Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: AH4
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Hume
Reference: VG/1895846
LOOKOUT Advisor (Psychologist) Fixed Term/Full Time until 15 May 2026
About the Department
The role of the Department of Education is to support Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy and healthy lives. It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st century economy and society.
About the Group
Schools and Regional Services (SRS) offers central, regional, and local expertise to enhance learning and development outcomes, supported by a diverse and geographically dispersed workforce. It comprises 17 areas within 4 regions, backed by 5 central office divisions, all collaborating to deliver improved outcomes for early childhood services, schools, communities, and learners, in line with Education State commitments. SRS regions serve as a bridge between the central office, schools, and service providers, ensuring smooth transitions for learners and achieving the department's ambitious targets. Each region includes divisions specialising in school performance, student wellbeing and early childhood support, working with area-based teams to tailor local interventions and practices. The 17 areas provide crucial insights into local trends and issues, facilitating effective policy and program development and driving child and learner outcomes across all services and programs.
The Student Wellbeing and Engagement Division is responsible for promoting and implementing regional and statewide consistency in areas relating to school services, student health, wellbeing, inclusion, and engagement supports.
The LOOKOUT Centres were established to address the educational disadvantage of children and young people in out-of-home care (OoHC) and raise the profile of the Out-of-Home Care Education Commitment. LOOKOUT improves outcomes for children and young people in OoHC through capability building of school staff and leadership teams to understand children's needs and strategies to engage them and their carers to best support their education, strengthening relationships between the service systems (DE, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, community service organisations and Aboriginal community controlled organisations) and improving monitoring and reporting of children in care, ensuring that they can be tracked and identified within the system and prioritised for support.
About the Role
LOOKOUT Psychologists are based in each LOOKOUT Centre to work within the multi-disciplinary team across early childhood and school contexts. As a LOOKOUT Psychologist you will work in alignment with the LOOKOUT psychologist Practice Guide to:
Qualifications and Accreditations
Graduate or Post-graduate qualification in psychology AND registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia.
The successful applicant will be required to provide a current Working with Children Check.
Further Information
For more details regarding this position please see atta ched position description for the capabilities to address in application.
The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page
Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Louise Natoli, LOOKOUT Team Leader, Schools via ph: 0427 264 471 or email [email protected], or Laura Kirkland, Acting Executive Principal via ph: 0431 993 764 or email [email protected]
Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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How to apply
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Applications close: 28 November 2025