Ravenswood School for Girls is a Uniting Church Prep to Year 12 day and boarding school for girls located on Sydney's North Shore. Ravenswood offers both the HSC and the IB Diploma Programme as well as the PYP in the Junior School. It is a school where staff enjoy a range of benefits that foster health and wellbeing, and students achieve outstanding academic success supported by innovative teaching practices that are underpinned by a whole school approach to Positive Education.We're looking for a motivated, experienced registered Psychologist to join our Wellbeing Team in a permanent full-time position. For the right candidate, we're open to considering part-time arrangements. This position works during the term time, and will ideally commence at the beginning of Term 3, 2024. Our team of School Psychologists are key members of the Wellbeing Department at Ravenswood, and the main function of this role is to provide counselling and psychological support to our students.Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA);Experience as a psychologist in a school or community based settingExperience with CBT as well as a strong interest in positive psychology and related therapies;Familiarity with trauma informed interventions;Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team;Strong commitment to ongoing professional development and ethical practice;Experience in providing quality evidence-based services for children, adolescents, and their parents.Experience working with groups;Experience in staff training;Experience working with children and adolescents from prep to Year 12;Endorsement in clinical or educational and developmental psychology is desirable;Minimum 3-5 years working as a psychologist.Additional Skills/Requirements:Strong understanding/ experience working with young people and families of diverse cultural backgrounds;Ability to work with children and adolescents with disabilities or learning needs;Ability to administer and report psychometric assessment such as the WISC, WAIS and WIAT;Understanding of child protection legislation and guidelines as it applies to schools;Tertiary qualifications in Psychology;Eligibility for registration with Australian Psychological Society (APS).To Apply:Please include a cover letter addressing the selection criteria, additional skills and requirements along with your resume.Ravenswood School for Girls is dedicated to maintaining a child safe environment and is committed to the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children. Shortlisted applicants will be required to provide the School with their Working With Children Check number and evidence of their AHPRA Registration in order to be eligible for this position.It is not a requirement of employment to be vaccinated for COVID-19. However, the School strongly encourages all of their employees to maintain an up-to-date vaccination status against COVID-19.Ravenswood is a Uniting Church IB World School.
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