School Psychologist
Employment
Part time, Permanent
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Closing date
16 October 2026
Posted 14 Sep 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
7-12
School staff (FTE)
136.1
89 teaching · 47.1 non-teaching
Students per teacher
14.2:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
1,264
Indigenous students
5%
Language other than English
56%
Girls vs boys
606 girls · 658 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
This is a permanent part-time (0.4FTE) position commencing Monday, 18 January 2027.
Lynwood Senior High School is an Independent Public School catering for students in Years 7 to 12. Our inclusive school community is committed to the care, wellbeing and academic success of every student. The school's Intensive English Centre (IEC) provides a supportive and culturally responsive learning environment for newly arrived students in Years 7 to 10 from diverse cultural, linguistic and educational backgrounds.
IEC students are resilient and motivated learners who are developing Standard Australian English while engaging with an adapted Western Australian Curriculum. Some students may have experienced trauma, interrupted or limited prior schooling, displacement, family separation or significant cultural and educational transitions. Staff work collaboratively with students, families, interpreters, school teams and external agencies to support each student's learning, wellbeing and successful transition into mainstream schooling and the wider community.
Find out more about our school by visiting Lynwood Senior High School or Schools Online
The Role
The successful applicant will provide a culturally responsive school psychology service within the IEC, applying psychological knowledge and skills to improve the mental health, wellbeing, engagement, behaviour and learning outcomes of newly arrived migrant and refugee-background students. They will provide evidence-based assessment, consultation and intervention at individual, group and whole-centre levels, with careful consideration of stude…