Psychologist - Caravonica State School

Are you an experienced psychologist interested in contributing to an exciting wellbeing initiative that prioritises equity and excellence in shaping the wellbeing and educational future of children and young people? We are looking for a psychologist who is passionate about supporting the wellbeing of our students and families while committing to the strategic direction of promoting equity and excellence in our schools. Based at Caravonica State School, the successful applicant will also support students at Freshwater, Machans Beach and Yorkeys Knob State Schools. This position is a 12 month fixed-term temporary role, unless otherwise determined.

About The Department Of Education

The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About The School

The city's country school adjacent to the rainforest at the base of the Kuranda Range, Caravonica is a primary school of around 600 children in years prep to six. The school was established in 1+27 and has enjoyed a steady growth rate ever since. Our grounds are quite extensive and well maintained, with a 'green' image that complements our tropical surroundings. The architectural structure of the school supports flexibility in teacher decisions about classroom organisation.

Your Role

The role of psychologist with the Department of Education, is part of the Student Wellbeing Package, which delivers mild to moderate mental heatlh interventions to students to enable access to the curriculum for students from prep to year 6 ages.

Appointments in the public sector are merit-based and will be assessed by looking at what you have done previously—the knowledge, skills and experience you have built, your potential for development, and your personal qualities.

Responsibilities Include

Undertake individual and group counselling and therapeutic interventions with students, parents and families to assist them in resolving personal or relationship concerns.
Provide advice on diagnoses provided by external professionals and monitor students' progress.
Administer specialised psycho-educational assessment of students with learning and/or adjustment difficulties including assessments of cognitive, academic, behavioural, emotional, social and adaptive functioning.
Coordinate or assist in the implementation of specific professional in-service training programs for teachers, parents, schools and other professionals, both within and outside the department, for example - Supporting students' mental health and wellbeing.
Identify needs and participate in the referral and planning of services for children, parents and families to community agencies such as health and welfare.

Benefits

Opportunity to work as part of a high quality school multidisciplinary teams within close proximity to each other, in addition to with professional development, supervision, and flexible work arrangements.

Mandatory Requirements

Appointment to this position requires proof of qualification in Psychology and general registration with AHPRA, or if a new graduate, must hold provisional registration with AHPRA with a supervision plan approved by the Psychology Board of Australia prior to the commencement of employment.
In accordance with the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000, registered health practitioners working within their professional capacity must hold valid registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency at all times during their employment for the purpose of satisfying the exemption requirements of the Act.

Interested? To Apply:

Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
Attach a 1-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace.  Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.

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