Paediatric Psychologist

Who we are:

Inspire Ability, based in Warners Bay and Rathmines, is a multidisciplinary therapy support service for children and young people aged 2-25. We believe that everyone learns best when they are having fun, so we approach therapy with a creative mindset. We currently offer occupational and speech therapy to our amazing clients by combining traditional therapy with innovative approaches using music, singing, drama, dance and art. We train our staff in the use of these creative elements and encourage our team to use their own creative interests to connect and engage with clients. Our mission is to Inspire Ability through Creativity. 

What we are looking for:

It would be such an honour to welcome a passionate Clinical or Registered Psychologist to our team in a part-time or full-time capacity. The option of contract or casual work can also be discussed. 

It would involve working closely with children and their families on a weekly or fortnightly basis and across environments including clinic, home, community and school settings. 

You will be the first psychologist on our team so it’s important that you are experienced in working with children and young people and that you are passionate about collaboratively working alongside other health professionals. We would like our psychology team to grow over time and envision that this position would suit someone with a desire to lead and supervise others in the future. 

The advantages of this position:

At Inspire Ability, we LOVE our staff and we want this to be the best job you’ve ever had! Our team is positive, supportive and full of kindness and respect for each other. We want to continue to grow our wonderful team by extending this love and support to someone who is looking for a long term, creative, supportive and interesting position. You can look forward to:

• Regular opportunities for shadowing other therapists to learn from them
• A gradual build up of clients, starting slowly to give you time to learn and grow
• Daily support with your caseload from our experienced therapy team, therapy aids and admin
• An excellent remuneration package – please contact us for further details
• Flexibility with hours and option for school holidays off 
• Dedicated weekly supervision with the Company Director
• Option for external clinical supervision
• An annual CPD budget of $250/day worked with the option to apply for further funds ($1250 for a 5 day a week position)
• A specially designed program of both in house and outsourced training to ensure you have the knowledge and skills to thrive in the position
• An annual Wellbeing Support budget of $150 per day worked to care for your personal mental and physical well-being through funding sessions with a range of health professionals including physio, dietitian, psychologist, naturopath, exercise physiologist or counsellor ($750 for a 5 day a week position)
• An amazing clinic filled with fantastic resources and a generous budget for desired therapeutic resources
• Unused sick leave can be paid out at the end of the year as additional annual leave
• Your own iPad! Filled with amazing apps to support your learning and efficiency as well as session planning

To Be Eligible for this role, you would need: 

• Full registration with the Australia Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a psychologist or clinical psychologist
• Eligibility for Medicare Provider registration 
• A current Working with Children Check 
• 5+ years experience working with children and adolescents (5-18yrs)

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