Job Title: Provisional Psychologist (AH2)
This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and self-motivated Provisional Psychologist to join Student Support Services (SSS) Goulburn in the Shepparton office on a 2-year fixed term basis.
In this role, you will provide comprehensive psychological services to schools and students across the Area. This may include assessment and support for highly vulnerable students, students with learning difficulties, behavioural challenges, mental health concerns, disabilities, and school transitions.
Promoting student wellbeing and academic achievement by providing individualised and group interventions is a key focus of this role.
You will also play a vital role in response to critical incidents within the school communities.
About the Department:
The Department of Education supports Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy, and healthy lives.
It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families, and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st-century economy and society.
The department promotes a culture of leadership, learning, and renewal in all workplaces, offering opportunities for career development and advancement.
About the Division:
Schools and Regional Services comprises 17 Areas within four regions across the state, as well as five central Divisions.
The responsibilities of Schools and Regional Services include service delivery, program implementation, local area engagement, workforce capability development, professional practice leadership, emergency management, and regional partnerships.
The Regional Model:
The regional model aims to connect central government policy with high-quality service delivery to Victorians.
It drives outcomes across all stages of learning through expert advice and support, connects with families, service providers, schools, and communities, leads and collaborates at a local level to overcome social and economic challenges, delivers health, wellbeing, and support services, improves connectedness and transitions, and assists vulnerable children and young people.
About the Role:
Working in SSS is deeply meaningful, highly rewarding, challenging, and dynamic, offering 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 will be well-supported to use your professional skills and knowledge to provide specialised support at the individual, group, school, and area level.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide expert advice to influence teaching and learning strategies and student wellbeing programs for school leadership teams.
* Communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders, including education professionals and community members.
* Work collaboratively with other professionals to support teachers in developing educational programs that improve student learning, particularly for students with additional needs.
Mandatory Qualifications and Experience:
* A graduate or post-graduate degree in Psychology.
* Registration as a provisional psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA).
* A current Australian Drivers' Licence and Working with Children Check.
What We Offer:
* Flexible working arrangements, including a hybrid working model that balances work from the office/schools and home.
* Access to fleet cars to support travel and engagement with schools.
* Generous VPS leave entitlements, including Study Leave, Professional Development Leave, Reproductive Health and Wellbeing leave, parental leave with no waiting period, and purchasing additional leave up to a 48/52 arrangement.
* Victorian Public Service entitlements, including opportunities for working across programs, mobility payments, secondments, and leadership development opportunities.
* Professional supervision and access to Statewide Employee Wellbeing Services.
* A competitive salary with salary progression and a range of salary packaging options.