School Psychologist – Provisional, KickStart Graduate Employment Program – Condobolin Public School
Location: Condobolin Public School, Regional NSW (Dubbo & West NSW). Number of Positions: 1.
Remuneration: Package valued up to $182,461 + incentives. Base salary ranges from $101,122 – $160,983 plus leave loading and employer contribution to superannuation. Rural and remote incentives of $20,000 – $30,000 per annum available for eligible positions.
About the Role
Want to Kick Start your psychology career? This graduate program offers psychology graduates a tailored comprehensive training and supervision program to become registered psychologists and join the School Counselling Service with the NSW Department of Education. As a KickStart participant you will work collaboratively with a team of dedicated professionals to make a positive impact on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in NSW Public Schools.
Key Accountabilities
* Provides counselling and psychological services to students, individually and in groups, including short‐term therapeutic interventions within the constraints of 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 assessments, reports on results 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.
* Registered or provisionally registered psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia.
* Australian citizenship or permanent residency.
* Valid and current Working with Children Check clearance – WWCC must be NSW.
* Ability and willingness to travel between work sites. Must have a valid unrestricted provisional or full driver's licence.
Inclusion Statement
We welcome 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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