This is a 12 month fixed term, part-time (0.6FTE) position commencing Term 2, 2025 with possible extension
Coastal Lakes College is an Independent Public School, we are seeking a highly motivated, collaborative, and organised School Psychologist with a passion for supporting children achieve to their potential. The successful applicant will ideally have a friendly disposition and strong communication skills and be committed to forming positive working relationships with staff, students, and parents.
Find out more about our school by coastallakescollege.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
The successful applicant will collaborate closely with other staff within our Positive Support Team. You will join a community of motivated educators committed to ensuring the wellbeing of its students. As the successful applicant, you will provide specialist psychological assessment, diagnosis, evidence-based intervention as well as consultation at the individual, group, whole college, and system level. Services will be provided in the areas of adolescent mental health and wellbeing, behaviour support and intervention, learning and motivation, emergency and critical incident management, risk assessment, risk assessment, as well as professional learning for college staff, parents, and caregivers.
You will be responsible for supporting staff and parents to put in place effective strategies that support the mental health and wellbeing of students. The successful applicant will ideally possess experience and knowledge in building staff capacity through professional learning, and the necessary skills to collaborate with teachers, sharing expert professional judgements and opinions. We are seeking an applicant who is adaptable, resilient, and resourceful; who is also able to develop and maintain positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders and consult widely; and is able to work effectively as both part of a team and independently and proactively when required.
Coastal Lakes College located in Lakelands, a south-western suburb of Perth in the City of Mandurah, opened in 2019 and will cater for students from Year 7 through to Yr12 in 2024. We will continue to grow a cohort a year until 2024 when we will cater for students from Years 7 – 12. It is a new and innovative college which includes an Inclusive Education hub for students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, sensory impairments (vision and hearing), challenging behaviours and/or autistic spectrum disorders.
The College has developed strong, innovative partnerships with its local primary schools and community organisations. A commitment to the College’s emphasis on pastoral care and co-curricular programs such as Zones of Regulation and You Can Do It! will be essential as well as active promotion of the College’s vision, motto and values within the College and wider community
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 Bianca Romagnolo, Deputy Principal, on (08) 9583 2800 or emailing Bianca.Romagnolo@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 outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A 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: DOE955569
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 Friday, 14 March 2025
