About us:
Join the Department of Education Student Wellbeing Workforce and make a real difference by supporting school teams to assist students with mild to moderate mental health concerns.
Enjoy work-life balance in a supportive and inclusive workplace that values your contribution.
As part of the Queensland Government's Student Wellbeing Workforce, we aim to ensure every Queensland state school student has access to a wellbeing professional.
Your opportunity:
Wellbeing professionals employed through the Student Wellbeing Workforce work as part of schools' established student support teams to enhance the wellbeing and mental health support available to students.
Queensland state schools offer a unique and rewarding setting where you can enjoy flexible family-friendly work schedules while being part of our established workforce of experienced wellbeing professionals.
As a school-based Psychologist and a specialist member of a multi-disciplinary team, you will offer therapeutic support to students with mild-to-moderate mental health concerns including:
Undertake individual and group counselling and therapeutic interventions with students, parents and families to assist them in resolving mental health concerns.
Administer specialised psycho-educational assessment of students with learning and/or adjustment difficulties including assessments of cognitive, academic, behavioural, emotional, social and adaptive functioning.
Identify needs and participate in the referral, coordination and planning of services for children, parents and families with other stakeholders including community agencies such as health and welfare.
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
Please view the role description for a full list of responsibilities.
The perfect fit:
Ability to work autonomously and as part of school and multi-disciplinary teams.
Clinical, problem solving and reasoning skills for working with young people and their families.
Strong communication skills for therapeutic intervention and liaising with stakeholders.
Benefits:
Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
Access to professional development and support including supervision to support AHPRA requirements (pro-rata)
$1,800 annual professional development allowance (pro-rata)
Have opportunities to network with other wellbeing professional peers within the region.
12.75% superannuation available
Salary packaging
Be part of a large multi-disciplinary team of mental health professionals providing a service to students in schools
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 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.
Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in 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.
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