School and Educational Psychologist
Girton Grammar School
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- Location
- Bendigo, VIC
- Type
- Full-time
- Salary
- $53k
About the role
Girton Grammar School is seeking a part time leave replacement experienced and collaborative School and Educational Psychologist to join our Senior School Inclusive Education and Wellbeing teams.
Supporting students predominantly from Grade 6 to Year 12, this rewarding role combines psychological wellbeing support with educational assessment and intervention. Working closely with students, families, teachers and external professionals, you will help students experiencing social, emotional, behavioural and learning challenges to access the curriculum and achieve positive educational and wellbeing outcomes.
You will:
- Provide individual and group psychological counselling and support for a range of mental health, neurodiversity and social-emotional needs.
- Conduct academic, cognitive, intelligence, diagnostic and benchmark assessments and make evidence-based recommendations.
- Facilitate academic screening and diagnostic testing for students with identified or suspected learning needs.
- Develop Individual Education Plans (IEPs) in collaboration with teachers, students and families.
- Coordinate and contribute to Parent Support Group (PSG) meetings.
- Undertake initial screening for potential neurodiverse students.
- Provide crisis intervention, undertake risk assessments and support appropriate response planning.
- Collaborate with Inclusive Education, Wellbeing and teaching staff to develop appropriate learning and wellbeing interventions.
- Provide professional guidance and training to staff to support students in accessing the mainstream curriculum.
You will bring:
- Professional qualifications in Psychology enabling registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Experience conducting and interpreting psychological, cognitive and educational assessments.
- Experience developing evidence-based educational and wellbeing interventions.
- Familiarity with recognised assessment tools, including the WISC (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) and academic assessments used within Australian schools.
- Strong knowledge of the academic and wellbeing needs of secondary-aged students.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical and organisational skills.
- The ability to work collaboratively with students, families, teachers and multidisciplinary teams.
- A strong commitment to student wellbeing, Inclusive Education and child safety.
How to apply
To be eligible to apply you must hold existing work rights to work in Australia
If you are interested in applying for this position, please provide a resume and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and submit via the Girton Grammar School Career page
Applications close on 24th November 2026.
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Interviews will commence as applications are received Girton Grammar School reserves the right to commence the recruitment process and appoint the position before the applications close date.
All applicants must be eligible to work in Australia.
Girton Grammar School is committed to child safety. Candidates applying for teaching appointments must be registered with the Victorian Institute of Teaching. All other staff are required to provide a Working with Children Check (WWCC). Referee checks will be undertaken prior to employment. Girton Grammar is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All applications will be treated with strictest confidence.
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