Te Kahu Tōī Psychologist

Ministry of Education; Southland; On-site; NZD 86,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver

Job summary

Ministry of Education in New Zealand is hiring a Te Kahu Tōī IWS Psychologist to work in a multi-agency context, focusing on supporting children and families with evidence-based interventions.

The role requires NZ Registered Psychologist status, strong communication, and a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles. Salary ranges reflect experience and are paid pro rata, with KiwiSaver benefits.

Qualifications

• Be a New Zealand Registered Psychologist with current practicing certificate.
• Demonstrate ability to work across multi-agency teams with the child/youth at the centre.
• Show excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Understand Te Tiriti o Waitangi and tangatawhenuatanga principles.

Responsibilities

• Identify patterns influencing learning, wellbeing, and behaviour.
• Contribute to strength-based collaborative team processes to meet needs.
• Provide ongoing, individualized psychological assessment and intervention.
• Support caregivers and professionals to apply evidence-based practice.
• Monitor intervention effectiveness with data collection and decision making.

Skills

NZ Registered Psychologist

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Excellent communication

Education

New Zealand psychology registration

Job description

Help shape the future of education in New Zealand

Help shape the future of Education

We work to shapeaneducationsystem that deliversequitableandexcellent 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.

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.

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
• The ability and willingness to adhere to the Public Service Standards of Integrity and Conduct.

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.

For further information and a confidential conversation, please contact:

Tina Beattie: Service Manager/Psychologist for Te Kahu Tōī: Intensive Wraparound Service Manager at 0277 066 400 or ************@education.govt.nz

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.