Student Support Services Psychologist

Victorian Government; City of Greater Bendigo; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options promoting work/l

Generous professional learning budget

Mentoring and peer supervision

Diverse range of children and young pe

Supportive team culture

Access to fleet vehicles

Job summary

State Government of Victoria, Australia invites a Psychologist to join the Student Support Services in Bendigo. The role focuses on specialized assessment, intervention and critical incident support to help children and young people overcome barriers to learning.

The position works within the Loddon Campaspe Area, offering a flexible work arrangement, robust professional learning, supervision, and collaborative opportunities with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Graduate or post-graduate degree in Psychology.
• Full registration as a psychologist with AHPRA.
• Current Australian Drivers' Licence and Working with Children Check.

Responsibilities

• Provide flexible psychology services across four priority areas: critical incidents, acute issues/complex cases, prevention/capability building, and short to medium term intervention.
• Conduct formal and informal assessments and interventions.
• Collaborate with local service providers and act as a resource for schools handling critical incidents.
• Lead stream supervision within the Bendigo team in conjunction with team leaders and the branch manager.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Clinical assessment

Intervention planning

Networking with services

Education

Graduate or post-graduate degree in Psychology

Job description

Location: Loddon Mallee - Greater Bendigo

Reference: VG/DE/SRS/1950499

Join Student Support Services in Bendigo as a Psychologist, providing specialised assessment, intervention and critical incident support to help children and young people overcome barriers to learning and thrive.

The Department of Education has an exciting opportunity for a Psychologist to join the Student Support Services team in the Loddon Campaspe Area.

What can the Department of Education offer?

• Flexible work options promoting work/life balance
• Generous professional learning budget
• Mentoring and peer supervision supported by an embedded supervision framework
• Work with a diverse range of children and young people
• Supportive team culture
• Access to fleet vehicles

What is the role?

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

This is a 1.0FTE, ongoing position based in Bendigo.

The purpose of Student Support Services (SSS) is to assist children and young people facing a range of barriers to learning to achieve their educational and developmental potential through the provision of a range of strategies and specialised support at individual, group, school and Area levels.

SSS comprise a broad range of Allied Health professionals including psychologists, speech pathologists, social workers and visiting teachers. SSS staff work as part of a multi-disciplinary health and wellbeing team within Areas, focusing on providing group based and individual support, workforce capacity building, and the provision of specialised services.

SSS do vital work in supporting students' health and wellbeing - particularly our most vulnerable students - and are critical to building an excellent education system that reduces the impact of disadvantage.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading stream supervision in the Bendigo team. Applicants should have experience in supporting schools following critical incidents, and this work will be in conjunction with team leaders and the branch manager. It is also desirable to have trained, or be willing to train, as a AHPRA board approved supervisor for psychology to support provisional and/or early career psychologists.

Required: A graduate or post-graduate degree in Psychology, a full registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA, and a current Australian Drivers' Licence and Working with Children Check.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description.

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 .

For further information pertaining to the role, please contactLenka Schirmervia [e-mail] or 0437 739 872.

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 Thursday 15 October 2026 at 11.59pm