School Psychologist

This is a 12 month fixed term, full-time position commencing Term 1, 2027 with possible extension (24 months) and/or permanency

The Indian Ocean Territories Schools, Christmas Island District High School (DHS) and Cocos Islands DHS are seeking to appoint a registered School Psychologist to join their teams.

The position is based on Christmas Island and the successful applicant will be required to travel to provide service to the schools on Cocos Islands.

Christmas Island District High School, is located 360 km southwest of Java and 2 600 km northwest of Perth. We cater for over 200 students from Pre-primary to Year 12 on our main site and more than 20 Kindergarten students at the Tom Patterson Kindergarten Centre. Our team of teachers and education assistants are selected through a rigorous merit selection process. Our school is well resourced which means class sizes are kept small and extra support is provided to classes in the areas of literacy, numeracy, information and communications technology, and pastoral care. Our commitment to valuing the home languages of the island means that students are offered the opportunity to learn either Mandarin or Bahasa Malay languages.

Cocos Islands DHS is undoubtedly one of the most unique educational environments in Australia and operates as a Kindergarden to Year 10 (K-10) school split across two campuses, West Island and Home Island. Situated on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, it is the most westerly of Australia's territories, lying in the Indian Ocean approximately 2900 kilometres northwest of Perth and 2600 kilometres west of Darwin. I…