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Hume Anglican Grammar About the school:With growth comes opportunity. Advance your career!Hume Anglican Grammar is a multi-campus co-educational Anglican Diocesan School offering education from Prep to Year 12 in the Northern growth corridor of Melbourne.Hume has an open enrolment policy so educates children from many faiths and with a diverse range of backgrounds and abilities.The School aspires to develop young people who are kind, creative, inquiring, socially and emotionally at ease, and who strive to achieve their personal best in all their endeavours.In 2025, the School will have 2,960 students and employ some 290 staff - 195 teaching and 95 non-teaching. The student enrolment at each campus is at Mt Ridley 1,448, Donnybrook 1,036 and Kalkallo 476.Ultimately at capacity, Hume will have 3,640 students (Mt Ridley 1,456, Donnybrook 1,596 and Kalkallo 588) with a corresponding cohort of teaching and general staff totalling 350 across its three campuses with plans for further expansion.As one of Victorias fastest growing schools, it is expected to be one of the largest non-government schools in the state, with plans for further expansion.Hume provides its students with an education that prepares them for the challenges of life, equips them to contribute to the community in an environment based on Christian values and at a cost affordable to as many families as possible. By establishing high standards in all that we do, every student is encouraged and supported to discover and fulfil their unique potential.It is not by chance that we have young people who readily display warmth, humour and respect for one another and their teachers.About the role:Hume Anglican Grammar acknowledges the critical role of the School Psychologist in helping to support students across the school community. Through this role, the school can provide support for students when they are experiencing personal difficulties that impact upon their overall wellbeing. The School Psychologist is required to provide child and adolescent psychological services in the school and to work with other staff to support students and families. An important aspect of the role is to facilitate access to education and participation in school and to maximise educational outcomes for students.The School Psychologist will be a registered psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and have an extensive background in counselling and cognitive assessments of children and/or adolescents. They will liaise closely with key leaders of the school, especially those entrusted with student wellbeing responsibilities, so that together they can provide timely and proactive support for our students. The School Psychologist will be recognised and highly respected by colleagues, parents, and community members as an individual with appropriate experience to be able to carry out the key duties of this role. They will have demonstrated a clear understanding of processes and procedures associated with handling case-sensitive situations and of the importance of maintaining strict confidentiality, where appropriate.This position is suitable for an AHPRA registered psychologist with tertiary and/or post-graduate qualifications and extensive child counselling experience. This position affords the successful candidate with the opportunity to help shape and develop existing practices and make recommendations about future expansion in this important area. Through utilisation of psychological expertise in education and learning to support, the School Psychologist should build the capacity of the school community toward the same goals. It is expected in this role, that close links are to be maintained with outside agencies and specialists.This position is part-time (0.6 FTE), fixed-term and will be based at our Freier campus, commencing on Tuesday 22 April 2025 and concluding at the end of the academic year with a possibility of ongoing. #J-18808-Ljbffr