About this job
About Us:
Spanning the communities of Weipa, Napranum and Mapoon, and extending to our Boarding Campus for students from across Cape York and Torres Strait - Western Cape College is more than just a school! It's a connected, supportive community where relationships matter, culture is celebrated, and every student is known, valued and supported to succeed! With a student population spanning from Kindergarten to Year 12, we aim to create futures filled with possibility, grounded in respect, and shaped by the rich cultural heritage of the communities we serve.
Your Role:
Western Cape College is committed to delivering high quality education in a unique and dynamic part of Australia. Our remote location brings rich learning opportunities, meaningful partnerships, and life experiences that are truly one of a kind. We place great importance on working with Elders, local organisations and each other - to support every child's learning and wellbeing. Joining Western Cape College means becoming part of a connected and caring community — both in and out of the classroom. As part of our Wellbeing Workforce at Western Cape College, your role is to provide support for students with mild to moderate mental health concerns while working alongside our student services teams.
Click the here to the Department of Education video showcasing psychologists working within the Wellbeing Workforce.
Responsibilities include:
Psychologists working at Western Cape College are valued for their use of professional knowledge of psychological interventions and treatments to deliver appropriate and tailored therapeutic intervention to support students' mental health concerns.
The types of duties the role includes:
- Undertake individual and group counselling and therapeutic interventions with students, parents and families to assist them in resolving personal or relationship concerns.
- Provide advice on diagnoses provided by external professionals and monitor students' progress.
Please refer to the attached role description for the full list of responsibilities and mandatory requirements for this position.
Provisional psychologists, registrars, generally registered psychologists and psychologists endorsement (i.e., clinical psychology, counselling psychology or educational and developmental psychology) are strongly encouraged to apply!
Benefits:
Western Cape College offers meaningful career pathways, professional development opportunities, and a supportive team environment where your impact is truly valued. As a psychologist with Western Cape College, you will have access to a range of benefits and incentives including:
- Regular access to individual and peer supervision, as well as other learning and development opportunities.
- 75% in employer contributions and the employee contribution rate will default to 5% annual leave (4 weeks) and 17.5% loading on annual leave; sick leave (10 days); and accrual of long service leave.
- Accrued days off (ADO) for school holidays.
- Negotiable flexible work arrangements.
- Professional development (PD) allowance.
- Up to 3 days of Study and Research Assistance Scheme (SARAS) leave to undertake further studies or examinations.
- Salary packaging options with RemServ or Smart Salary.
- Tools of the trade, such as a mobile phone and a laptop.
- Assistance with relocation, travel and subsidised housing may be available for the successful candidate.
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history).
- Attach a written statement (1-page maximum) in response to the attached role description.
Contact Name: Alicia Guglielmi, Senior Advisor Psychology 0476 888 294
Closing Date: 18-February-2026
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
ement (1-page maximum) in response to the attached role description.Contact Name: Alicia Guglielmi, Senior Advisor Psychology 0476 888 294
Closing Date: 18-February-2026
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.