Lead School Psychologist

There are 2x permanent full-time positions available commencing Term 1, 2027.

One position is situated at Bentley Primary School, the other is at Hillman Primary School

Advanced Skills School Psychologist status is required for appointment to the advertised positions.

As a Lead School Psychologist in South Metropolitan Education Region, you will be part of a self-directed, collaborative team and directly accountable to the Director of Education. You will also be professionally accountable to the Chief Psychologist. Your practice will be guided and directed by Departmental policies and guidelines and the Psychology Board of Australia’s professional standards.

There are over 286 public schools located in the South Metropolitan Education Region, which encapsulates an area from the City of Fremantle, along the Swan River to the City of Belmont, extending to the eastern most point of the City of Armadale and south to the Shire of Waroona. It essentially covers the southern side of the Perth metropolitan area and is the largest education region by student enrolments.

You can find out more about the schools in this region, via Schools Online.

The Role

Lead School Psychologists provide leadership and access to professional support and learning for all school psychologists, including ensuring professional supervision for provisionally registered psychologists to achieve standards outlined in the Competency Framework for School Psychologists. They assure the quality of school psychologists’ practice meets the professional standards of the Department and the Psychology Board of Australia and…