• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga Health Service– Women's & Children's Allied Health
• Salary $88,255 - $102,240.00 (Pro Rata) AHP2 | 0.5 FTE – Contract available until February 2026.

Build Brighter Tomorrows: Early Childhood Psychologist Role with the Noarlunga Health Service!

The ECFT Psychologist is an integral part of a multidisciplinary team working alongside Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists and Therapeutic Care Staff providing assessment and therapeutic developmental services to children 0-4 years and their families in the Southern metropolitan region of Adelaide. Individual, joint and group work is offered to support developmental skills in children and their carers/families who often experience highly complex and vulnerable backgrounds. Highly rewarding and fulfilling role within a close-knit team of highly experienced Allied Health professionals.

About the role:

Reporting to the Allied Health Service Manager, Child Development Services and the Senior Psychologist, some of your duties as the AHP2 Psychologist may involve:

• Developing, implementing and evaluating assessment and therapeutic intervention strategies appropriate to young children and their families.
• Providing accurate assessment and evaluation of clients with a range of developmental delays using standardised and informal assessment tools.
• Utilising program evaluation and evidence-based literature for improving programs and service delivery.

About you:

• Appropriate Degree, Master of Psychology (Clinical) or equivalent qualification as recognised by the PsyBA and general registration with PsyBA.
• Previous experience working with vulnerable children and their families.
• Demonstrated ability to relate well to, work with and support children 6 weeks to preschool age and their families from various cultures and backgrounds, often in complex vulnerable families.
• Ability to work collaboratively in an inter/trans-disciplinary team and travel between sites at Noarlunga and Aldinga.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Marnie Winterford, Clinical Lead - Psychology - SECFT, (08) 8384 9611, [email protected]

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 23rd March 2025.

Attachments:

• 889978 Psychologist - Role Description.pdf
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 889978