Psychologist
Inclusion Support Position – Happy Heart Hub
Commencement: Immediate start or by 14 January, 2023.
Salary: $90,000 – $119,999 plus attractive salary packaging benefits. Relocation assistance will be provided where applicable. Quality accomodation also available.
Yipirinya School has developed an Inclusion Hub, the “Happy Heart Hub”, which provides the support needed for students to access all aspects of Yipirinya School life. Our Inclusion Support team will aim to make inclusive education part of everyday practice in Yipirinya School classrooms and to improve the achievement, participation and wellbeing outcomes for students. This team currently consists of a multiple Occupational Therapists, Aboriginal Elders, Allied Health Workers, Case Managers and Administration Support. We are seeking to grow our team with an emphasis on providing a healing response to trauma and promotion of student wellbeing.
School Context
Yipirinya School is an independent Indigenous community school in Alice Springs controlled by an Indigenous Council and catering for Indigenous students from the nearby community and outstations. The school has excellent, purpose-built classrooms, and support facilities for all teachers. All classroom teachers currently have the support of a full-time Indigenous Assistant Teachers. The school offers a two-way learning approach (bi-lingual & bi-cultural) to education and we are the only school in Australia that offers learning in four Aboriginal languages. Relationships Based Learning, and Healing Centred Behaviour Support are significant improvement priorities at the school.
Key duties and Selection Criteria
- A University qualification in Psychology (or equivalent) and demonstrated knowledge and experience in a comparable position.
- Assessment and Interpretation to identify and assesses the learning, development, and adjustment characteristics and needs of individuals and groups, as well as, the environmental factors that affect learning and adjustment.
- Use assessment data about the student and his/her environment(s) to develop appropriate interventions and programs.
- Conduct Cognitive Assessments, write assessment reports, and provide feedback to parents and teachers.
- Assist in preparing Student Individual Learning Plans and Behaviour Support plans.
- Direct interventions for Students to provide interventions to students to support the teaching process and to maximise learning and adjustment
- Consultation and training to provide consultation to parents, teachers, other school personnel and community agencies to enhance the learning and adjustment of students.
- Program development to assist in the planning, development, and evaluation of programs to meet the identified learning and adjustment needs.
- School Psychology Program Implementation to deliver a planned and coordinated program of psychological services.
Further information
1. AN APPLICATION AND CURRICULUM VITAE IS NOT TO EXCEED A TOTAL OF 5 PAGES. APPLICATIONS CLOSE 5PM MONDAY, 12 DECEMBER, 2022.
2. Contact Dr Gavin Morris, Principal, Yipirinya School phone 08 8952 5633.