Psychologist

Job Type: Permanent
Location: Auckland, NZ
Help shape the future of Education

We work to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes


Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people around Aotearoa, from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. While we work in different groups and on different things, we all strive every day to make the biggest difference we can for our students in our education system.


About this role | Mō tēnei tūranga

This is a Permanent Full Time Psychologist role in our Maungawhau | Mount Eden office.


The role of the Psychologist is to provide effective, efficient and equitable psychological services for the benefit of children and young people with additional learning needs in accordance with the goals, objectives and policies of the Ministry of Education.


As a Psychologist you will:

Apply a strengths-based approach

Identify patterns or contributing factors that may be influencing learning, wellbeing and behaviour

Enhance inclusive practices in early learning services, schools and other educational settings

Collaboratively support progress with learner goals

Provide professional support and guidance to schools, teacher and parents/caregivers/whānau and in collaboration, support the development and implementation of intervention plans

Assess, analyse, hypothesise, collaboratively plan, support and monitor the implementation of individual (or group) intervention plans for students who have additional learning needs.


Salary range: $85,416.00 - $126,000.00 per annum + 3% kiwi saver. The successful candidate will be appointed at a salary which reflects individual skills and experience.


About you | Mōhou ake

To be successful in this role you will have the following experience:

Experience in a complex organisation

Experience in building relationships and partnerships to achieve shared outcomes.

Working effectively with children and young people and their families/whānau across a diverse range of settings

Proven experience counselling, negotiating, mediation, and contracting.

A proven ability to use data and insights to identify trends, risks and opportunities, to influence and guide organisational and system-level decision making.


You will also have the following Essential Qualifications:

Master’s level tertiary qualification

Post-graduate Diploma in Educatiional Psychology or Clinical Psychology or equivalent

Registration under the Health Practitioner’s Competency Assurance Act.The ability and willingness to adhere to the Public Service Standards of Integrity and Conduct.


About our group and team | Mātau rōpū ake

Te Mahau takiwā collectively provide leadership and integrated services to the education sector. This includes services such as learning support and education advice and regulation functions for schools and early learning services.


As a frontline group we develop and harness existing relationships with communities at the regional and local level through the Directors of Education, including deep relationships with iwi and hapū.


Our frontline groups are represented at the leadership level of decision making for Te Tāhuhu. The frontline hautū | deputy secretaries hold at least one National Portfolio to complement their frontline role. In Te Tai Raro, our hautū holds the National Portfolio for Pacific Education. This portfolio requires many parts of our organisation to work together to enhance collective impact for Pacific learner success, embedding the shifts in the Action Plan for Pacific Education.


Are you ready to make a difference? | Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi?

If this opportunity interests you, please submit your cover letter and resume by using the ‘apply' button. In your cover letter we’d like to know about you, your values, or anything else you’d like to share. We’re keen to understand your motivations, strengths, transferable skills, and the diverse perspectives you will bring to the role.


For further information, please contact Recruitment.Manawa@education.govt.nz


Applications close Midnight – Thursday, 15 May 2025.


We want our people to feel valued for their unique qualities and have a sense of belonging. If you require assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the recruitment process, please let us know. Read more