Psychologist

A wonderful opportunity to join an incredible multidisciplinary organisation in Newcastle and be part of our inaugural Psychology team. Red Frog for Families values work life balance, team culture and learning. We specialise in integrating allied health services for children and young adults. Our mission is to empower people with disability to live a quality life.
Are you looking for a fabulous work environment?
Work out of our clinics at Broadmeadow with incredible therapy spaces. Our therapeutic environments have been created to ensure they are both fun and welcoming for our participants. We have multi-purpose and traditional therapy spaces are of all shapes and sizes, fully equipped to allow for flexibility and creativity when delivering therapy.

Our fully equipped resources room is full of toys, board games, and therapy equipment.

We have large team spaces where you can collaborate with other amazing team members with lots of incidental learning opportunities, and individual work spaces that make you feel at home and able to work efficiently.

We will spoil you with a brand new kitchen including a coffee machine, many microwaves (who hates waiting) and snacks

We have private parking with direct access to the clinic and are a two minute walk to the local Broadmeadow shopping complex for lunch.

Are you looking for a caring and friendly team?
Our large team focuses on well-being and fun. We have regular social events and celebrations

Our Participant Support Team will assist you with a lot of your day to day administration, meaning you can focus on quality therapy.

Are you looking for excellent learning opportunities?
We have an extensive induction program to support you to quickly gain confidence. We will steadily increase the number of participants you see to ensure the number of participants you see each week is manageable. We will care for you by ensuing your work load is fair and achievable.

You will have weekly supervision with experienced board approved supervising Psychologist and an opportunity to attend weekly POD (Professional Opportunities for Development) meetings where complex case studies are presented and learning shared.

We value learning and seek both internal and external supervision opportunities to ensure you connect and collaborate with exceptional mentors across the world.

We provide a yearly professional development budget of $2000 for you to advance your learning, knowledge, and career.

At Red Frog for Families we have developed a career progression framework with clear achievable indicators for you to excel in your career. We want to invest in you and help you develop as a professional.

What will the role look like?
We primarily are a clinic-based service, with a mix of private, Medicare and NDIS participants. Our psychologists consult in schools, homes and the community.

We see participants between the ages of 0-30 years needing support with a variety of developmental challenges.

As a Psychologist, you will be an integral part of the Red Frog for Families multidisciplinary team to provide excellent therapeutic care, services to individuals and their families

We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage.

Essential Requirements
Master's degree in psychology

Full AHPRA registration with endorsement as a Clinical, Educational or Developmental Psychologist (or eligibility for endorsement)

NDIS Worker Screener check

Medicare registration or eligibility

Selection criteria

• Demonstrated AHPRA Professional Competence at or above standard (threshold) level.
• Current Australian Psychological Society or Australian Association of Psychologists Incorporated membership at the Member or higher level.
• Previous clinical experience or exposure to working with children with developmental disability and trauma and their families.
• Previous clinical experience or exposure to working with children with developmental disability and trauma and their families.
• Demonstrated a solid understanding of issues/concepts/resources which include but are not limited to community and social inclusion, disability funding schemes, and educational support systems.
• Strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills with the ability to develop and maintain effective high level working relationships across a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Commitment to trauma-informed, family-centred, relational based and culturally safe practice.
• An active team player who can adapt to a dynamic and changing environment, who can also work independently.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to effectively prioritise competing demands with a solution-focused approach.
• Highly proficient in use of software applications to support clinical service delivery and development (such as Microsoft Office Suite, online participant and clinic management systems, etc.) with the ability to learn and adapt to new systems.
• Renumeration will be commensurate with experience.

We Offer:

• Opportunity to contribute to the growth and development of emerging psychologists.
• Opportunity to be part of growing a new team and contributing to the growth and development of Red Frog for Families service delivery.
• Fun and dynamic team and work environment
• Salary commensurate with skill and paediatric experience.
• Wellbeing programs
• Working from home days
• Personal and professional development opportunities to develop and extend your skillset
• Unique working conditions