This is a Fixed-Term Part Time position (0.7EFT) based in the Hume South Team until 31/12/2026

Why Student Support Services?

SSS comprise a broad range of allied health professions including psychologists, speech pathologists, and 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.

What can we offer you?

The work we do matters greatly, and there are few comparable opportunities to shape the life of children and young people for the better.

You will have access to a broad range of benefits including:

• Flexible working arrangements;
• Professional development and learning opportunities;
• A competitive salary with salary progression;
• A range of salary packaging options; and
• Generous leave entitlements, including purchasing additional leave.

We know that the success of our State depends on the success of our people. If you are driven by a desire to contribute to the big picture, and the future success of our children and our State, then a career working in our SSS allied health workforce is for you.

Required:

Psychologist: A graduate or post-graduate degree in Psychology, a full registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA).

Speech Pathologist: A graduate or post-graduate degree in Speech Pathology, eligibility for SPA registration

Social Worker: A graduate or post-graduate qualification in Social Work, eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

and a current Australian Drivers' Licence and Working with Children Check.

Accountabilities:

• Provide high level psychology support services to school age students to improve student learning.
• Undertake advanced wellbeing interventions that support students and schools
• Assist the coordination of student support services within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Contribute to student wellbeing policy development
• Provides leadership, professionally and operationally, within a multi-disciplinary student support team.
• Support teachers in the development of educational programs, particularly in respect to students with additional needs.
• Provide authoritative professional advice in relation to issues involving student wellbeing.
• Collaborate with and provide advice to other Student Support Services team members in respect to complex cases.
• Contribute to the professional development of other Student Support Service team members.
• Liaise with community service organisations, DHHS, hospitals, specialist programs and other professionals regarding the support needs for students.

Key Selection Criteria:

• Suitable experience in the initiation, development and implementation of programs, procedures and policies that foster resilience in children and young people and address their physical, social and emotional needs to support their educational needs.
• Capacity to provide leadership within a multidisciplinary team delivering a range of wellbeing support services to school students
• Highly developed capacity to assess, conceptualise and analyse more complex student wellbeing issues that translate to improving student support services
• Highly developed communication, networking and interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of people in the education community and beyond.
• Demonstrated commitment to the Victorian Public Sector Values

About us

SSS comprise a broad range of allied health professions including psychologists, speech pathologists, and 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. 

About the Department

The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.
The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems.

How to Apply

Please click the Apply Now button on this advertisement.
Applications should include a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (no longer than 2 pages) and resume.

Further Information

For more information regarding the Department's allied health workforce and working in regions visit the links below:
DET Allied Health Careers
Regional Careers (education.vic.gov.au)
Additional information about the Department's regional model is available via this link- Regions (education.vic.gov.au).
For more details regarding this position please see attached position descriptions.
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Megan Russell - Megan.Russell3@education.vic.gov.au 

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.
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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