Psychologist - Christchurch

Kumara Vine; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 86,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver

Job summary

Kumara Vine invites applications for a Te Kahu Tōī Intensive Wraparound Service Psychologist. This permanent 0.6 FTE role (three days per week, ideally consecutive) focuses on understanding needs and delivering evidence-based interventions to support young people and families.

You will work across agencies to identify factors affecting learning and wellbeing, provide ongoing assessments, and monitor outcomes with data-informed practice.

Qualifications

• Be a New Zealand Registered Psychologist with a current practicing certificate.
• Ability to contribute specialist skills within multi-agency, trans-disciplinary settings.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with children, young people, families, teachers and other professionals.
• Understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and tangatawhenuatanga concepts.

Responsibilities

• Identify patterns or contributing factors influencing learning, wellbeing and behaviour.
• Contribute to strength-based collaborative team processes to meet needs.
• Provide ongoing, individualized, evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention.
• Support those around the child to use evidence-informed practice.
• Monitor implementation effectiveness by supporting data collection and decision making.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Multi-agency collaboration

Cultural capability

Education

New Zealand Registered Psychologist (HPCA)

Job description

We work to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes.

Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people around Aotearoa, from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. While we work in different groups and on different things, we all strive every day to make the biggest difference we can for our students in our education system.

Permanent .6 FTE role (three days per week, ideally consecutive)

As Te Kahu Tōī IWS Psychologist you will work as part of a team to understand the needs of the young person and family and implement evidence-based interventions in your areas of expertise.

More specifically, you will;

• Identify patterns or contributing factors that may be influencing learning, wellbeing and behaviour
• Contribute to strength based collaborative team processes to meet the young person's underlying needs
• Provide ongoing, individualized and dynamic psychological assessment and intervention
• Support all those around the child to use evidence informed practice
• Monitor implementation effectiveness by supporting data collection and informed decision making

Salary range: $85,916 - $126,500 per annum (pro rata) plus KiwiSaver. The successful candidate will be appointed at a salary which reflects individual skills and experience.

For more details about the role, you can view the Job Description here .

About you | Mōhou ake

To be successful you will need;

• To be a New Zealand Registered Psychologist under the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act and hold a current practicing certificate;
• Ability to contribute your specialist skills within multi-agency, trans-disciplinary settings where the child/youth are at the centre of everything you do
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• An ability to work effectively with children, young people and their families, teachers and other professionals across a diverse range of settings
• The ability to understand and apply the principles of Te Tirirti o Waitangi and tangatawhenuatanga

Te Kahu Tōī, The Intensive Wraparound Service is a service that provides comprehensive, evidence based interventions to support children/young people with challenging behaviour, socio-emotional difficulties and complex learning needs across a range of contexts. The team works collaboratively with children/young people, parents/caregivers and family/whānau, schools, agencies and local communities to develop and implement comprehensive ecological wraparound plans.

The priority for these plans is for the child/youth to achieve success at home, school and in their local community.

We want our people to feel valued for their unique qualities and have a sense of belonging. If you require assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the recruitment process, please let us know.