• Great work life balance – community-based permanent role, managing your own schedule
• Caseload in your local community and surrounding area
• Develop an individual work plan to support your career development
• Internal mobility options to suit your career goals
• Opportunity for school-based role working with the teaching team to implement change and working towards shared goals
• Based in Penrith and surrounding areas

About Aspect:

At Aspect we recognise a different brilliant®, where we seek to understand, engage and celebrate the strengths, interests and aspiration of people on the autism spectrum.

About the role:

We aim to support and empower individuals on the spectrum and their families to bring about meaningful change based on functional goals. We work in partnership with the individual and their support network to identify strengths, areas of need, and develop intervention strategies that build capacity and work with participant's interests. 

What we offer:

• $74.8k to $112.9k p.a. FTE salary package inclusive of superannuation + phone + laptop + reimbursement of daily work kms travelled + tolls
• Tax-effective salary packaging options to increase your take home pay
• 3 month induction program that supports you as you gradually build your caseload
• A strong individualised support and supervision structure
• A flexible and autonomous working day with 4.25 current daily billable hours, supporting three to four people each day
• Permanent contracts - fulltime and part time (minimum 22.8 hours/week)
• Excellent internal and external professional development opportunities
• An established rewards and recognition program
• Leave entitlements including paid parental leave, generous sick/carer's leave, and an annual personal day for wellbeing
• Training in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
• Discounted fitness passport membership options

What you bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology
• Fully registered with AHPRA
• Current driver’s licence, use of own vehicle for business purposes (reimbursed per km) and willingness to travel across your local community
• NDIS Worker Screening Check clearance
• NSW Working with Children Check for paid employment
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module ‘Quality, Safety and You’  certificate. If you have not already completed the free module, click here to access it
• You may be required to provide an international police clearance

Click here to view the Position Profile

To apply

Please attach your resume (not compulsory) and complete the candidate questionnaire; cover letter is optional.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.  

The COVID-19 Vaccination is a condition of employment for all staff in Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect). A Public Health Order specifically requires health practitioners to have had 3 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine unless otherwise exempted. As part of the recruitment/interview process Aspect will collect information related to your vaccination status to ensure we are in compliance with all government orders and directives. 

Enquiries should be directed to: 

Rebecca Keane – [email protected] using the subject line: Registered Psychologist - School and Community Based enquiry via EthicalJobs – 0466 427 853 

Learn more about us: www.autismspectrum.org.au 

 Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) is committed to providing an environment free from abuse, neglect and exploitation of the people we support.