St Mary MacKillop College - BUSSELTON School Principal : Mr Mark Browning School Address : PO Box **** West Busselton WA **** Phone Number : ********* Fax Number : Email Address : *************************.
Web Site : ***********************.
Type : Part-Time Term : Ongoing Position Details School Psychologist St Mary MacKillop College is committed to providing quality K-12 Catholic education in the South West region.
We are a supportive, caring community with modern facilities designed to engage students and bring learning to life.
• Ongoing position – Part Time (3 Days Per Week – FTE *****)
• School terms only
• Close knit, supportive team We are a vibrant College committed to providing the best educational and pastoral care for our students and we are seeking a School Psychologist to join our dedicated team.
The successful applicant will contribute to the assessment of children for learning needs, provide counselling, and provide advice to staff on youth mental health issues.
Key elements of the role will include, but are not limited to:
• Undertake educational and psychological assessments for students.
• Assessment of mental health issues.
• Provide counselling for students for a range of mental health, emotional and family issues including crisis counselling.
• Providing advice to teaching staff on mental health and pastoral issues within the classroom setting.
• Liaise with specialist community organisations and agencies as needed.
• Maintain student information to meet regulatory requirements.
Selection Criteria Essential:
• Registered by the Psychology Board of Australia under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, OR
• Have provisional registration based upon possession of a degree with a fourth or fifth year qualification in psychology and a supervision agreement accepted by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA), which will enable full registration following one to three years of supervised practice as a psychologist.
• Current Working with Children check and National Criminal History Check (or willingness to obtain)
• Registration with Australian Health Professional Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Experience working with child and adolescent mental health.
• Empathy and a strong commitment to helping others.
• Strong administration and organisational skills.
Desirable:
• Previous experience in a school setting For further information regarding this position please see the Job Description via the College website.
Application Details To apply for this position: Applications must include a Cover Letter, Resume and Application Form.
Please send to: The Principal, St Mary MacKillop College, PO Box ****, West Busselton WA **** or email to ******************************* APPLICATIONS CLOSE: Monday 12 January ****.
Please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to commence our recruitment process before the closing date.
All employees of Catholic Education Western Australia are required to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties.
Catholic Education Western Australia also encourages applications from people of all cultural backgrounds, First Nations people, and individuals with disabilities or medical conditions who meet the requirements of the position.
To be eligible to apply, you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.
In applying for this position you will be providing personal information to the School.
This information will be used in order to assess your application for employment.
A current National Police History Check as issued by the Department of Education Western Australia must also be included.
The appropriate Criminal History Record Check form is available from the Department of Education website.
On appointment successful applicants will require a Working with Children Check.
Application forms are available at certain Australia Post Outlets throughout the State.
A list of participating Australia Post outlets can be found on the Australia Post website.
An application for a WWC must be made in person.
Listed : 18th December, **** Applications Close : 12th January, **** Vacancy Number : *****