▷ (High Salary) School Psychologist – Finley High School

2 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia NSW Government Full time

Location

Regional NSW-Riverina & Murray

Number of Positions

1

Closing Date

29-Oct-2025, 5:00:00 AM

Job Category

School Support Staff

Organisation

School Administrative and Support

About the Role

Full Time: 1.0 FTE
Location: Finley High School

School psychologists are essential to the Department’s school counselling service. They provide counselling and psychological assessment of students to strengthen learning and wellbeing outcomes and help families manage their children’s mental health needs.

The successful candidate will work across the lifespan with primary and high school aged students, collaborating with school communities, colleagues and external agencies.

Key Accountabilities

- Provide individual and group counselling and short‑term therapeutic interventions.
- Implement the NSW School Counselling Service Professional Practice Framework.
- Consult with the principal, staff and support services to improve student learning and wellbeing outcomes.
- Administer cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural assessment of students and report on results.
- Collaborate with learning and support teams, parents, carers and agencies to develop appropriate school‑based support.
- Assist schools experiencing serious incidents and refer students to other agencies as needed.

Essential Requirements

- Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy.
- General or Provisional Psychology Registration with active internship with the Psychology Board of Australia.
- Current Working with Children Check clearance.
- Current and valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel between work sites.
- Australian citizenship or permanent residency.

How to Apply

Submit an online application and include:

- A cover letter (maximum 2 pages) addressing the key accountabilities and challenges of this role.
- Your resume (maximum 4 pages) detailing how your capabilities and experience can support student wellbeing.
- Names and contact details of two recent professional referees. At least one referee must be a current or recent line manager within the last 2 years.

The following questions must be addressed (half a page each):

- Experience in counselling using evidence‑based interventions with a demonstrated understanding of the mental health needs of children and young people.
- Experience in the psychological assessment of children and young people, including case formulation and report writing.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with key stakeholders to improve the learning and wellbeing outcomes of children and young people, including students from diverse backgrounds and needs.

Documents

Role Description
Aboriginal Education Policy

Applicants must obtain a Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number as a condition of employment. For more information, visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian.

Applications must be lodged electronically. No paper‑based application will be accepted.

We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW and acknowledge their continued connection to their country and culture.

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