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About the Role
This is a Part-time Fixed-Term position until 4 January ****.
The Department of Education is looking for a skilled and passionate Psychologist to contribute to the important work of our Student Support Services (SSS) teams in supporting schools to address barriers that impact on students' access, preparation, and progress to achieving their educational goals and development potential. If you are passionate about helping children and young people reach their full potential and like working in a collaborative multidisciplinary team, a role in the SSS is the job for you.
Why Student Support Services?
SSS comprise a broad range of allied health professions, including psychologists, speech pathologists, and social workers. Working in SSS is deeply meaningful, highly rewarding, challenging, and dynamic and gives you the opportunity to make a positive contribution to the life of children and young people, their families, schools, and communities. You will work with a diverse group of people who share a common goal, and you will be well supported to use your professional skills and knowledge to provide specialised support at the individual, group, school, and area level. As part of an area-based multi-disciplinary health, wellbeing, and inclusion team, you will help build the capability of schools to support student achievement, engagement, and wellbeing.
What can we offer you?
Flexible working arrangements
Professional development and learning opportunities
Competitive salary with salary progression
Range of salary packaging options
Generous leave entitlements, including purchasing additional leave
We know that the success of our State depends on the success of our people. If you are driven by a desire to contribute to the big picture, and the future success of our children and our State, then a career working in our SSS allied health workforce is for you.
Required
A graduate or post-graduate degree in Psychology, a full registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA), and a current Australian Driver's Licence and Working with Children Check.
Accountabilities
Provide high-level psychology support services to school-age students to improve student learning
Undertake advanced wellbeing interventions that support students and schools
Assist the coordination of student support services within a multi-disciplinary team
Contribute to student wellbeing policy development
About the Department
The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services. The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria, and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.
Further Information
For more information regarding the Department's allied health workforce and working in regions visit the links below:
DET Allied Health Careers
Regional Careers (education.vic.gov.au)
Regions (education.vic.gov.au)
For more details regarding this position please see attached position descriptions.
The Department values diversity and inclusion in all forms – gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page.
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact
Gabrielle Darlington
via or
Pooja Shah
via .
Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
Applications Close
Applications close *****pm 7th December ****.
EEO Statement
The Department of Education is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to an individual's personal attributes or status, including race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic. All qualified applicants are eligible for consideration for employment and, if employed, will receive the benefits and rewards described in the job description.
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