K-12 in a dynamic NSW public school environment.

The position offers professional supervision, opportunities for ongoing development, and eligibility for a comprehensive remuneration package within the NSW

Qualifications

• Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy, Partnership Agreement with NSW AECG Inc. and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy.
• General or Provisional Psychology Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Valid and current Working with Children Check clearance – WWCC must be NSW.
• Current and valid driver’s licence and ability and willingness to travel between work sites.
• Australian citizenship or permanent residency.

Responsibilities

• Provides counselling and psychological services to students, individually and in groups, including appropriate short term therapeutic interventions undertaken within the constraints of their training, experience and supervision
• Engages with and implements the procedures of the Professional Practice Framework for the NSW School Counselling Service
• Works in consultation with the principal, school executive, staff and student support services to improve student learning and wellbeing outcomes and implement current departmental priorities
• Contributes to the social, emotional, and academic development of students, and supports schools and students with complex behavioural needs
• Administers cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural assessment of students, reports on the results of assessments and interventions and collaborates to improve learning, wellbeing and mental health outcomes
• Works collaboratively with learning and support teams, parents and carers, and other agencies, to develop appropriate school based support for students
• Responds as part of a team to assist schools experiencing serious incidents
• Refers students and/or their families and carers to other agencies that will support the development of student health and wellbeing outcome

Skills

Counselling

Psychological assessment

Team collaboration

Interventions

Education

Psychology Board of Australia registration

Job description

About the Role Full Time: 1.0 FTE (Full time equivalent) Location: Box Hill Public School Commencing: 28 January 2027 School psychologists are an essential part of the Department’s school counselling service and work in primary and high schools. They provide counselling and psychological assessment of students, to complement and enhance the work of teachers to strengthen student learning and wellbeing outcomes, and help families understand and manage their children’s learning and mental health needs. This is a truly collegiate role offering unique challenges and opportunities – both in your professional development and your ability to make an impact on the lives of children and young people. The successful candidate will be based at Box Hill Public School and provided with opportunities to work across the lifespan with both primary and high school aged students. Working in a NSW public school will enable you to engage with a diversity of students (and school communities) like no other child and adolescent psychologist role can. This is a chance to use your skills to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people at a time in their lives when it matters most. School psychologists receive individual professional supervision with the Senior Psychologist Education and participate in group and peer supervision as a member of the broader school counselling team. You will most likely be collaborating with a number of school communities and colleagues, as well as outside agencies, with the opportunity to use and expand the full range of your skills and expertise as part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team. School psychologists are provided with opportunities to participate in continuing professional development and the NSW Department of Education will support you to complete or maintain your registration with the Psychology Board of Australia. Other benefits include access to a range of leave types, including recreation leave and flex leave, as well as leave loading, travel allowances and health and wellbeing benefits such as our Fitness Passport program. The department will also cover your indemnity insurance as a psychologist while working in our schools. Find out more about working as a school psychologist on the school counselling service pages of the NSW Department of Education website. Box Hill Public School, located in Sydney’s Northwest Growth Corridor, opened its temporary campus on George Street in 2025 and will move to a new permanent site on Terry Road in 2028 with a co-located high school. The permanent school will accommodate up to 1,000 students, featuring innovative, flexible learning spaces, as well as a Support Unit and a preschool. Serving a culturally diverse community, with 87% of students from English as an Additional Language background, the school has a current enrolment of 655 students in K-6 and is projected to grow to over 800 by 2027. Box Hill Public School's vision is to foster an environment where all students are motivated to reach their full potential, supported by evidence-based teaching pedagogies grounded in the science of learning, where every student has the potential to accomplish extraordinary things, regardless of their starting point. For more information, please visit the school website Box Hill Public School .

Key Accountabilities

• Provides counselling and psychological services to students, individually and in groups, including appropriate short term therapeutic interventions undertaken within the constraints of their training, experience and supervision
• Engages with and implements the procedures of the Professional Practice Framework for the NSW School Counselling Service
• Works in consultation with the principal, school executive, staff and student support services to improve student learning and wellbeing outcomes and implement current departmental priorities
• Contributes to the social, emotional, and academic development of students, and supports schools and students with complex behavioural needs
• Administers cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural assessment of students, reports on the results of assessments and interventions and collaborates to improve learning, wellbeing and mental health outcomes
• Works collaboratively with learning and support teams, parents and carers, and other agencies, to develop appropriate school based support for students
• Responds as part of a team to assist schools experiencing serious incidents
• Refers students and/or their families and carers to other agencies that will support the development of student health and wellbeing outcome

Essential Requirements

1. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy , Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG Inc. and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy
2. General or Provisional Psychology Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia
3. Valid and current Working with Children Check clearance – WWCC must be NSW
4. Current and valid driver’s licence and ability and willingness to travel between work sites. Must have a valid unrestricted provisional or full driver’s licence with the ability to drive oneself.
5. Australian citizenship or permanent residency

This position commences 28 January 2027

In addition, your employment may be subject to the Department’s National Criminal Records Check to determine your suitability for employment.

Note: The selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

Total Remuneration Package Package valued up to $187,933 + incentives (where applicable). Base salary ranges from $104,156 - $165,812* plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available dependent on professional experience. *Note there is no automatic progression to the $165,812 SPAC salary level. Access to SPAC is available once a school psychologist has progressed through all salary steps and upon successful application for Advanced Certification level against the NSW School Counselling Service Professional Practice Framework .

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, neurodiverse people and people with disability. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage .