Koorana is seeking an experienced Clinical and/or Registered Psychologist with an interest in paediatrics to join our Early Intervention & Allied Health team on a permanent part time basis for two days per week.

What’s on Offer??

·       Salary based on qualifications and experience + annual performance reviews with options for career progression.

·       Attractive salary package + salary packaging benefit (up to $18,550 per year) + options to access novated leasing arrangements including a performance-based incentive program to reward employees who exceed their KPIs.

·       Flexible working arrangements available to ensure a healthy work-life balance.

·       Hybrid work environment incorporating our brand-new office and clinic at Belmore which contains a sensory gym.

·       Professional training and development encouraging employees to obtain relevant skills, knowledge, and abilities that enhance their performance in their current role and improve their potential to grow both personally and professionally within the organisation.

·       Working in a transdisciplinary team along with Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Specialist Teachers and other Psychologists.

·       ‘Refer a Friend to Koorana’ incentive rewards program.

·       Work mobile phone and Surface Pro device provided.

About the Role

Working within our transdisciplinary team, you will be?responsible for providing?psychological services to children aged 0-18 with additional needs and their families.?We are looking for someone who can hit the ground running to provide our clients with quality service. You will be working in a variety of settings?including clinic, community-based (in home, early education settings and schools) and tele-health. Some of the key responsibilities are:

·       Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments, including cognitive, emotional, and behavioural evaluations.

·       Administer standardized tests and interpret results to inform diagnosis and treatment planning.

·       Prepare detailed assessment reports with clear recommendations for interventions.

·       Participating?in transdisciplinary practice and?consulting?with other relevant agencies.

·       Referring?to other professionals or agencies as appropriate.

·       Maintaining?a?high degree?of professional?awareness?regarding?current best practice and research in the field and?always ensuring the?application of these principles.

·       Gradually working up to maintaining?a clinical caseload.

About You?

To be successful in this role, you will need:

·       Several years clinical experience, having developed a wide range of skills including the ability to engage teams in multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary practice approaches.

·       The ability to provide clinical supervision if necessary.

·       Experience in delivering?therapy within?natural learning environments?and?working with children with additional learning needs. 

·       To have outstanding?time management?skills.

·       Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

·       To be able to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary?team.

·       The desire to be challenged and progress further as a?therapist.

·       The ability to work autonomously and be efficient at problem?solving.

·       To have a demonstrated?ability to work in a culturally diverse community and build strong relationships with?families.

Qualifications & Certifications

·       A recognised degree in?Psychology.

·       Current AHPRA Registration (Psychology).

·       Working with Children Check.

·       National Police Check.

·       Current Drivers licence.

About Koorana?? 

Koorana works with all children and is committed to delivering quality early childhood intervention and allied health services, early childhood education, and family support services that acknowledge and respect all individuals. Koorana provides a diverse range of early childhood services across the Inner West, Southwest, St George & Sutherland Shire areas of Sydney.

Apply Now

If this is the role you’ve been looking for, we would love to hear from you!  Apply now?with your?resume and cover letter. If you have any questions, contact Jane Munro at [email protected].

Koorana is committed to child safety and empowerment. Koorana has zero tolerance to child abuse and take seriously any concerns about child safety. We have a robust framework to ensure child safety. Koorana seeks to ensure that its employees are skilled people to work with children. All people who are engaged in child-related work and who are not exempt, including volunteers, are required to hold a NDIS Workers Check, Working with Children Check and National Police Check and must provide evidence of these checks.

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and support an inclusive approach in the workplace. We celebrate our diversity and welcome staff regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity and lifestyle choices. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.