Work Type: Ongoing - Part-time
Salary: $97,955 - $111,142
Grade: AH3
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: VG/DE/SRS/1916874
About the Role
Psychologists work within an allied health team focussed on supporting schools to address the barriers that impact on student(s) access, preparation, and progress to achieving their educational goals and development potential. SSS comprise a broad range of Allied Health professions including psychologists, speech pathologists, social workers. Working in SSS is deeply meaningful, highly rewarding, challenging, and dynamic and gives you the opportunity to make a positive contribution to the life of children and young people, their families, schools, and communities. You'll work with a diverse group of people who share a common goal, and you will be well supported to use your professional skills and knowledge to provide specialised support at the individual, group, school, and area level. As part of an Area based multi-disciplinary health, wellbeing, and inclusion team, you will work to help build the capability of schools to support student achievement, engagement, and wellbeing.
Join our dynamic team as a psychologist where you will be primarily responsible for:
Position attributes: This is a Ongoing – Part time (0.69 FTE) AH3 position for a qualified Psychologist (with full AHPRA registration)
Attributes
You will have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on young learners from diverse families by supporting their educational/developmental needs. You'll work in a vibrant, progressive community, enjoying professional growth opportunities and the chance to make a difference every day.
Your specialist expertise as a psychologist coupled with knowledge of student wellbeing issues and skills in providing consultation to a variety of stakeholders within the education community, will be highly regarded.
Qualifications and Experience
Mandatory requirements
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 Division
Schools and Regional Services comprises 17 Areas within four regions across the state, as well as 5 central Divisions. Student Support Services (SSS) comprise the Allied Health professions of psychologists, speech pathologists, social workers, occupational therapists and behaviour analysts.
SSS staff are part of an Area based multi-disciplinary health, wellbeing, and inclusion team and, together with the Area school improvement team, help build the capability of schools to support student achievement, engagement, and wellbeing. To achieve these outcomes, SSS work in a multidisciplinary way to plan and deliver services in collaboration with schools in a multi-tiered system of support. SSS services include consultation, provision of a range of strategies and specialised support at individual, group, classroom, school, and Area levels.
How to apply:
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description. Applications should include a Cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria (no more than 2 pages) along with a Curriculum Vitae.
For more details regarding this position please see attached 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 Devyani Rangneka - Student Support Services Team Leader, Brimbank Melton Area via 0437 055 038 or [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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Applications close 11:59pm on Wednesday, 15 April 2026