Senior Clinical Educator, Psychology

Provide effective leadership for the daily educational activities at the JCU Psychology Clinic and offer clinical supervision to our postgraduate students

• Flexible and supportive working environment with generous leave provisions
• Full time – 36.25 hpw | fixed term to 30 June 2026
• Enjoy a tropical lifestyle whilst achieving your career goals
• Acad C $125,527 - $144,104 +17% superannuation

Creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally, and globally, James Cook University (JCU) is now looking to appoint two Senior Clinical Educators, Psychology.  These are are bothy full-time, fixed-term opportunities and are based at the JCU Psychology Clinic based at the JCU Townsville Bebegu Yumba Campus in Douglas.

How you’ll make a difference

The role of Senior Clinical Educator, Psychology, involves effective leadership within the JCU Psychology Clinic situated on our Townsville Campus. As the Clinic Lead, your role focuses on providing primary clinical supervision for our postgraduate students. Your responsibilities will extend to the day-to-day educational activities of this dynamic clinic, ensuring the seamless operation of the clinic, nurturing client referrals and fostering relationships with external stakeholders. You will also make valuable contributions to the program which enables postgraduate students to meet their professional graduate competencies.

What you’ll bring 

• Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Psychology with relevant experience, general registration through AHPRA, and board-approved supervisor status with experience.
• Evidence of experience in quality supervision of provisionally registered psychologists
• Demonstrated people and resource leadership and management experience, fostering a positive and high-performing team culture.
• Strong leadership experience in managing multi-level stakeholders, industry representatives, consultants, and customers.
• Exceptional interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills including the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people and to develop and maintain collaborative working relationship with various stakeholders.

About the JCU Psychology Clinic

The JCU Psychology Clinic specialises in offering assessment services for a range of concerns, including childhood developmental disorders, learning difficulties, cognitive impairment, traumatic brain injury, and dementia. Additionally, our services encompass therapeutic interventions firmly rooted in cognitive-behavioural based approaches, incorporating third-wave methodologies and adjunctive brief therapies. This role presents an exciting opportunity to be an integral part of a supportive and thriving environment dedicated to advancing the field of Psychology.

Tropical Townsville

Providing a laid back tropical lifestyle that is complemented by capital city comforts, no other Australian city boasts the resilience, diversity, lifestyle & economic potential that the Townsville North Queensland Region enjoys. Townsville offers a dynamic lifestyle coupled with strong economic prosperity. With over 300 days of sunshine each year, Townsville’s lifestyle is second to none.  Click here for more information on living in Townsville.

Why you’ll love working JCU?

At JCU we firmly believe that people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff. We live by our values and deliver against our Strategic Intent in an environment that values respect, excellence and delivering a sustainable future for the people of the Tropics.

We offer:

• A dynamic and collaborative work environment dedicated to excellence in education and clinical practice.
• generous superannuation scheme with up to 17% employer contributions
• ongoing professional and career development
• attractive options for salary packaging
• work and life balance with a 36.25 hour working week
• five weeks annual recreation leave with cash-out annual leave and time in lieu options
• 15 days personal leave
• 12 month paid parental leave
• Individual Flexibility Arrangements
• Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program
• access to online media subscriptions
• corporate discount on health insurance
• on-site facilities including medical, cafes, childcare and gymnasium
• relocation and accommodation assistance may be negotiated 

What matters to us at JCU?

Our People - Our staff, students, and the communities we serve

Our Education - Knowledge has the power to change lives

Our Place - the Tropics and beyond

Our Research - a catalyst for innovation and knowledge generation

Want to know more?

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Apply for Vacancy Reference Number 18956