This is a permanent part-time (0.8FTE) position commencing Term 1, 2025
Do you want to be part of a dynamic collaborative team?
Do you have the capacity to build relational trust and inspire others?
Are you a lifelong learner committed to developing your professional skills?
Are you a champion of students and families?
If so, we want you!
Ocean Road Primary School (PS), a place where Every Child Matters, Each Moment Counts and Everyone Belongs, is seeking to employ a School Psychologist to work collaboratively as part of our Students Support Team.
Find out more about our school by visiting oceanroadps.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
The successful applicant will have the belief that all children can learn and that you can have a positive impact on student wellbeing and learning. To be successful in this role you must have a desire to be part of a team that embraces research and evidence-based practice. Previous experience in dealing with people affected by poverty and trauma is paramount.
Ocean Road PS is a place where everyone is supported, accepted, and empowered to thrive.
We achieve this through:
- Building trusting relationships
- High expectations of success by focusing on individual strengths
- Best practise whole school programs
- Students, staff, and community agency
- Responsive and engaging inclusive learning environment
Ocean Road PS caters for over 640 students from broad ranging socio-economic backgrounds. Our core values of Kindness, Resilience, Responsibility and Respect, and our dedication to “Put Children First” underpins everything we do. The health and wellbeing of staff and students is paramount.
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.
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 Dean Finlay, Principal, on (08) 9584 7150 or emailing Dean.Finlay@education.wa.edu.au
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During the school holiday period, please contact Dean Finlay on 0439966275.
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 two (2) 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: DOE922833
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 18 October 2024
