Division: Independent Public School - Goldfields Education Region
Salary: Level 1 - SPS Y2, $87,478 - $141,124 per annum (pro-rata) (SEA GA 2021)
This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 1, 2025 Esperance Senior High School is a school with a strong community that creates opportunities for personal excellence. We live by this vision, ensuring your child reaches their full potential academically, culturally, personally and socially.
Our strong pastoral care program aims to build resilience in our students and supports them socially and emotionally. We have a highly effective pastoral care team that includes the school psychologist, chaplain, school nurse, attendance and engagement officer, student support mentors, and year coordinators for each year group.
As a School Psychologist, you will apply your expertise in educational, clinical, and organisational psychology using a scientist-practitioner approach. You will provide direct psychological services to students, offering evidence-based assessments and interventions in areas such as mental health, behaviour, learning, disability, and critical incident management. Working collaboratively with school staff, parents, and other agencies, you will play a key role in enhancing student outcomes through the development and implementation of student support services and programs.
For those with general registration, you will have the opportunity to mentor colleagues and supervise provisionally registered psychologists. Senior School Psychologists will take on additional leadership responsibilities, contributing to the development and evaluation of psychology practices and regional priorities. In this role, you will also oversee specialist programs and provide consultation to other psychologists within the school community.
Working for the Department of Education you will enjoy a range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, training and career development opportunities, and attractive leave provisions.
Minimum Requirements: Hold or be eligible for provisional or general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.Obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start.Consent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.Application Instructions Apply online in two easy steps:
Step 1: Select Apply for Job Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work-related referees, preferably one being your current line manager.
Your application should include:
A CV outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position.A five (5) page statement addressing the selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF.Demonstrated ability to implement psychology services and programs in an educational environment to maximise student learning outcomes.Demonstrated knowledge of the implementation and evaluation of a variety of psychological approaches appropriate for individual, group, and system-level intervention.Demonstrated high level written and oral communication skills, demonstrating the capacity to produce correspondence, reports and case notes, and interview and training (facilitation) skills.Demonstrated highly developed interpersonal skills, which demonstrate an ability to function in a self-directed way, and as a member of an interdisciplinary team, working with a range of clients across the lifespan, Department personnel and inter-agency partners across a variety of contexts.Demonstrated ability to apply analytical and conceptual skills to issues identification, risk assessment and analysis, intervention and evaluation.It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted. Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 15 November 2024
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