Senior Psychologist, Education -  Arncliffe West Infants School

The Senior Psychologist, Education coordinates and professionally supervises a team of school counsellors/school psychologists to deliver high quality psychological services to schools. They work closely with schools, other members of educational services teams and agencies to improve student learning and wellbeing outcomes.
The Senior Psychologist, Education provides professional leadership in the delivery of psychological services to school communities and has a key leadership role as part of the networked specialist centres.

Arncliffe West Infants School, established in 1912, is located in the suburb of Arncliffe in Sydney's inner west. The urban renewal process has recently changed the suburb profile with a marked increase in high–rise residential developments. This rapidly changing landscape has created a diverse student population with a multicultural mix.

 As one of the few Infants Schools with an on-site preschool we are able to cater for students from Preschool to Year 2, offering focused foundational learning. The school offers substantial green space with outdoor opportunities for play and sporting activities, which is of particular value to those students living in high-rise homes. The school's motto 'Grow in Friendship' encapsulates the ethos of the school where mutual respect and compassion for others is valued.

 The school has an active parent group that organises many social activities for the students and engages in many supportive relationships with community stakeholders. There are also a range of volunteers donating time to the school to support language, music and the Library.

 Arncliffe West Infants School collaborates closely with National Music Teacher Mentoring Program ensuring that music is an integral part of all teacher programming. The impact of our music program on student confidence and language acquisition plays a vital role in the success of our students.

In addition to the general selection criteria, successful experience as a school counsellor and registration as a psychologist. High level knowledge and skills in the provision of psychological assessment, counselling and evidence based interventions within a school context. Demonstrated capacity to lead, support and professionally develop school counsellors/school psychologists, including those working towards registration as a psychologist.  Demonstrated capacity to establish interagency partnerships to assist schools to meet  the wellbeing needs of students, in particular those students needing psychological intervention and support.  Demonstrated ability to implement school counselling strategies to support Department of Education initiatives.

1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
4. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policies

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

About the NSW Department of Education

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.