Job description
Agency Department of Education and Work unit Student Wellbeing and Inclusion Programs and Services -

Training Client Services
Job title Psychologist Designation Professional 2
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $95,697 - $114,104 Location Alice Springs, Darwin, Katherine, Palmerston, Tennant Creek
Position number 32018 RTF 360253 Closing 16/11/2026
Contact officer Camille Totterdell, Assistant Director on 0499 790 434 or [email protected]
About the agency www.education.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=360253
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with
disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss
this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective
Psychologists work within a Multi-tiered System of Support framework to build capacity of educators to support students to maximise
their educational outcomes. School psychologists perform psychological assessments with students for various reasons using
psychometric testing, observation and interviews with parents and teachers. Consultation, comprehensive assessment, treatment planning
and short-term Individual interventions are provided to students learning, behaviour and personal/social competence concerns that may
be having a direct impact on educational outcomes.

Context statement
Student Wellbeing and Inclusion Programs and Services (SWIPS) is part of Inclusion and Engagement Services, which provides
differentiated support services to reform inclusion and improve engagement and access to learning for children, students and communities.
Student Wellbeing and Inclusion Programs and Services provides advice, guidance and support to clients and stakeholders to ensure all
children and students are welcomed into an inclusive learning environment and are able to engage effectively with education and learn to
their full potential.

Key duties and responsibilities
1. Deliver psychology services within and across regional teams and supporting the coordination of allocation of psychology services.
2. Collaborate with Professional Practice Leaders and work across multidisciplinary teams to inform practice standards, facilitate place-

based decision making and ensure cohesive and place-based service delivery. This includes participating in the assessment of service
requests from intake through to allocation and service delivery planning for schools.

3. Support students with diverse needs and perform comprehensive assessments in relation to intellectual ability, functional strengths or
limitations, academic ability, challenging behaviours and social functioning. This includes conducting reviews of student progress and
eligibility for enrolment in a special school or special centre.

4. Support the delivery of evidence based Professional Learning sessions provided by SWIPS multidisciplinary teams and in response to
Requests for Service.

5. Ensure adherence to the legislations, policy frameworks, guidelines and practice standards and maintain accurate record utilising the
department databases.

6. Participate in critical incident response in urban, rural and remote settings, for a range of incidents and for a diverse range of student
clients in a school setting and school community in collaboration with senior practitioners.

7. Consult with schools and families to evaluate student functioning and impacting issues to facilitate access and participation in order
to maximise educational outcomes for students.

Selection criteria
Essential
1. General registration (full registration)



as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency.
2. Comprehensive knowledge, qualifications and skills to provide a variety of psycho-educational services appropriate for individual,

group and system level intervention for children and young people with disabilities.
3. Proven ability to work independently under limited direction and in collaboration with colleagues in a multidisciplinary team to support

complex cases.
4. Strong organisational skills with the ability to adapt to changing circumstances and commitment and drive to persist and achieve

desired outcomes.
5. Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse professional, cultural and linguistic

backgrounds, which includes ethnic, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
6. Facilitation skills and ability to provide professional learning and information to educators and leaderships teams in collaboration with

other SWIPS officers.
7. Knowledge of current evidence on management of traumatic incidents and critical incident response and recovery.

Further information
Corporate conditions apply to this position. The applicant must have a current Working with Children Notice Clearance and hold or be
willing to obtain a current NT driver’s licence. Visits to remote schools may necessitate travel by four-wheel drive vehicle on unsealed
roads or light aircraft and include overnight stays in remote communities of up to four days. Four-wheel drive training will be provided by
the NT Department of Education.
Approved: December 2023 Amanda Hubber, Senior Director, Student Wellbeing and Inclusion Programs and Services

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Job description
Agency Department of Education and Work unit Student Wellbeing and Inclusion Programs and Services -

Training Client Services
Job title Senior Psychologist Designation Professional 3
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $117,625 - $131,735 Location Alice Springs, Darwin, Katherine, Palmerston, Tennant Creek
Position number 32018 RTF 360253 Closing 16/11/2026
Contact officer Camille Totterdell, Assistant Director on 0499 790 434 or [email protected]
About the agency www.education.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=360253
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with
disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss
this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website .

Primary objective
Psychologists work within a Multi-tiered System of Support framework to build capacity of educators to support students to maximise
their educational outcomes. School psychologists perform psychological assessments with students for various reasons using
psychometric testing, observation and interviews with parents and teachers. Consultation, comprehensive assessment, treatment planning
and short-term individual interventions are provided to students with learning, behaviour and personal/social competence concerns that
may be having a direct impact on educational outcomes.
Context statement
Student Wellbeing and Inclusion Programs and Services (SWIPS) is part of Inclusion and Engagement Services, which provides




differentiated support services to reform inclusion and improve engagement and access to learning for children, students and communities.
Student Wellbeing and Inclusion Programs and Services provides advice, guidance and support to clients and stakeholders to ensure all
children and students are welcomed into an inclusive learning environment and are able to engage effectively with education and learn to
their full potential.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide professional leadership in delivery of psychology services within and across regional teams, including providing effective

contribution to leadership with operational support and coordination and delivery of request for service allocations.
2. Supervise and mentor provisional psychologists and less experienced psychology staff within the teams through provision of regular

professional supervision, including students on placement.
3. Collaborate with Professional Practice Leaders and work across multidisciplinary teams to inform practice standards, facilitate place-

based decision making and ensure cohesive and place-based service delivery. This includes participating in the assessment of service
requests from intake through to allocation and service delivery planning for schools.

4. Support students with diverse needs and perform comprehensive assessments in relation to intellectual ability, functional strengths or
limitations, academic ability, challenging behaviours and social functioning. This includes conducting reviews of student progress and
eligibility for enrolment in a special school or special centre.

5. Develop and deliver evidence based Skilled Learning sessions provided by SWIPS multidisciplinary teams and in response to
Requests for Service.

6. Ensure adherence to the legislations, policy frameworks, guidelines and practice standards and maintain accurate record utilising the
department databases.

7. Provide critical incident response in urban, rural and remote settings, for a range of incidents and for a diverse range of student clients
in a school setting and school community in collaboration with other SWIPS officers.

8. Engage in other duties as identified by the employer which arise out of the priorities identified by the department.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. General registration (full registration) as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency.
2. Specialist knowledge, qualifications and skills to provide a variety of psycho-educational services appropriate for individual, group and

system level intervention for children and young people with disabilities.
3. Proven ability to provide professional leadership, supervision and mentoring in the delivery of psychology services and play a key

leadership role in team operations and high-level practice matters including complex cases.
4. Exceptional organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and plan and proven ability to be flexible and adapt to changing

circumstances and priorities identified by the department.
5. Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse

professional, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, which includes ethnic, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
6. Strong facilitation skills and the ability to deliver professional learning and information to educators and school leadership teams.
7. Demonstrated experience in the management of traumatic incidents and critical incident response and recovery.
Desirable
1. Registration with Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) as a board- approved supervisor.
Further information
Corporate conditions apply to this position. The applicant must have a current Working with Children Notice Clearance and hold or be
willing to obtain a current NT driver’s licence. Visits to remote schools may necessitate travel by four-wheel drive vehicle on unsealed
roads or light aircraft and include overnight stays in remote communities of up to four days. Four-wheel drive training will be provided by
the NT Department of Education.

📌 Psychologist (Alice Springs)
🏢 Department of Education and Training
📍 Alice Springs