Lead with Purpose. Deliver with Flexibility.

Location: St Marys, SA (with flexible/hybrid work arrangements)
Salary: $104,180 – $111,746 p.a. (AHP3) + 11.5% superannuation (will be adjusted to actual hours worked)
Employment Type: Part-time (0.6FTE), 8-month contract with potential for extension

Why Work With Us
At the Department for Education, we believe every child and young person deserves a great education. Our strategy aims to unlock each child's potential, building a world-leading public education system that is equitable and prioritises learning and wellbeing. Together, we strive to make our education system the best it can be. When our children and young people thrive, so do our communities and our state.

About the Role
Join our dynamic Flexible Services Response Team (FSRT) within Student Support Services, dedicated to delivering high-quality, culturally responsive psychological services across South Australia. As a Senior Psychologist, you will:

Provide professional supervision, mentorship, and guidance to psychologists and provisional psychologists.

Lead the implementation of flexible service delivery models, including telepractice, fly-in-fly-out (FIFO), and external provider programs.

Contribute to the monitoring of statewide service demands and assist in the triaging and allocation of psychological resources, ensuring timely and appropriate support through internal services and external providers.

Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, school communities, families, and key stakeholders to develop holistic and effective strategies.

Contribute to the recruitment, retention, induction, and professional development of psychologists, ensuring adherence to professional and service delivery standards.

Champion culturally responsive practices, valuing and prioritising Aboriginal ways of knowing, doing, and being.

Participate in the implementation of a service model supporting integrated and targeted services for children and young people with additional needs.

Qualifications

Essential: Current and full registration (general) with the Psychology Board of Australia; Psychology Board of Australia approved supervisor.

Desirable: Area of practice endorsement in educational and developmental psychology, clinical psychology, and/or counselling psychology.

Special Conditions

Obtain a Department for Human Services (DHS) Working with Children Check (WWCC) prior to employment, to be renewed every five years.

Undertake RRHAN-EC (Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect – Education Care) training, updated every three years.

Possess a current driver's licence and be willing to travel within or outside South Australia, including short stays in regional offices.

Be an Australian resident or provide evidence of a current work permit.

Enquiries
For more information, please contact:
Robbie Thomas
Team Manager
Phone: 0400 994 902
Email: [email protected]

Application Instructions
Applications must be made through the I Work For SA website. For further information and details on how to apply for this vacancy, please go to iworkfor.sa.gov.au and search for vacancy number 671257. Please include:

A current CV

Application Cover Sheet

Employment Declaration

A cover letter (maximum two pages) addressing the key competencies outlined in the position description.

We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability.

Note: This advertisement is open for an extended period to ensure increased visibility to potential applicants. All applicants are encouraged to submit their application as soon as they are ready for consideration.

Applications close at 11.30 pm on 26 June 2025.