Senior / Psychologist (Sped School)

Job Responsibilities 1. Evaluation & Assessment Provide assessment, screening and interpretation of results and reports to determine suitability of students for enrolment and class placement. Identify and use appropriate formal and informal psychological assessment tools to identify student needs Identify and prioritise goals for intervention in collaboration with relevant stakeholders (student, teachers, families, caregivers, external agencies, etc) and a multidisciplinary team. Provision of support for transition planning 2. Case Work / Intervention Formulate evidence-based and data-driven intervention plans in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team Facilitating the implementation, review and monitoring of intervention plans for students through a variety of means, including direct case work, collaborative group therapy, as well as consultative sessions with stakeholders. Complete therapeutic notes, specialist reports, and other forms of documentation, in alignment with professional guidelines Prioritize and manage caseload 3. Service Administration & Management Maintain inventory of resources Plan budget allocation and recommend relevant psychological therapeutic resources for the school Conduct in-house training programmes for internal and external stakeholders (eg. teachers / parents / caregivers / volunteers) Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver and improve students/client support services Participate in developing protocols and clinical guidelines to improve services in conjunction with the Head of Student Support/School Leaders 4. Maintain, professional, legal and ethical standards Adhere to clinical and organisational professional, legal and ethical standards of practice, policies and procedures Participation in development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and clinical guidelines in the improvement of organisational practices 5. Uplift professional practice in Psychology Participate in continual professional developm…