About The Role
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 the barriers that impact on student(s) 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 – then a role in the SSS is the job for you.
This is a fixed term (until 30 June 2027), Part‐time opportunity (0.6FTE), 3 days per week, working in schools in the northern suburbs, based in Greensborough.
What can we offer you?
The work we do matters greatly, and there are few comparable opportunities to shape the life of children and young people for the better.
* Flexible working arrangements.
* Professional development and learning opportunities.
* A competitive salary with salary progression.
* A range of salary packaging options.
* Generous leave entitlements, including purchasing additional leave.
Required
* A graduate or post‐graduate degree in Psychology.
* A full registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA).
* A current Australian Drivers' 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.
* Provide leadership, professionally and operationally, within a multi‐disciplinary student support team.
* Support teachers in the development of educational programs, particularly in respect to students with additional needs.
* Provide authoritative professional advice in relation to issues involving student wellbeing.
* Collaborate with and provide advice to other Student Support Services team members in respect to complex cases.
* Contribute to the professional development of other Student Support Service team members.
* Liaise with community service organisations, DHHS, hospitals, specialist programmes and other professionals regarding the support needs for students.
Key Selection Criteria
* Suitable experience in the initiation, development and implementation of programmes, procedures and policies that foster resilience in children and young people and address their physical, social and emotional needs to support their educational needs.
* Capacity to provide leadership within a multidisciplinary team delivering a range of wellbeing support services to school students.
* Highly developed capacity to assess, conceptualise and analyse more complex student wellbeing issues that translate to improving student support services.
* Highly developed communication, networking and interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of people in the education community and beyond.
* Demonstrated commitment to the Victorian Public Sector Values.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
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.
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