This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 2, 2025
With 23 public schools catering to over 5,250 students, ranging from urban-style environments to smaller settings in remote communities, the Kimberley education region offers a diverse and enriching education landscape for passionate teachers and school psychologists.
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.
You can also view the Department’s Teach in WA – Fitzroy Crossing video to learn more about working in Fitzroy Crossing. You can also ind out more about Fitzroy Valley District High School by visiting fitzroyvalleydhs.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
To be successful for this role you will ideally have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and will be able to collaborate and work effectively with our leadership team, students, and parents. As the school psychologist you will exercise professional reflexivity and work in culturally responsive ways to create conditions for culturally safe care. You will have a willingness to reflect on and learn from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges.
The successful applicant will ideally be able to develop and maintain positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders, consult widely, and able to work effectively as both part of a team and independently when required.
You’ll be working closely with another school psychologist who is also a Psychology Board of Australia approved supervisor. Whether you’re a graduate psychologist looking to kick-start your 5+1 internship or a psychologist with many years of experience looking for an adventure, this could be the perfect position for you. Psychologists seeking a unique role to finish their 4+2 internship are also encouraged to apply.
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.
This school psychologist position has some unique benefits, including:
- additional financial benefits of $20,258, comprising:
- District Allowance of $7,436 p.a. (paid fortnightly)
- School Psychologist Attraction and Retention Incentive (ARI) of $12,822 p.a. (paid fortnightly) – approved to 31 December 2026
- Free housing
- Full intra or interstate relocation
- Psychology Board approved supervision for psychologists completing an internship
- School Psychologist Induction Program for all new employees, comprising approximately 25 days of professional learning over two years.
This position is offered as permanent, but psychologists who might prefer a fixed-term opportunity are also encouraged to apply.
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 Cara D'Raine Lead School Psychologist, on 0436 649 975 or emailing cara.d'raine@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:
- Demonstrated ability to implement school psychology services and programs in an educational environment to maximise student learning outcomes.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the implementation and evaluation of a variety of psychological approaches appropriate for individual, group and system-level intervention.
- Demonstrated High level written and oral communication skills, demonstrating the capacity to produce correspondence, reports and case notes, and interview and training (facilitation) skills.
- Demonstrated 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.
- Demonstrated 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: DOE960163
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 Thursday, 3 April 2025
