Psychologist/Therapist at St. Philip Neri Primary School

Our full-time school psychologists emphasize a problem-solving approach to provide direct and indirect services to resolve identified student concerns. They function as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise of child development, the psychology of learning, progress monitoring, and program evaluation.   

Job description:

• Work therapeutically with students in our primary school (both boarding and day scholars)
• Undertake psycho-social assessments to identify the needs of the student, taking into consideration trauma experience, social functioning and development
• Develop a therapeutic plan working with each individual, taking account of identified needs, cultural context and trauma background
• Provide 1:1 counselling to students
• Educate students on the possible effects of trauma
• Mediate conflict between students and/or teachers
• Provide direct support services to individual students, small groups, and classrooms
• Refer clients to appropriate health services or other services to address identified needs
• Work collaboratively with our teachers and dorm staff and be available to discuss learning, behavioral, familial and social problems
• Provide recommendations on behavioral management techniques
• Participate in team meetings as required
• Evaluate and advise school disciplinary practices for ‘at risk’ students
• Prepare appropriate documentation and reports and maintain client database information for relevant parties
• Complete written reports as needed or as requested by the board