School Psychologist – Coonabarabran High School

Mobile; Northwest (NC); On-site; USD 72,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rural incentives

Leave loading

Superannuation

Travel allowances

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

The NSW Department of Education is seeking a School Psychologist for Coonabarabran High School. You will provide counselling, psychological assessments, and support for students to improve learning and wellbeing across primary and high school levels.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, engage with families and external agencies, and contribute to professional supervision and ongoing professional development. NSW Dept of Education supports diverse staff and remote incentives.

Qualifications

• Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (general or provisional).
• Current Working with Children Check clearance (NSW).
• Full driver’s licence and willingness to travel between sites.
• Australian citizenship or permanent residency.

Responsibilities

• Provides counselling and psychological services to students, individually and in groups.
• Administers cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural assessments and reports results.
• Collaborates with principal, staff, families and external agencies to support learning and wellbeing.
• Develops school-based supports for students with complex needs.
• Participates in supervision and a multidisciplinary school counselling team.

Skills

Counselling skills

Psychological assessment

Collaborative work

Teamwork

Cultural competence

Education

Registration with Psychology Board of Australia

Job description

School Psychologist — Coonabarabran High School – 0000BEUP
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Location

Regional NSW-Tamworth & North West NSW

Number of Positions

1
Total Remuneration Package: Package valued up to $187,933 + incentives (where applicable). Base salary ranges from $104,156 – $165,812* plus leave loading and employer’s contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available dependent on professional experience. *Note there is no automatic progression to the $165,812 SPAC salary level.
Contact Name Melissa Moss
Contact Phone number 0474 859 467
Contact School Admin – 99999999

Closing Date

28-Oct-2026, 5:00:00 AM

Job Category

School Support Staff

Organisation

School Administrative and Support

About the Role

Full Time: 1.0 FTE (Full time equivalent)

Location: Coonabarabran High School

School psychologists are an essential part of the Department’s school counselling service and work in primary and high schools. They provide counselling and psychological assessment of students, to complement and enhance the work of teachers to strengthen student learning and wellbeing outcomes, and help families understand and manage their children’s learning and mental health needs.

This is a truly collegiate role offering unique challenges and opportunities — both in your professional development and your ability to make an impact on the lives of children and young people.

The successful candidate will be based at Coonabarabran High School and provided with opportunities to work across the lifespan with both primary and high school aged students. Working in a NSW public school will enable you to engage with a diversity of students (and school communities) like no other child and adolescent psychologist role can. This is a chance to use your skills to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people at a time in their lives when it matters most.

School psychologists receive individual professional supervision with the Senior Psychologist Education and participate in group and peer supervision as a member of the broader school counselling team. You will most likely be collaborating with a number of school communities and colleagues, as well as outside agencies, with the opportunity to use and expand the full range of your skills and expertise as part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team.

School psychologists are provided with opportunities to participate in continuing professional development and the NSW Department of Education will support you to complete or maintain your registration with the Psychology Board of Australia. Other benefits include access to a range of leave types, including recreation leave and flex leave, as well as leave loading, travel allowances and health and wellbeing benefits such as our Fitness Passport program. The department will also cover your indemnity insurance as a psychologist while working in our schools.

Find out more about working as a school psychologist on the school counselling service pages of the NSW Department of Education website.
Coonabarabran High School is a comprehensive high school which includes a Support Unit with five classes, situate in North West New South Wales. It has an enrolment of 302 students. Approximately 27% of students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders. The school enjoys a long and proud tradition of excellent student outcomes in academic, sporting and cultural fields of endeavour. The school provides students with diverse and rich educational opportunities; both within and beyond the classroom. The students are positively encouraged and guided to extend themselves in a variety of fields, embracing the school motto ‘Forever Dare’.

The school is characterised by its strong focus on quality teaching and as such has a genuine commitment to the professional development of staff to support continual improvement and growth in student learning outcomes. For more information, please visit the school website Coonabarabran High School.

Key Accountabilities

• Provides counselling and psychological services to students, individually and in groups, including appropriate short term therapeutic interventions undertaken within the constraints of their training, experience and supervision
• Engages with and implements the procedures of the Professional Practice Framework for the NSW School Counselling Service
• Works in consultation with the principal, school executive, staff and student support services to improve student learning and wellbeing outcomes and implement current departmental priorities
• Contributes to the social, emotional, and academic development of students, and supports schools and students with complex behavioural needs
• Administers cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural assessment of students, reports on the results of assessments and interventions and collaborates to improve learning, wellbeing and mental health outcomes
• Works collaboratively with learning and support teams, parents and carers, and other agencies, to develop appropriate school based support for students
• Responds as part of a team to assist schools experiencing serious incidents
• Refers students and/or their families and carers to other agencies that will support the development of student health and wellbeing outcome

Essential Requirements

1. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy, Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG Inc. and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy
2. General or Provisional Psychology Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia
3. Valid and current Working with Children Check clearance — WWCC must be NSW
4. Current and valid driver’s licence and ability and willingness to travel between work sites. Must have a valid unrestricted provisional or full driver’s licence with the ability to drive oneself.
5. Australian citizenship or permanent residency
   Special Notes Applicants seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE.

Rural and remote incentives of between $20,000 to $30,000 per annum are available for eligible school psychologist positions, depending on the remoteness of the school, school type, in recognition of the value of the school counselling service to students in rural and remote areas.

Total Remuneration Package

Package valued up to $187,933 + incentives (where applicable). Base salary ranges from $104,156 – $165,812* plus leave loading and employer’s contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available dependent on professional experience.

*Note there is no automatic progression to the $165,812 SPAC salary level.

Access to SPAC is available once a school psychologist has progressed through all salary steps and upon successful application for Advanced Certification level against the NSW School Counselling Service Professional Practice Framework.

About the NSW Department of Education

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

Documents

Role Description
Aboriginal Education Policy

As this is a child-related position, you will also be required to obtain a NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number as a condition of employment (if you do not already have this). For more information, please visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian.

In addition, your employment may be subject to the Department’s National Criminal Records Check to determine your suitability for employment.

Note: The selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Applications must be lodged electronically. No paper-based application will be accepted.

For technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.