Job Type: Permanent
Location: Manukau, NZ Auckland, NZ
Help shape the future of Education
We work to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes
Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people around Aotearoa, from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. While we work in different groups and on different things, we all strive every day to make the biggest difference we can for our akonga in our education system.
About this role | Mo tenei turanga
We have 2 Permanent, Full-Time Psychologist roles available at our Botany and Maungawhau | Mt Eden Offices.
The role of the Psychologist is to provide effective, efficient and equitable psychological services for the benefit of children and young people with additional learning needs in accordance with the goals, objectives and policies of the Ministry of Education.
As a Psychologist you will:
Apply a strengths-based approach
Identify patterns or contributing factors that may be influencing learning, wellbeing and behaviour
Enhance inclusive practices in early learning services, schools and other educational settings
Collaboratively support progress with learner goals
Provide professional support and guidance to schools, teacher and parents/caregivers/whanau and in collaboration, support the development and implementation of intervention plans
Assess, analyse, hypothesise, collaboratively plan, support and monitor the implementation of individual (or group) intervention plans for students who have additional learning needs
Salary range:$85,416 - $126,000 per annum + 3% kiwi saver. The successful candidate will be appointed at a salary which reflects individual skills and experience.
We also offer:
Flexible working arrangements where everyone feels valued & supported.
The ability to purchase extra days leave.
A range of employee network groups.
An inclusive environment that encourages your personal cultural competency journey.
Development and learning, including mentorship programmes and internal secondments.
Wellness initiatives to support your overall health and wellbeing.
About you | Mohou ake
To be successful in this role you will have the following experience:
Experience in a complex organisation
Experience in building relationships and partnerships to achieve shared outcomes.
Working effectively with children and young people and their families/whanau across a diverse range of settings
Proven experience counselling, negotiating, mediation, and contracting.
A proven ability to use data and insights to identify trends, risks and opportunities, to influence and guide organisational and system-level decision making.
You will also offer:
Master's level tertiary qualification
Post-graduate Diploma in Educational Psychology or Clinical Psychology or equivalent
Registration under the Health Practitioner's Competency Assurance Act
The ability and willingness to adhere to the Public Service Standards of Integrity and Conduct.
About our group and team | Matau ropu ake
Te Mahau takiwa collectively provide leadership and integrated services to the education sector. This includes services such as learning support and education advice and regulation functions for schools and early learning services.
As a frontline group we develop and harness existing relationships with communities at the regional and local level through the Directors of Education, including deep relationships with iwi and hapu.
Our frontline groups are represented at the leadership level of decision making for Te Tahuhu. The frontline hautu | deputy secretaries hold at least one National Portfolio to complement their frontline role. In Te Tai Raro, our hautu holds the National Portfolio for Pacific Education. This portfolio requires many parts of our organisation to work together to enhance collective impact for Pacific learner success, embedding the shifts in the Action Plan for Pacific Education.
Are you ready to make a difference? | Kua rite koe mo tenei mahi?
If this opportunity interests you, please submit your cover letter and resume by using the 'apply' button. In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, or anything else you'd like to share. We're keen to understand your motivations, strengths, transferable skills, and the diverse perspectives you will bring to the role.
For further information, please contact Recruitment Manawa at ******
Applications close Midnight – Friday, 29 November 2024.
We want our people to feel valued for their unique qualities and have a sense of belonging. If you require assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the recruitment process, please let us know.
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