School Psychologist – Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus

Mobile; United States; On-site; USD 72,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave loading

Employer’s superannuation contribution

Indemnity insurance for psychologists

Travel allowances

Fitness Passport program

Job summary

NSW Department of Education is seeking a School Psychologist for Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus. The role supports primary and high school students through counselling and psychological assessment within a multidisciplinary team.

The position offers ongoing supervision, professional development and opportunities to work across the lifespan with students. Commencing 28 January 2027, based at the Tuncurry campus with travel to other sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the Department Aboriginal Education Policy and DEI commitments.
• General or Provisional Psychology Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) – NSW.
• Current valid driver’s licence and ability to travel between sites.
• Australian citizenship or permanent residency.

Responsibilities

• Provides counselling and psychological services to students, individually and in groups.
• Engages with and implements the Professional Practice Framework for the NSW School Counselling Service.
• Works with school staff to improve student learning and wellbeing outcomes.
• Contributes to social, emotional, and academic development of students.
• Administers cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural assessments and reports results.
• Collaborates with families, carers and external agencies to support student wellbeing.
• Responds to serious incidents as part of a team.
• Refers students to other agencies for health and wellbeing support.

Skills

Counselling skills

Psychological assessment

Group counselling

Collaboration with teams

Education

General or Provisional Psychology Registration

Job description

School Psychologist – Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus – 0000BER5
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Location

Central & North Coasts – Newcastle & Hunter Valley-Port Macquarie & Mid-North Coast

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
Position Information About the Role

Full Time: 1.0 FTE (Full time equivalent)

Location: Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus

Commencing: 28 January 2027

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 Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus 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.
Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus is one of three campuses that constitute Great Lakes College. Our campus is for students in years 7-10. We deliver a comprehensive and responsive curriculum for students in Stage 4 and Stage 5. Through agreement with the Senior Campus of Great Lakes College, we facilitate early commencement of Stage 6 subjects to provide a responsive and flexible education pathway for individual students. Our diverse curriculum offering is further strengthened by access to Vocational Education Training with external Registered Training Organisations and the provision of a Trade Training Centre on site.

We have an Education Support Unit containing six classes. Students with additional learning needs have access to specialised learning for intellectually mild, moderate and severe cognitive disability. We also provide support through a multicatergorical class for students with additional emotional and cognitive needs.

Situated on the lower Mid North Coast of NSW, the school is built on the traditional lands of the Worimi people and 18% of our students identify as First Nations people. The Gathang language is the first language spoken in the area. An additional 2% of our student population has a language background other than English.

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 This position commences 28 January 2027.

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.