AddressThe Department of Education South East Region is seeking a passionate Psychologist to provide supervision at a 0.5 FTE load for school based psychologists across the region.
This position is offered for a period of 6 months, until the end of the school year, unless otherwise determined.
About the Department of Education
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role
Appointments in the public sector are merit-based and will be assessed by looking at what you have done previously—the knowledge, skills and experience you have built, your potential for development, and your personal qualities.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide professional supervision, leadership, and support to school psychologists within the region to develop their capability and clinical skills.
- Provide leadership and plan clinical supervision to psychologists in collaboration with regional and school management teams, to promote the delivery of safe, effective, high quality psychology services.
- Identify professional development needs and proactively plan, implement and evaluate clinical supervision, training and development initiatives for psychologists in schools.
- Maintain effective communication and collaboration networks with other professionals including guidance officers, other relevant agencies and stakeholders such as other government departments and relevant professional bodies to ensure coordinated provision of services to students, parents and families (for example, health, education, and welfare).
- Support delivery and continual improvement of psychology services in schools by reviewing policies, operational standards and procedures, evaluating service provision and programs and providing advice and recommendations to the Senior Advisor, Psychology about alternative models of delivery and resourcing.
- Collaborate with the Senior Advisor, Psychology to monitor and report on performance and contribute to the research, development, implementation and evaluation of validated clinical practices, policies and protocols relating to the practice of psychology services.
- Prepare and present papers and reports relating to the department's psychology services in schools.
- Promote system wide psychology services, processes and resources to support students' mental health and wellbeing and lead teams and projects as required to achieve the department's Strategic Plan.
Desirable attributes include:
- Board approved supervisor;
- Experience in clinical supervision;
- Experience in schools is desirable but not required.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 2-pg response to the How you will be Assessed section of the attached role description.
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. ( https://alt-qed.qed.qld.gov.au/working-with-us/induction/department/human-resources/inclusion-and-diversity#:~:text=Pathways%20to%20Parity,participate%20fully%20in%20our%20workplaces. )
