Sss Clinician

Location: North West Region | Mount Alexander

Job type: Part time / 15/04/2025

Organisation: Department of Education

**Salary**: $92,332 - $104,762

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: VG/DE/SRS/20007431

The Department of Education is looking for a skilled and passionate Psychologist or Behaviour Analyst to contribute to the important work of our Student Support Services (SSS) teams in supporting schools to address the barriers that impact on student(s) access, preparation, and progress to achieving their educational goals and development potential.

**SSS Clinician| AH3| Fixed Term (untill 15/04/2025)| Part Time (0.6 FTE)**

The Department of Education is looking for a skilled and passionate Psychologist or Behaviour Analyst to contribute to the important work of our Student Support Services (SSS) teams in supporting schools to address the barriers that impact on student(s) access, preparation, and progress to achieving their educational goals and development potential.

If you are passionate about helping children and young people reach their full potential, and like working in a collaborative multidisciplinary team - then a role in the Student Support Services is the job for you.

**Why Student Support Services?**

SSS comprise a broad range of Allied Health professions including psychologists, speech pathologists, social workers.

Working in SSS is deeply meaningful, highly rewarding, challenging, and dynamic and gives you the opportunity to make a positive contribution to the life of children and young people, their families, schools, and communities. You'll work with a diverse group of people who share a common goal, and you will be well supported to use your professional skills and knowledge to provide specialised support at the individual, group, school, and area level.

As part of an Area based multi-disciplinary health, wellbeing, and inclusion team, you will work to help build the capability of schools to support student achievement, engagement, and wellbeing.

**What can we offer you?**

The work we do matters greatly, and there are few comparable opportunities to shape the life of children and young people for the better.

You will have access to a broad range of benefits including:

- flexible working arrangements;
- professional development and learning opportunities;
- a competitive salary with salary progression;
- a range of salary packaging options;
- generous leave entitlements, including purchasing additional leave.
- Work with a diverse range of children and young people;
- Supportive team culture;
- Access to fleet vehicles; and

We know that the success of our State depends on the success of our people. If you are driven by a desire to contribute to the big picture, and the future success of our children and our State, then a career working in our SSS allied health workforce is for you.
- This position is a 0.6FTE fixed term contract until 15 April 2025._

**Essential-**
- **Psychologist**:A graduate or post-graduate degree in Psychology and Full registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA).
- **Behaviour Analyst**: A Masters qualification in Applied Behaviour Analysis as part of a verified course sequence as specified by the Association for Behaviour Analysis Australia (ABAA).
- **Job Location**: The base work location is Mount Alexander/Macedon Ranges. There is a requirement to travel to schools across the Loddon Campaspe Area as part of service delivery. SSS staff have access to departmental fleet vehicles for travel.

**Further information**:
For more details see the position description or contact Lenka Schirmer, Branch Manager, on 0437 739 872.

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

**Applications close: 12 June 2024