Senior Psychologist - Disability & Trauma

Yooralla; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Flexible/hybrid working arrangements

Ongoing professional development

Leadership opportunities

Collaborative multidisciplinary team

Job summary

Berry Street Yooralla invites applications for a Psychologist with Positive Behaviour Support expertise. You will deliver trauma-informed, human rights-focused PBS services and conduct comprehensive assessments to support people with disability and complex needs.

You will work within a multidisciplinary Allied Health Team, providing supervision, mentoring, and leadership while engaging with families, carers and external partners to achieve meaningful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• Working with Children Check.
• Australian Driver's Licence with access to a vehicle.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Desirable: ADOS and/or MIGDAS autism assessment training.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality Positive Behaviour Support services using evidence-based, trauma-informed, neuro-affirming and human rights-focused approaches.
• Conduct comprehensive functional behaviour assessments and develop person-centred behaviour support plans.
• Provide psychological assessments, including cognitive, personality, behavioural and risk assessments, and behavioural screening for presentations including ASD and ADHD.
• Deliver counselling, therapeutic interventions and skill-building supports that improve emotional wellbeing and independence.
• Partner with participants, families, carers and support teams to achieve meaningful and sustainable outcomes.
• Provide clinical supervision and mentoring to Core and Proficient PBS Practitioners.
• Contribute to specialist programs supporting complex cohorts, including young people in out-of-home care and other priority initiatives.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders across health, education, disability and community sectors.

Skills

PBS experience

Psychological assessment

Stakeholder engagement

Clinical leadership

Person-centred practice

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

AHPRA registered psychologist

NDIS Worker Screening Check

Working with Children Check

Australian driver’s licence

ADOS/MIGDAS training (Desirable)

Job description

• Location: Melbourne, Wurundjeri Country
• Vacancy Type: Permanent Full-Time | Part-Time Considered

The Opportunity

At Berry Street Yooralla, we believe every person has the right to live the life they choose. As one of Victoria's most established disability service providers, we are committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred supports that help people with disability achieve meaningful outcomes.

Shape the Future of Disability and Trauma-Informed Practice

Join a team where disability and trauma-informed care come together to create innovative, person-centred outcomes. Following the Berry Street and Yooralla merger, you'll have the opportunity to work across programs, contribute to service innovation, and make a meaningful impact for children, young people, families, and people living with disability.

If you're looking to expand your skills in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), we can support your professional development through training, mentoring, shadowing opportunities, and guidance towards PBS registration under the NDIS framework.

Bring your passion, grow your expertise, and help drive positive change in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Grow Your Skills In Positive Behaviour Support

Not yet a registered PBS Practitioner? We’ll support you to get there. The right candidate will receive training, mentoring, shadowing opportunities, and guidance to build their evidence portfolio and meet NDIS PBS requirements.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop specialist skills while working alongside experienced practitioners in a collaborative, person-centred environment.

About The Role

• Deliver high-quality Positive Behaviour Support services using evidence-based, trauma-informed, neuro-affirming and human rights-focused approaches.
• Conduct comprehensive functional behaviour assessments and develop person-centred behaviour support plans.
• Provide psychological assessments, including cognitive, personality, behavioural and risk assessments, and behavioural screening for presentations including ASD and ADHD.
• Deliver counselling, therapeutic interventions and skill-building supports that improve emotional wellbeing and independence.
• Partner with participants, families, carers and support teams to achieve meaningful and sustainable outcomes.
• Provide clinical supervision and mentoring to Core and Proficient PBS Practitioners.
• Contribute to specialist programs supporting complex cohorts, including young people in out-of-home care and other priority initiatives.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders across health, education, disability and community sectors.

What You Will Bring

You are a compassionate and experienced clinician who is committed to improving outcomes for people with disability while supporting the growth of others.

You Will Have

• Extensive experience working with people with disability and complex support needs.
• Experience in Positive Behaviour Support and evidence-based psychological interventions.
• Experience conducting psychological assessment, intervention, review and evaluation of supports.
• Strong communication, advocacy and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience working across diverse sectors such as disability, mental health, child protection, family services, justice, healthcare or education.
• Demonstrated capability to provide supervision, mentoring and clinical leadership.
• A commitment to person-centred, strengths-based and human rights-focused practice.
• The ability to build strong relationships and work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Current registration as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• Current Working with Children Check.
• Current Australian Driver's Licence.
• Access to a reliable vehicle and willingness to travel as required.
• International Police Check and Disqualified Carer Check (where applicable). Desirable:
• Formal training in Autism assessment tools such as ADOS and/or MIGDAS.

What's on Offer?

• Supportive multidisciplinary team environment Regular supervision and opportunities for professional development
• Enjoy access to generous salary packaging benefits, allowing you to increase your take-home pay while making a meaningful difference in the lives of people with disability.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities
• A collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary environment

Find out more about Working in Allied Health Team with Yooralla

We encourage applications from people with lived experience of disability. You'll receive adjustments and support throughout the whole process — from the application stage to starting in the workplace. If you require the position description in a different format or any accommodation or assistance during the application and interview stages please contact the person listed on the ad or alternatively email [e-mail]

Berry Street Yooralla acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands People as the Traditional Custodians of the lands across Victoria where our services are located, and pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past, present and future. Berry Street Yooralla is committed to honouring Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands Peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to Berry Street Yooralla and our society.

Berry Street Yooralla is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.