Psychologist - Napier

Kumara Vine; Napier; Hybrid; NZD 86,000 - 106,000; Part time

Job summary

Kumara Vine in Napier is seeking a Psychologist to provide equitable psychological services for children with additional learning needs. The role is based in the Ahuriri Office and is 0.8 FTE, reflecting an experienced, collaborative practitioner.

You will apply strengths-based approaches, work with learners and whānau, and support schools with intervention plans, data-informed decisions and cross-agency collaboration. NZ driver licence required.

Qualifications

• Master’s level qualification and a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Psychology.
• NZ Registered Psychologist with current practising certificate.
• Translate specialist knowledge into practical information.
• Coordinate multi-agency service provision.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ākonga/learners and whānau across settings.
• Understanding and applying Te Tiriti o Waitangi and tangata whenuatanga.
• Full NZ driver licence for travel.

Responsibilities

• Apply a strengths-based approach to learning needs.
• Identify patterns influencing learning, wellbeing and behaviour.
• Enhance inclusive practices in early learning and schools.
• Collaboratively support learner goals progress.
• Provide professional guidance to schools, teachers, and families.
• Assess and plan intervention for students with additional learning needs.

Skills

Complex organisation experience

Relationship building

Working with diverse learners/whānau

Counselling & negotiation

Data-driven decision making

Education

Master’s degree in Education/Psychology

Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Psychology

NZ Registered Psychologist (HPCA)

Current practising certificate

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.

Part Time 0.8 FTE

Based in the Ahuriri Office

The role of the Psychologist is to provide effective, efficient and equitable psychological services for the benefit of children and young people with additional learning needs in accordance with the goals, objectives and policies of the Ministry of Education.

As a Psychologist, you will:

• Apply a strengths-based approach.
• Identify patterns or contributing factors that may be influencing learning, wellbeing and behaviour.
• Enhance inclusive practices in early learning services, schools and other educational settings.
• Collaboratively support progress with learner goals
• Provide professional support and guidance to schools, teacher and parents/caregivers/whānau and in collaboration, support the development and implementation of intervention plans.
• Assess, analyse, hypothesise, collaboratively plan, support and monitor the implementation of individual (or group) intervention plans for students who have additional learning needs.

Salary range: 0.8 of full time equivalent $85,916 to $106,208 plus KiwiSaver.The successful candidate will be appointed at a salary which reflects individual skills and experience.

To be successful in this role you will have the following experience:

• Experience in a complex organisation
• Experience in building relationships and partnerships to achieve shared outcomes.
• Working effectively with children and young people and their families/whānau across a diverse range of settings
• Proven experience counselling, negotiating, mediation, and contracting.
• A proven ability to use data and insights to identify trends, risks and opportunities, to influence and guide organisational and system-level decision making.

You will also offer:

• A master’s level tertiary qualification and a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Psychology or equivalent.
• Be a New Zealand Registered Psychologist under the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act and hold a current practising certificate.
• The ability to translate specialist knowledge into practical information.
• The ability to contribute your specialist skills and co-ordinate service provision within multi-agency, trans-disciplinary settings.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to work effectively with ākonga/learners, whānau/families and kaiako/teachers across a diverse range of settings.
• The ability to understand and apply the principles of Te Tirirti o Waitangi and tangata whenuatanga.
• A full NZ driver licence as travel will be required.

The Education Services Group provides well-designed, integrated education services that support the impactful and effective operation of education settings to support student achievement and participation. The services help to remove barriers to participation and learning and provide regulatory advice, support and oversight to early learning providers, schools and kura.

The Group has three key priorities for Education Services:

Practice & Guidance: Managing practice and guidance to improve national coordination and consistency, whilst enabling regional autonomy for education service delivery.

Integration & Delivery: Providing education support directly to education settings via integrated regional and national services. This includes intervening when necessary to ensure a high standard of operation to support student outcomes and owning key stakeholder relationships to support schooling improvement and stronger outcomes for learners.

Monitoring & Improvement: Monitoring and advising on improvements to the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of services for achievement and progression, and attendance and participation. This includes monitoring education provider performance against regulations and intervening as required.

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.