Are you a recently registered psych or will be registered within the next 6 months?​

Would you love nothing more than to provide assessment and therapy with young children?

How about a full-time, salaried, fully supported Psych role in a Melbourne or Geelong private practice?

​Too good to be true? I don't think so...

We are looking for motivated and passionate early career psychologists (<2 years post-general registration) who will thrive working in our collaborative, client-centred, child and adolescent private practice.

The Hopscotch & Harmony Psychologist Graduate Program is a 24-month immersion in every aspect of working as a child psychologist in private practice. 

These are full-time salaried positions!

This opportunity is for recent graduates of a MPsych (any stream) or MPP (5+1) who have general registration (or soon will) and wish to gain deeper knowledge and experience working with young people from 3 to 12 years and their families. Provisional Psychologists may be interested in our Intern Program or School Psychology positions.
There are also opportunities to work across the lifespan for those wishing for a broader experience.

This new and exciting program presents a range of learning opportunities to maximise professional and personal development, including:

Exposure and support with a variety of child psychology cases;
Provision of targeted professional development and e-learning; 
Development of strong skills in four key areas of child psychology;
Regular mentoring, feedback and individualised development plan;
Time management & caseload management support to boost your confidence and capabilities;
Community engagement activities to learn how private practitioners fit in to the wider community

Our Psychologist Graduate Program provides the ideal foundation to build an exceptional career as a child psychologist in private practice and beyond.

​You'll emerge from the program with strong clinical skills and confidence to either step up in to a new role at Hopscotch & Harmony or meet a new challenge that comes your way.

Graduate Program Details

Applications open year round. Our graduate intakes are March and July each year. 

Work from either our Geelong or Werribee clinics.

Receive mentoring and training to develop a strong foundation in four related key areas:
  • Child anxiety
  • Child aggression and anger
  • Relationship-based Parenting
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

As you progress through the program your time will be spent as follows:
  • 18 child and adolescent clients per week (on average) 
  • Facilitation of small group programs
  • Facilitation of parent workshops/seminars
  • Professional development activities
  • Relationship building activities

The Grads we are after

While our psychologists work across the lifespan and see diverse presentations, there are common traits that make for successful team members:

You are likely to excel if you are a psychologist who is passionate, dedicated to learning new things and is curious, a quick learner and value collaboration. 

You are also a strong communicator both orally and in written form.
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You recognise your limits, are self-aware and also demonstrate initiative and confidence to work independently.

Why join us as a Grad?

As part of this program you will:

...get incredible support to develop your career as a child and adolescent psychologist through mentorship, professional development to dive deep into your preferred areas, and our online development program.

...join other graduates and interns so you will have other early-career psychologists to lean on and learn from.

...join a practice that embraces collegiality, professionalism, ethical practice and exceptional client care.

You can be confident that you are joining a reputable and well-established practice. Our team members are so dedicated to making Hopscotch & Harmony an exceptional innovative practice that for the last two consecutive years we have been awarded Wyndham Council's best small business as well as a finalist in the Australian Allied Health Awards for Excellence in Paediatric Practice.

Applications OPEN NOW! 

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