School Psychologist & Student Wellbeing Lead

NSW Department of Education; Roeland Park (KS); On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport

Health and wellbeing benefits

Indemnity insurance

School holiday leave

Travel allowances

Job summary

NSW Department of Education is seeking a school counsellor based at Broken Hill High School in Far West NSW. The role involves counselling and psychological assessment to support student wellbeing and learning.

You will work across the lifespan with primary and high school students within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will engage in professional supervision, ongoing professional learning, and be supported to maintain registration with the Psychology Board of

Qualifications

• Experience in counselling using evidence-based interventions with a demonstrated understanding of the mental health needs of children and young people.
• Experience in the psychological assessment of children and young people, including case formulation and report writing.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with key stakeholders to improve learning and wellbeing outcomes for diverse students.
• Be a registered or provisionally registered psychologist, or eligible for registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Ability and willingness to travel between worksites. Must have a valid unrestricted provisional or full driver’s licence.
• This position is under the Teachers award ( Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2024 ).

Responsibilities

• Provide counselling and psychological assessment of students.
• Collaborate with teachers, families and outside agencies to support student wellbeing and learning outcomes.
• Engage in supervision and professional development within the school counselling team.
• Attend to the needs of diverse student backgrounds and contexts across school communities.

Skills

Counselling

Psychological assessment

Collaboration with stakeholders

Driver's licence

Job description

NSW Department of Education is seeking a school counsellor based at Broken Hill High School in Far West NSW. The role involves counselling and psychological assessment to support student wellbeing and learning.

You will work across the lifespan with primary and high school students within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will engage in professional supervision, ongoing professional learning, and be supported to maintain registration with the Psychology Board of