Student Support Services Clinician

Department of Education; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

The Department of Education in Melbourne's northern suburbs is seeking a 0.6 FTE AH4 Clinician to join the North Eastern Metropolitan Area Student Support Service teams, based at Fitzroy High School. This senior clinician role provides flexible, trauma-informed support for children and adolescents, working within a multidisciplinary team to address complex presentations and support learning engagement.

You will collaborate with school staff and external service providers to ensure timely

Qualifications

• Psychologist: A graduate or post-graduate degree in Psychology, a full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA).
• Social Work: A graduate or post-graduate degree in social work, Eligibility for membership of the Australia Association of Social Workers.

Responsibilities

• Provide flexible service across four priority areas of critical incidents, acute issues/complex cases, prevention/capability building and short to medium term intervention.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team and coordinate with local service providers to support student wellbeing.
• Engage with educational staff to support learning engagement and attendance for diverse learners.

Education

Graduate or post-graduate degree in Psychology

Graduate or post-graduate degree in Social Work

Job description

Department of Education – Melbourne Northern Suburbs VIC

The Department of Education is looking for a skilled and passionate AH4 clinician to join the
North Eastern Metropolitan Area Student Support Service teams.

0.6 FTE AH4 Clinician, ongoing position in the Yarra Network, based at Fitzroy High School. This is a senior clincian position.

About the Department

The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.

The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.

About the Division

Schools and Regional Services (SRS) offers central, regional, and local expertise to enhance learning and development outcomes, supported by a diverse and geographically dispersed workforce. It comprises 17 areas within 4 regions, backed by 5 central office divisions, all collaborating to deliver improved outcomes for early childhood services, schools, communities, and learners, in line with Education State commitments. SRS regions serve as a bridge between the central office, schools, and service providers, ensuring smooth transitions for learners and achieving the department's ambitious targets. Each region includes divisions specialising in school perform......ance, student wellbeing and early childhood support, working with area-based teams to tailor local interventions and practices. The 17 areas provide crucial insights into local trends and issues, facilitating effective policy and program development and driving child and learner outcomes across all services and programs.

This role is located in the Student Support Services (SSS) Branch, NEMA, North Western Victoria Region, SRS. The Student Support Services Branch is an Area based multi-disciplinary health, wellbeing, and inclusion team which comprises psychologists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, BCBA and social workers.

About the Role

The Student Support ServicesBranch is an Area based multi-disciplinary health, wellbeing, and inclusion team. If you arepassionate about child and adolescent development, trauma informed practices, complexpresentations and consulting with educational staff around behavioural and environmentaladjustments to support learning engagement, and like working in a collaborativemultidisciplinary team - then a role in the SSS is the job for you.

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.

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 assessments and interventions as well as providing significant collaborative networking opportunities with local service providers.

Required:

Psychologist: A graduate or post-graduate degree in Psychology, a full registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA).

Social Work: A graduate or post-graduate degree in social work, Eligibility for membership of the Australia Association of Social Workers.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.

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. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

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

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applications close 11:59pm on Friday 16 October 2026