School Counsellor - Provisional, KickStart Graduate Employment Program - Sturt Public School

Temporary

job

recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000B9FB

Closing date May 20, 2026,

2 a.m.

(AEST)

Location White Ave, Wagga Wagga 2650 NSW, Australia

Status

Temporary

Contact Belinda Poole

0438 963 738

About this job

Position Information

Location - Sturt Public School

Have you considered a career as a School Counsellor? If so, apply for the KickStart School Counselling Program today.

This graduate program offers eligible teachers, who have completed their fifth year of psychology studies, tailored training and supervision to become registered psychologists and join the NSW Department of Education's School Counselling Service.

As a KickStart participant, you will work collaboratively with a team of dedicated professionals to make a positive impact on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in NSW public schools.

If you have approval to teach in NSW and are a psychology graduate who has successfully completed a 5-year psychology degree and are ready to start or have started your internship year of your 5+1 psychology registration pathway, then this opportunity is for you.

Working with Australia's largest provider of public education and one of the largest employers of psychologists in NSW, the NSW Department of Education will provide opportunities for you to engage with diverse school and student communities like no other child/adolescent psychologist role can. This is a chance to develop and use your skills to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people when it matters most.

What we offer you

As a participant of the KickStart program, you receive:

• Temporary full-time employment as a School Counsellor with provisional registration.
• Professional support and supervision to complete your provisional psychology internship with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• A comprehensive onsite tailored training program to equip you with the necessary skills to work full-time within the School Counselling Service within NSW public schools.
• Upon successful completion of the KickStart program, you will have gained the knowledge, skills and experience to apply for permanent School Counsellor roles within the NSW Department of Education.

Specific Selection Criteria

We are looking for eligible teachers with dual qualifications in education and psychology. To be successful in these roles you will have:

• Full approval to teach or eligibility for approval to teach in NSW Department of Education schools.
• Completion of the required psychology studies with available transcripts to make you eligible to undertake your 5+1 internship program as a provisional psychologist.
• Be a provisionally registered psychologist, or eligible for registration with the Psychology Board of Australia ready to start or continue your 5+1 internship program.
• Have demonstrated understanding of the mental health needs of children and young people.
• Training and/or experience in counselling children and young people using evidence-based interventions.
• Training and/or experience in cognitive, emotional and behavioural assessment of children and young people.
• Well-developed interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, including report writing.
• Ability to work collaboratively and liaise with key stakeholders to enhance outcomes for children and young people.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy, Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG Inc and the Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

Conditions

• An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this opportunity.
• Registered or provisionally registered psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Australian citizenship or permanent residency.
• Valid and current Working with Children Check clearance – WWCC must be NSW.
• Ability and willingness to travel between work sites. Must have a valid unrestricted provisional or full driver’s licence with the ability to drive oneself

Location - Sturt Public School

Sturt Public School is located in the large regional city of Wagga Wagga on Wiradjuri country. It has a student enrolment of 315. Students come from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds, with 16% of students identifying as First Nations and 16% from an English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D). There is an 5/6 Opportunity Class that caters for high potential and gifted Year 5 and Year 6 students. The school's motto, 'Strive to Achieve' and expectations; be safe, be respectful and be an active learner underpin all aspects of school life. Sturt Public School provides students with a broad range of opportunities to learn and grow in a safe, inclusive learning environment and is committed to providing educational programs which will prepare them for their place in a diverse and changing world. For more information, please visit the school website Sturt Public School.

Successful applicants will be placed in a base school and may also work in other schools within that area, or neighbouring areas.

Special Notes

This temporary opportunity commences 20 July 2026.

Please note that successful applicants are provided with temporary employment only. Should applicants wish to gain permanent employment, they must apply separately for permanent employment after successful completion of their KickStart program.

Successful applicants will be provided with a Departmental induction program, ongoing professional learning and professional supervision.

Visit the Department’s School Counselling Service pages to discover more about working as a school psychologist or school counsellor in NSW public schools.