School Psychologist – Moree Public School
Location
Regional NSW-Tamworth & North West NSW
Number of Positions
2
Remuneration Package
Package valued up to $182,461 + incentives (where applicable). Base salary ranges from $101,122 to $160,983 with leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on professional experience.
Closing Date
06-May-2026, 6:00:00 AM
Job Category
School Support Staff
Organisation
School Administrative and Support
About the Role
Full Time: 2.0 FTE. Location: Moree Public School. School psychologists provide counselling and psychological assessment of students, complementing teachers to strengthen learning and wellbeing outcomes. They work across primary and high school aged students, engaging a diverse student population and collaborating with school communities and external agencies.
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 outcomes.
Essential Requirements
* Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal Education Policy, Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG Inc. and the Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
* General or Provisional Psychology Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
* Valid and current Working with Children Check clearance (WWCC – NSW).
* Current and valid driver's licence with the ability and willingness to travel between work sites.
* Australian citizenship or permanent residency.
Special Notes
The successful applicant may be eligible to receive a one‐off recruitment payment of $20,000 under conditions that apply. Where the successful candidate is seeking ongoing part‐time employment this payment will be pro‐rated.
This advertisement is for 2 x positions 1.0 FTE.
Applicants seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part‐time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE.
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.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
The department welcomes 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.
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