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This is a permanent full-time position commencing as soon as possible.
The Kimberley education region is seeking a psychologist with provisional or general registration to join their team. You’ll be based in the town of Fitzroy Crossing, working collaboratively with the current school psychologist, delivering psychology services to remote school communities in the Fitzroy Valley.
As a school psychologist with the Kimberley education region, you will be joining a dynamic team of around 17 psychologists, from early career through to many years of experience. The team is located across the vast geographical Kimberley education region, with school psychologists currently based in Broome, Fitzroy Crossing, Derby, and Kununurra. With plenty of support from the regional team, we’re looking for a psychologist who is keen to challenge themselves, and ready to develop skills in working with Aboriginal students and their families. In this role, you will have the chance to become part of your local community and make a real difference in the lives of young people. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to develop and maintain positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders, consult widely, and work effectively as both part of a team and independently when required.
Watch our video to learn more about Fitzroy Valley District High School (featuring one of our school psychologists) and living and working in the Kimberley.
Whether you’re a graduate psychologist looking to kick-start your internship or an experienced psychologist looking for an adventure, this could be the perfect position for you. We are also prepared to consider:
- postgraduate psychology students with provisional registration who are able to combine work and study
- applicants desiring to work less than full-time
- permanent employees of the Department who may wish to explore a fixed-term contract and hold their substantive position (length of tenure to be negotiated between the parties)
This position offers a personal and professional experience like no other with a range of unique benefits, including:
- FREE housing
- FREE relocation for you and your family (and personal effects) from anywhere in Australia
- air-conditioning subsidy
- salary range $83,312 - $92,272 (provisional registration), $96,747 - $134,404 (general registration) (SEA GA 2021)
- locality allowance of $4,888 p.a.
- School Psychologist Attraction and Retention Incentive of $15,370 p.a. (currently approved to end 2024)
- regular trips to Perth (or equivalent)
- 8 weeks’ vacation leave (aligned with school holidays)
- 11.5 per cent employer contributions to superannuation
- more than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave
- Board approved supervision (if required) and professional leadership and support
- our highly regarded School Psychologist Induction Program of professional learning
- access to additional specialised professional learning, relevant to the context (to be negotiated with the successful applicant)
Learn more about how we support school psychologists on our website: Education WA - School Psychologists
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education you will enjoy a range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, training and career development opportunities and attractive leave provisions. Find out more about the benefits by visiting professional and personal benefits.
For additional information to all allowances and housing please contact Housing and Transport at housing.transport@education.wa.edu.au or on (08) 9264 5154.
Want to know more?
Full details of the role, selection criteria and eligibility requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Kathryn Kirchner, Lead School Psychologist, on 0429 810 440 or emailing Kathryn.Kirchner@education.wa.edu.au
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.
Eligibility
To work with us, you must:
- hold or be eligible for provisional or general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
- obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and
- consent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
Information about registration with the Psychology Board of Australia can be obtained by calling 1300 419 495 or by visiting www.psychologyboard.gov.au.
More information on employment eligibility can be found here and in the attached Job Description Form (JDF) located at the bottom of this advertisement.
Application Instructions
Apply online in two easy steps:
Step 1: Select Apply for Job
Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
- A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A three (3) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF
- Ability to implement school psychology services and programs in an educational environment to maximise student learning outcomes.
- Knowledge of the implementation and evaluation of a variety of psychological approaches appropriate for individual, group and system-level intervention.
- High level written and oral communication skills, demonstrating the capacity to produce correspondence, reports and case notes, and interview and training (facilitation) skills.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills, which demonstrate an ability to function in a self-directed way, and as a member of an interdisciplinary team, working with a range of clients across the lifespan, Department personnel and inter-agency partners across a variety of contexts.
- Ability to apply analytical and conceptual skills to issues identification, risk assessment and analysis, intervention and evaluation.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.
Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE902684
Applicants assessed as suitable may be considered for similar vacancies that arise in our school within the next twelve months. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Monday, 5 August 2024.