About the Role
Full Time: 1.0 FTE (Full-time equivalent)
Location: Great Lakes College Forster Campus School
Senior Psychologist Education coordinate and professionally supervise a team of school counsellors and school psychologists to deliver high quality psychological services to schools. They work closely with schools, other members of educational services teams and agencies to improve student learning and wellbeing outcomes.
Senior Psychologist Education provide professional leadership in the delivery of psychological services to school communities and have a key leadership role as part of the networked specialist centres.
Senior Psychologist Education will not be required to teach or undertake teaching duties as defined by the Teacher Accreditation Act 2004 as amended.
NOTE: Recreation leave and flexible working hours
The Senior Psychologist Education is employed under the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, remunerated for 52 weeks per annum and required to work for 48 weeks p.a with 4 weeks recreation leave. Requests for recreation leave may not be approved during school term time and the Senior Psychologist Education is required to work during the student vacation period unless on a form of approved leave. Requests to take flex days in accordance with the Department’s Flexible Working Hours Agreement will be considered subject to the operational requirements of the school and are generally only approved during the student vacation periods.
About the NSW Department of Education
The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
Additional Information
Our dedicated team is committed to high-quality teaching through Explicit Teaching, ensuring your child clearly understands lessons and reaches their potential. We foster a supportive and respectful community using Restorative Practices, helping students grow into confident and responsible learners.
We provide safe, inclusive environments enriched by strong Wellbeing Programs that make every student feel valued and supported. Our Aboriginal Learning and Engagement Centre (ALEC) offers outstanding programs that celebrate Aboriginal culture and empower our Aboriginal students to thrive.
We believe every child deserves the best education, and we work closely with families and our community to support and inspire every student’s learning journey. For more information, please visit the school website Great Lakes College Forster Campus.
Key Accountabilities
- Provides individual and group professional practice supervision to build the capacity of school counselling staff, including the supervision of school counselling staff working towards registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
- Engages with and implements the procedures of the Professional Practice Framework for the NSW School Counselling Service.
- Works in collaboration with principals to provide leadership to the school counselling service, to support professional learning and the performance and development processes.
- Assists school counselling staff in their work with schools to respond to students requiring additional wellbeing and psychological support.
- Supports the whole school response and coordinates the provision of psychological support to schools experiencing serious incidents.
- Builds the capacity of staff to support student wellbeing and mental health.
- Contributes to the Department's support of students with disability and learning and support needs.
- Coordinates and maintain systems and procedures, including test budgets, to facilitate effective service delivery.
Essential Requirements
1. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy, Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG Inc. and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy.
2. General or Provisional Psychology Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia
3. Valid and current Working with Children Check clearance – WWCC must be NSW
4. Current and valid driver’s licence and ability and willingness to travel between work sites. Must have a valid unrestricted provisional or full driver’s licence with the ability to drive oneself.
5. Australian citizenship or permanent residency
How to Apply
If you are interested in this role, please apply online and include:
The following questions must be addressed (half a page each):
- High level knowledge and skills in the provision of psychological assessment, counselling and evidence-based interventions within a school context.
- Demonstrated capacity to lead, clinically supervise and professionally develop school counsellors/school psychologists, including those working towards registration as a psychologist.
- Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain collaborative relationships with key stakeholders to support the learning and wellbeing of students, including students with complex and diverse needs.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and implement Department of Education priorities and initiatives within the school counselling service and in response to serious incidents.
Documents
Role Description
Aboriginal Education Policy
As this is a child-related position, you will also be required to obtain a Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number as a condition of employment (if you do not already have this). For more information, please visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian.
In addition, your employment may be subject to the Department’s National Criminal Records Check to determine your suitability for employment.
Note: The selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Applications must be lodged electronically. No paper-based application will be accepted.
For technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.
