School Psychologist – Leeton High School

Mobile; Plattsmouth (NE); On-site; USD 72,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave loading

Superannuation/Employer contributions

Travel allowances

Fitness Passport

Indemnity insurance

Job summary

NSW Department of Education seeks a School Psychologist for Leeton High School. The role involves counselling and psychological assessment to support student wellbeing and learning in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.

The successful candidate will provide supervision, engage with school communities, and contribute to professional development. Opportunities to work across primary and high school ages are available.

Qualifications

• General or Provisional Psychology Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Current Working with Children Check clearance (NSW WWCC).
• Valid and current driver’s licence with ability 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 assessment of students and reports results.
• Works with principal, staff and external agencies to support learning, wellbeing and mental health outcomes.
• Collaborates with parents, carers and learning/support teams to develop school-based support.
• Responds as part of a team to assist schools experiencing serious incidents.
• Supports schools with complex behavioural needs and student development.
• Engages with and implements the Professional Practice Framework for NSW School Counselling Service.
• Participates in supervision and professional development within the school counselling team.

Education

General or Provisional Psychology Registration

Job description

School Psychologist – Leeton High School – 0000BELE
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Location

Regional NSW-Riverina & Murray

Number of Positions

1
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: Leeton 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 Leeton 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.
Leeton High School, located on Wiradjuri land, has an enrolment of 460 students, with 19% identifying as Aboriginal and a growing number of EAL/D learners. The school is well-resourced and set on attractive, spacious grounds, offering a diverse curriculum designed to prepare students for successful futures.

Leeton High School takes pride in providing a wide range of academic, sporting, cultural, and vocational opportunities, including outstanding creative and performing arts programs accessible to all students. As a Positive Behaviour for Learning school, it promotes core values of respect, responsibility, and active learning.

The School Excellence Plan reflects a strong commitment to student growth and achievement, high-quality teaching practices, collaboration, and enhancing student wellbeing and engagement. Leeton High values its collaborative partnerships with the wider community and is a proud member of the Leeton Community of Public Schools. For more information, please visit the school website Leeton 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 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.

Applicants seeking either ongoing full time or ongoing part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking ongoing part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE.

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 Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.