<p><b>ABOUT US </b></p><p>Knox Grammar School is an Independent, multi-campus K-12 day and boarding school for boys located at Wahroonga on Sydney’s North Shore and is acknowledged as one of Australia’s leading schools. The current level of enrolment is over 3,000 students across 3 campuses: Senior Campus (7-12), the Wahroonga Preparatory School (WPS) (co-educational Pre K-6) and the Knox Grammar Preparatory School (K-6) who are nurtured, educated and cared for by highly skilled academic, support and operational staff. The School is an activity of the Uniting Church and provides a secure environment with outstanding facilities where students can develop academically, culturally, socially, spiritually and through a broad range of sporting and recreational activities.</p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><b>ROLE PURPOSE </b></p><p>The School Psychologist is a wellbeing leader in an intimate, hard-working, small and passionate professional community. The School Psychologist will sensitively establish trusting connections, and a reputation as a reliable, composed, kind and wise source of wellbeing advice and interventions. As the only School Psychologist on the WPS campus, excellent support, collegiality, professional development and supervision is drawn from the large Knox Psychologist Team located on the nearby Knox campuses. All required supervision needs can be provided by qualified and endorsed supervisors within the team. </p><p>This position is located at the Wahroonga Preparatory School campus and is a permanent part-time 0.4FTE, 2 days per week, starting in Term 2, 2021. </p><p>School Counsellor&#39;s Role: </p><ul><li>To optimize the wellbeing of students through: </li><li>Triage, counselling, referral, and case management </li><li>Providing professional advice to staff and parents </li></ul><p>Mandatory for the role: </p><ul><li>Experience counselling children 4-12 years and/or adolescents using evidence-based interventions </li><li>Current Professional Psychologist Registration (AHPRA) </li><li>Desirable but not mandatory for the role: </li><li>Experience counselling or teaching in a School Setting </li><li>Chinese speaking, or experience working with NESB children and their families </li></ul><p><br /></p><p><b>HOW TO APPLY </b></p><p>Before applying, please read the comprehensive role description found on our website at: </p><p>www.knox.nsw.edu.au/employment </p><p>Please apply via SEEK by clicking the &#39;Apply for this job&#39; button. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>ENQUIRIES TO: </b></p><p>Please contact Dr Rebecca Lazarus - 9473 9357 </p><p><br /></p><p><b>CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS </b></p><p>4.00pm Wednesday 31 March, 2021 </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Successful applicants will be required to provide the School with a current NSW Working with Children Check Number. </p><p><a href="http://www.knox.nsw.edu.au/employment" rel="nofollow">www.knox.nsw.edu.au/employment</a></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>KNOX GRAMMAR SCHOOL, WAHROONGA, SYDNEY</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>