Job Description - School Psychologist – Hastings Secondary College Westport Campus (0000BC88)

Location

Central & North Coasts - Newcastle & Hunter Valley-Port Macquarie & Mid-North Coast

Number of Positions

1

Remuneration

Package valued up to $182,461 plus incentives where applicable. Base salary ranges from $101,122 to $160,983 plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on qualified experience. There is no automatic progression to the $160,983 SPAC salary level.

Responsibilities

- Provide counselling and psychological services to students individually and in groups, including short‑term therapeutic interventions within the constraints of training, experience and supervision.
- Engage with and implement the procedures of the Professional Practice Framework for the NSW School Counselling Service.
- Work in consultation with the principal, school executive, staff and student support services to improve student learning and wellbeing outcomes and implement current departmental priorities.
- Contribute to the social, emotional and academic development of students and support schools with complex behavioural needs.
- Administer cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural assessment of students, report on results and collaborate to improve learning, wellbeing and mental health outcomes.




- Work collaboratively with learning and support teams, parents and carers, and other agencies to develop appropriate school‑based support for students.
- Respond as part of a team to assist schools experiencing serious incidents.
- Refer students and their families to other agencies that will support the development of student health and wellbeing outcomes.

Essential Requirements

- Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy, Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG Inc. and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy.
- General or Provisional Psychology Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
- Valid and current Working with Children Check clearance – WWCC must be NSW.
- Current and valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel between work sites.
- Austlian citizenship or permanent residency.

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, neurodiverse people and people with disability.

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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📌 School Psychologist – Hastings Secondary College Westport Campus (Port Macquarie)
🏢 Nsw Government
📍 Port Macquarie