Psychologist

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We work to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes

Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people around Aotearoa, from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. While we work in different groups and on different things, we all strive every day to make the biggest difference we can for our students in our education system.

About this role | Mō tēnei tūranga

We are offering a range of opportunities across our Mt Eden and Botany offices:

• 1 x Permanent Full Time Psychologist role in our Mt Eden office • 1 x Permanent Full Time Psychologist role in our Botany office. • 1 x Fixed Term Full Time Psychologist role in our Mt Eden office. Fixed term parental leave cover. Click here to apply via another advert.

The role of the Psychologist to be part of a community-focused team that maximises learning and promotes social inclusion for children and young people with learning support needs.

We would also be keen to receive applications from candidates who have recently completed or will soon be completing a psychology internship

As a Psychologist you will:

• Apply a strengths-based approach • Identify patterns or contributing factors that may be influencing learning, wellbeing and behaviour • Enhance inclusive practices in early learning services, schools and other educational settings • Collaboratively support progress with learner goals • Provide professional support and guidance to schools, teacher and parents/caregivers/whānau and in collaboration, support the development and implementation of intervention plans • Assess, analyse, hypothesise, collaboratively plan, support and monitor the implementation of individual (or group) intervention plans for students who have additional learning needs

Salary range: $85,916 - $126,500 per annum + 3% Kiwisaver. The successful candidate will be appointed at a salary which reflects individual skills and experience.

For more details about the role, you can view the job description here .

About you | Mōhou ake

To be successful in this role you will have the following experience:

• A master’s level tertiary qualification and a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Psychology or equivalent • Be a New Zealand Registered Psychologist under the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act and hold a current practicing certificate • The ability to translate specialist knowledge into practical information • The ability to contribute your specialist skills and co-ordinate service provision within multi-agency, trans-disciplinary settings • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to work effectively with ākonga/learners, whānau/families and kaiako/teachers across a diverse range of settings • The ability to understand and apply the principles of Te Tirirti o Waitangi and tangata whenuatanga • Proven experience with negotiating and mediation. • A proven ability to use data and insights to identify trends, risks and opportunities, to influence and guide organisational and system-level decision making. • Full clean Driver’s Licence • The ability and willingness to adhere to the Public Service Standards of Integrity and Conduct .