Psychologist - St Francis Flexible School

Job No: STFRPSYC01
Location: West Moonah, Tasmania
Employment Status: Full -Time
No. of Vacancies: 1
Closing Date: 3 Apr 2026 AEDT

Psychologist- St Francis Flexible School -Hobart Campus

  • Ongoing, Full-Time 
  • Start date to be negotiated with successful applicant


ABOUT THE ORGANISATION:
St Francis Flexible School is a Catholic School in the Edmund Rice tradition. Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) Flexible Schools Ltd currently educates over 2,400 young people in 22 Flexible Schools (13 based in Queensland and 9 other schools across Australia) and two Special Education Services Schools in NSW, with approximately 700 staff nationally. Flexi schools serve young people who experience complex educational, social or psychological situations which demand unique responses. They enable young people to engage in education in a supported learning environment through a methodology based on trauma informed practice, to co-create a Common Ground using Operation by Principles, in which the principles of Honesty, Respect, Participation, Safe & Legal are embedded. Our special schools serve young people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities.  


ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Psychologist to join our team, working at our Hobart campus, commencing as soon as possible

  • You will be employed on an ongoing basis, and you will be employed under the Tasmanian Catholic Education Single Enterprise Agreement 2024.  Salary will depend on qualifications and experience plus $5,000 Hard to Staff Allowance.

The Psychologist is responsible for young person and adolescent psychologist services and acts under the direction of Principal via the Head of Campus. This position facilitates access, participation and to maximise educational outcomes for young people, and utilises psychological expertise in education and learning to support and build the capacity of the school toward the same goals. 

This role will work with the Wellbeing Team and other teams to develop programs at the school as directed. 

  • Undertake assessment of psychological disorders involving clinical measures, clinical interview skills, observations and information from other sources.

  • Provide expert knowledge and understanding of mental health disorders and their relationship to child and adolescent development. 

  • Provide evidence-based psychological counselling, therapy and programs for individuals and groups for a range of mental health, emotional and family issues. 

  • Liaise with caregivers, staff and external professionals/agencies as required to ensure care of students and appropriate case management. 

  • Respond to referrals from caregivers and members of staff and determine appropriate intervention. 

  • Communicate young person needs and case plans as required to caregivers and relevant staff. 

  • Assist staff in the development and implementation of programs addressing student wellbeing needs. 

  • Respond to crisis situations and provide appropriate support to the school. 

  • Maintain adequate and confidential case notes and student files in accordance with APS Guidelines 

  • Attend Support/Wellbeing Team and Young person Wellbeing meetings. 


To view the Position Description, please Click Here.


ABOUT YOU

ESSENTIAL:

  • A Working with Vulnerable People Registration (or able to obtain)
  • Current driver’s licence (essential) 

HIGHLY DESIRABLE:

  • Understanding of and commitment to the values of a Catholic educational system of schools in the Edmund Rice tradition.  

  • Proven senior leadership experience, both strategic and operational, characterised by strong organisational, administrative, communication, and leadership skills, particularly in relation to areas outlined in this position. 

  • Able to demonstrate the high-level communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills necessary to be successful in a complex and layered organisational structure. 

  • Demonstrated experience and knowledge in the provision of child and adolescent psychological assessment, diagnosis and development services, in particular autism. 

  • Demonstrated knowledge and skills in the provision of evidence-based psychological counselling and therapy and the development and facilitation of programs to support the wellbeing of young people 

  • Proven ability to plan and deliver evidence-based interventions in collaboration with students, parents, staff and other relevant professionals. 

  • Proven ability to respond appropriately in crisis situations, undertake risk assessments, develop safety plans and provide support to the College community. 

  • Proven ability to relate to students, parents, schools and other relevant professionals and sound oral and written communication and interpersonal skills. 

  • Personal skills of self-direction, initiative and flexibility and the ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. 

  • A good knowledge and understanding of the diversity of the student population and school community and response to systemic needs including staff development, supportive school community strategies and initiatives. 

  • Ability to liaise with external services providers where necessary. 

  • Registration, or eligibility for registration, with the Psychology Board of Australia. 

  • Recognised tertiary qualifications in Psychology. 

  • Current Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (Employment category). 

  • Current National Police Check (issued within the last 6 months). 

 WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

  • Edmund Rice charism
  • Small group sizes with a flexible approach to learning
  • Induction, Wellbeing and Professional Development Opportunities
  • Great team environment


HOW TO APPLY: (Please upload documents in PDF format) 

To apply for a position, please complete the application form below. To support your application, you will be required to provide a current CV and cover Letter highlighting your qualifications, experience and why you are suitable for this role.

For a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Nick McGann, Principal, EREA Flexible Schools Ltd. via email nick.mcgann@flexi.edu.au or 0409 476 438

 Applications close FRIDAY 3 April 2026 at 3pm (AEST)

The successful applicant must possess (or be eligible to obtain) and maintain a current Working with Vulnerable People Registration).

All applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures. These checks are consistent with EREA’s commitment to child protection policies and procedures.

Edmund Rice Education Australia is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and young people.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Edmund Rice Education Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

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EREA Flexi Schools Ltd is part of Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA), which is an organisation consisting of schools, entities and offices offering a Catholic education in the tradition of Blessed Edmund Rice.

  1. EREA Flexi Schools Ltd school’s collects personal information, including sensitive information about job applicants. This includes information provided in your job application, in the course of conversation or as collected from third parties on your behalf, such as employment referees. The primary purpose of collecting this information is to enable the school to consider your application for employment with the school.
  2. Some of the information the school collects is to satisfy the school’s legal obligations, particularly to enable the school to discharge its duty of care to enrolled students.
  3. Laws governing or relating to the operation of a school require certain information to be collected and disclosed. These include relevant Education Acts and Public Health and Child Protection laws.
  4. In order to consider your application for employment and to facilitate and manage your employment relationship with the school, you consent to our collecting personal information about you from recruitment agencies, law enforcement agencies for criminal checks and working with children checks, educational institutions to verify your qualifications, and other individuals or businesses we contact for the purpose of reference-checking as agreed with you.
  5. The personal information that is collected about you will be stored securely in a recruitment record. If you are successful and become an employee then an employee record will be created and the personal information we have collected will be stored in this file. Employee records are exempt from the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) under the Privacy Act 1988.
  6. If you are not offered a position or if you decline an offer of a position at the school the information stored in your recruitment record will be stored for 12 months, unless you advise us to destroy the records at an earlier time. At this time, the school will take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify the information as appropriate.
  7. The school may disclose personal and sensitive information for administrative, educational and support purposes (or may permit the information to be directly collected by third parties). This may include to: government departments; people providing administrative and financial services to the school; anyone you authorise the school to disclose information to; and anyone to whom the school is required or authorised to disclose the information to by law, including under child protection laws.
  8. Failure to provide the information to the school will affect the school’s ability to evaluate your application and may result in the recruitment process not proceeding.
  9. The school may also use cloud computing service providers to store personal information (which may include sensitive information) on their servers in the 'cloud'. These servers may be located in or outside Australia. This may mean that personal information may be stored or processed outside Australia.
  10. EREA’s Privacy Policy contains further information about its use of cloud and other third-party service providers.
  11. EREA’s Privacy Policy is accessible via the school website or from the school office. The Policy sets out how job applicants and employees may seek access to, and correction of their personal information which the school has collected and holds. However, access may be refused in certain circumstances such as where access would have an unreasonable impact on the privacy of others or may result in a breach of the School’s duty of care obligations. Any refusal will be notified in writing with reasons if appropriate.
  12. EREA’s Privacy Policy also sets out how job applicants and employees can make a complaint about a breach of the APPs and how the complaint will be handled.
  13. If you provide the school with the personal information of others, such as other employment referees, doctors or emergency contacts, we encourage you to inform them you are disclosing that information to the school and why, that they can request access to and correction of that information if they wish and to also refer them to EREA’s Privacy Policy for further detail about such requests and how the school otherwise handles personal information it collects and complaints it receives.

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Edmund Rice Education Australia

Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) Flexible Schools Ltd is a child safe organisation committed to the protection of children and has a zero tolerance of abuse of children. We are committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and young people therefore, all applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures.

These checks are consistent with EREA’s commitment to child safeguarding policies and procedures. This includes complying with our Child Safeguarding policy and code of conduct.
EREA Flexible Schools Ltd is an equal opportunity employer that promotes the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.