Senior Psychologist
6 days ago
Education (Organisation site)
North Queensland Region - School and Regional Operations and Performance Division
Are you passionate about supporting young people? The Department of Education in the Townsville region is looking for a Senior Psychologist to join our school-based wellbeing team supporting four schools within Townsville. If you are interested in becoming a part of this exciting early-intervention service and making an incredible difference in the lives of young people in an educational setting, then this is the role for you. This position is offered on a temporary full-time basis for a period of 12 months unless otherwise determined.
Job detailsPosition status: Fixed Term Temporary
Position type: Full-time
Occupational group: Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support
Classification: HP4
Workplace Location: Townsville
Job ad reference: QLD/NQR610753/24T
Closing date: 14-Jan-2025
Yearly salary: $128169 - $137918
Fortnightly salary: $4912.70 - $5286.40
Job duration: Period of 12 months unless otherwise determined
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity.
About the role:
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 with flexibility to working arrangements.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide leadership and promote the delivery of safe, effective, high quality psychology services.
- Assess psychological requirements and identify appropriate responses and interventions to support the mental health and wellbeing of students and/or undertake individual and group counselling and therapeutic interventions requiring specialised psychological practice with students, parents and families.
- 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.
- 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.
- Flexible work options, including the possibility to accrue time off for school holidays.
- Ongoing and regular internal supervision including Primary Supervisor allocation for provisionally registered psychologists.
- Work phone and laptop supplied.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history).
- Attach a 2-page written statement in response to 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.
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).
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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