Educational Psychologist

Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA) is now recruiting an enthusiastic and committed Educational for the school year beginning August 2025.

Key responsibilities:

- Conduct appropriate psycho-educational assessments and provide recommendations and strategies for teachers and parents to support students both at school and home, including updating assessments for exam accommodations purposes and assisting in the development of Individual Education Plans (IEPs).

- Work with the Deputy Principal Student Support to coordinate ongoing psychological services and learning support initiatives across the school.

- Attend student referral meetings, Student Support Group meetings, and Head of Year meetings as required.

- Support the school-wide inclusion policy and its implementation, including providing input into learning enhancement (SEN) programmes and initiatives, social-emotional learning curricula, assisting in the early identification of students with social, emotional, learning and behavioural difficulties, help formulate response to intervention (RTI) strategies.

-Support and devise improvement plans for students at risk.

- Liaise with parents, administrators, teachers and external healthcare service providers regarding psycho-educational needs and support strategies.

- Coordinate/participate in regular review meetings of students and ensure effective communication of relevant information to colleagues.

- Assist with policy formation of relevant school policies.

- Stay informed about current practices and innovations in inclusive education and social-emotional well-being.

- Provide training and development for staff and parents on key areas of focus for the Primary and Secondary Student Support Groups.

Qualifications:

- A Master’s degree in Educational Psychology (Professional Practice) or equivalent; The candidate must be eligible for graduate membership of the local Psychological Society or equivalent. The Master's Degree in Educational Psychology (Professional Practice) obtained must be one which can prepare the candidate for independent professional work as an educational psychologist. Additional professional qualifications in education are highly preferred.

- At least 5 years of relevant post-graduation experience, of which at least three should be as an educational psychologist and include solid experience in conducting psycho-educational assessments and providing interventions for primary to secondary school students.

- Experience in managing and counseling students for social and emotional needs is an asset.

- Excellent interpersonal skills, casework and group work skills.

- Ability to self-manage workflow and work independently as well as part of a team.

- Compassionate, student-centred and motivated team player.

- Good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese (including Mandarin)

Applicants please download and complete the application form and email along with a full resume to the Secondary School Principal (ssrecruit@vsa.edu.hk). Applications accepted until the position is filled.

Our School:

Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA) is a private independent, non-denominational, co-educational day school established in 2004 under the auspices of the Victoria Shanghai Education Foundation Limited, a registered charitable body.  

VSA is an IB World School and the first in Hong Kong authorised to deliver three of the International Baccalaureate Programmes, providing a “through-train” IB education for students aged 6 to 18. The Primary School was authorised as an IB Primary Years Programme school in December 2005. In the Secondary School, the Middle Years Programme (“MYP”) and Diploma Programme (“DP”) were authorised in December 2006 and June 2007 respectively.  

VSA emphasizes a holistic approach to education, at the heart of which is inquiry-based learning and teaching. The Primary School offers a bilingual education (English and Putonghua); the Secondary School curriculum is delivered in English and supplemented by a strong Chinese programme.

VSA has approximately 2,000 students and over 200 teaching staff. In Secondary, there are over 100 faculty members, consisting of local and expatriate staff. 

VSA is accredited by CIS and NEASC. More information about Victoria Shanghai Academy can be found here: www.vsa.edu.hk 

At VSA, we adhere to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) which sets out to ensure children have the right to protection, education, health care, shelter, and good nutrition.

Aligned with the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection.

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