About us:
The focus of the role is to provide support for students with mild to moderate mental health concerns. Wellbeing professionals employed through the Student Wellbeing Package work as part of schools' established student support teams to enhance the wellbeing and mental health support available to students. This is a dynamic, school-based role and there are opportunities to provide service through a face-to-face or tele-practice mode, and flexibility to working arrangements. Some of the positions bring opportunity for travel and outreach to rural and remote settings to support our most vulnerable communities in the North Queensland region.
Your role:
As the Psychologist, you will:
- Provide professional support and information for students, parents, carers and school communities that facilitate partnerships in decision making for the enhancement of all students' learning.
- Provide services such as assessment and therapeutic intervention, focusing on students' mental health and wellbeing. The opportunity to contribute and have influence on the development of a growing early-intervention service across the state.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Benefits:
What you can expect in return:
- Flexible work options, including the possibility to accrue time off for school holidays.
- Full-time and part-time options available
- 12.75% superannuation available
- Salary packaging
- Ongoing and regular internal supervision including Primary Supervisor allocation for provisionally registered psychologists
- Peer supervision
- PD Allowance
- Work phone and laptop supplied
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history).
- Attach a 1-page written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
Contact Name: Tim Rossow, Senior Advisory Psychology - 0499 189 ***
Closing Date: Wednesday, 27 March 2024