This is a permanent part-time (0.3FTE) position commencing Term 2, 2025.
Mount Lawley Primary School (PS) is seeking an enthusiastic School Psychologist to join our friendly team. We are a dynamic, innovative, and inclusive community that nurtures and inspires lifelong learning with high levels of achievement and expectations for all. Working alongside our Learning Support Coordinator and School Chaplain as an integral member of our Student Services Team, our School Psychologist works closely with the school administration, teachers and parents to support the school in making improvements that will develop the academic and behavioural needs of our students, supporting all students to achieve success in their educational journey.
Mount Lawley PS is an Independent Public School situated 4km from the Perth CBD. Having been rebuilt in 2015, the façade of the school represents our strong heritage while the inside is modern with excellent facilities. With 21 classrooms from Kindy to Year 6, Specialist teachers in Digital Technology, Italian, Music and Physical Education, we highly value our extra-curricular programs and take pride in delivering a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment for all students.
Mount Lawley PS values respectful and trusting relationships with our school community and these partnerships between the home and school support us in developing our shared responsibility for the education of our students and their families. Our clear and unified vision, together – learn, respect, inspire, create, celebrate, drives our whole school improvement agenda, focusing on quality teaching and learning.
[Find out more about our school by visiting mountlawleyps.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
The School Psychologist at Mount Lawley PS will provide specialist consultation, intervention and assessment services to our school community to help us meet the academic, behavioural, social and emotional needs of our amazing students.
Your experience and demonstrated skill in providing support for our teachers with strategies and adjustments for student learning, as well as your capacity to conduct assessments of learning and behaviour will be highly regarded in this process. Ideally, the successful applicant will have experience in providing professional learning opportunities to develop our whole school practices in our SAER programs and confidence in sharing current research & evidence-based practices with our staff and community. Your ability to provide support for students experiencing mental health and wellbeing difficulties and assisting our school with the development of positive mental health and wellbeing programs will be beneficial in the role as a member of our Student Services team.
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 Robyn Crump, Principal, on (08) 9238 0800 or emailing Robyn.Crump@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 four (4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A four (4) 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: DOE959260
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Monday, 31 March 2025
