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Last Updated: Monday, 01 December 2025 09:29
ELTHAM College is seeking an experienced and student-centred School Psychologist (0.6 FTE) to join our dynamic Wellbeing Team. This role provides high-quality psychological support to students from Prep to Year 12, supporting wellbeing, engagement and learning across all levels of the College.
ELTHAM College is an independent co-educational school located in the Nillumbik Shire, on 98 acres, in the northeast of Melbourne. ELTHAM College grows the heart and mind of each child. We believe that school is a daring adventure where children learn to think for themselves, in preparation for a future of exciting possibilities.
Located in an extraordinary environment, students experience an engaging, rigorous world-ready curriculum while being supported with warmth, care, and respect.
This role suits a practitioner who enjoys working across a wide developmental span and values meaningful, relational work with children, adolescents and families.
About the Role
The School Psychologist will:
- Provide counselling and early-intervention support for students across P–12 using evidence-based approaches
- Interpret and communicate psychological, cognitive and educational assessments
- Work collaboratively with teachers, families and external allied health professionals
- Contribute to Student Support Plans, Safety Plans and NCCD documentation
- Support student mental health, neurodiversity and high-ability learners
- Play an active role in whole-school wellbeing initiatives as part of the wider team
About you
You will have:
- Full registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia through AHPRA.
- Experience working with children and adolescents, ideally across primary and secondary school settings
- Strong counselling, assessment interpretation and case management skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- A deep understanding of the Child Safe Standards
- Commitment to contemporary, evidence-based practice
Postgraduate qualifications in educational, clinical or counselling psychology and APS membership are highly regarded.
Why Join ELTHAM College?
- Help young people develop the heart, mind and confidence to be world-ready.
- A genuinely caring community where relationships and wellbeing come first.
- Beautiful natural surroundings that promote calm, connection and creativity.
- Be part of a College dedicated to wellbeing, creativity, inclusion and world-ready learning.
Be inspired by the young people of the College and have the green and leafy surrounds of the ELTHAM College Research campus as your work backdrop!
Applicants must be entitled to live and work in Australia.
Click here to view the full Position Description
Close date: Friday 5 December 2025
To apply, please submit a cover letter and your curriculum vitae, outlining your experience and desire to work at ELTHAM College at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Child Safety at ELTHAM College
All staff at ELTHAM College are responsible for providing a safe environment and the protection of children and young people within our care, including promoting physical, emotional, and cultural safety. All staff are responsible for reporting information about suspected child abuse. All staff share in the responsibility for the prevention and detection of child abuse and promptly raise any issues or concerns about a child’s safety. All staff are required to follow the School’s Child Safe policies and Child Safety Code of Conduct.
ELTHAM College takes a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and is fully committed to ensuring that its strategies, policies, procedures, and practices meet all Child Safe Standards as specified in Ministerial Order No. 1359 (2022). All applicants should refer to our Child Safety Policy and Code of Conduct found at www.elthamcollege.vic.edu.au/abouteltham/policies/.
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Last Updated: Thursday, 13 November 2025 14:53
We are seeking an inspiring and team-oriented Drama/Theatre Productions/English Teacher to join us in a part-time (0.6 FTE) role, teaching up to VCE Drama Units 3/4, and up to Year 9 English, supporting students to grow in confidence, skill and creative expression.
The successful candidate will also bring skill, passion and leadership to direct Theatre Productions, with additional paid hours associated with the production program.
ELTHAM College is an independent co-educational school located in the Nillumbik Shire, on 98 acres, in the northeast of Melbourne. ELTHAM College grows the heart and mind of each child. We believe that school is a daring adventure where children learn to think for themselves, in preparation for a future of exciting possibilities.
Located in an extraordinary environment, students experience an engaging, rigorous world-ready curriculum while being supported with warmth, care, and respect.
About the Role
- Deliver engaging and contemporary Drama learning experiences that nurture student voice, imagination and creative expression
- Teach English up to Year 9, drawing on strong curriculum knowledge and an ability to support the development of confident, capable communicators
- Cultivate a supportive and inclusive classroom environment where students are encouraged to collaborate and to take creative and intellectual risks
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to design and refine curriculum and assessment practices across Drama and English
- Actively contribute to a thriving Performing Arts culture that is celebrated within the College community
- Lead and direct one or more Theatre Productions each year, with additional paid hours allocated for production responsibilities
About you
- Qualified teacher with VIT registration
- Hold relevant tertiary qualifications in Education and Drama (with English as a teaching method or demonstrated experience teaching English up to Year 9)
- Strong knowledge of Drama pedagogy and performance practice
- Willingness and ability to direct productions, ensembles or performance projects
- A commitment to student engagement, wellbeing and growth
- Collaborative, flexible and able to bring creative energy to our team
- Knowledge of child safe practices, including reporting requirements
- Skilled in providing pastoral care and building strong relationships with young people
- Committed to continuous professional learning and contributing to the collaborative culture of the College
Why Join ELTHAM College?
- Supportive, creative and progressive teaching environment
- Opportunities to lead and shape Performing Arts experiences
- Beautiful campus setting and welcoming staff culture
- Access to the College’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and ongoing professional learning
Be inspired by the young people of the College and have the green and leafy surrounds of the ELTHAM College Research campus as your work backdrop!
Applicants must be entitled to live and work in Australia.
Click here to view the full Position Description
Close date: Friday 21 November 2025
To apply, please submit a cover letter and your curriculum vitae, outlining your experience and desire to work at ELTHAM College at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Child Safety at ELTHAM College
All staff at ELTHAM College are responsible for providing a safe environment and the protection of children and young people within our care, including promoting physical, emotional, and cultural safety. All staff are responsible for reporting information about suspected child abuse. All staff share in the responsibility for the prevention and detection of child abuse and promptly raise any issues or concerns about a child’s safety. All staff are required to follow the School’s Child Safe policies and Child Safety Code of Conduct.
ELTHAM College takes a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and is fully committed to ensuring that its strategies, policies, procedures, and practices meet all Child Safe Standards as specified in Ministerial Order No. 1359 (2022). All applicants should refer to our Child Safety Policy and Code of Conduct found at www.elthamcollege.vic.edu.au/abouteltham/policies/.
