The Role
We are currently seeking to appoint an experienced Part Time (0.6 FTE) Team Psychologist to support Cricket Victoria’s Men’s and Women’s players to develop, the psychological capacity for success and foster an environment that nurtures and integrates the psychological needs of players.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Manage player mental health and wellbeing needs, addressing any related issues, and employing best practice intervention protocols
- Observe training and competition to analyse performance needs, and work with players to develop their mental skills and psychological capacity for success.
- Assist coaches with understanding player personalities, team culture and dynamics, and ways to optimise communication at the individual and team level.
- Work collaboratively with the Sport Science & Sports Medicine (SSSM) staff to optimise the mental performance aspects of training and competition preparation, foster a high-performance environment, and provide psychological support to players that are ‘returning to play’ after injury.
- Comply with the ACPP Sports Psychology requirements and goals.
- Ensure Australian Cricket Sports Psychology protocols and direction are aligned with Association Objectives and Team Performance Strategy.
- Document relevant consultations and performance-related information on the Athlete Management System (AMS) in a timely manner.
- Maintain all personal case notes in accordance with the guidelines stipulated in the APS Code of Ethics.
- Ensure compliance with contractual obligations including Memorandum of understanding (MOU) and department-specific contractual arrangements
- Actively participate in High Performance (HP)/SSSM case management meetings and HP conferences. This includes, but is not limited to:
-Regular HP and case management meetings
-Monthly Australian Cricket (AC) psychology network meetings
-Annual AC Psychology working group meeting
-Maintain an ongoing record of relevant Continuing Professional Development over the past 12 months, in accordance with AHPRA requirement.
The Benefits
We’re one big collaborative team and we encourage a good work life balance through flexible working. We have a hybrid model of working arrangements with the flexibility for our People to work from our home, the CitiPower Centre, as well as from their home.
Our People benefits include tickets to sporting events (yes, including the cricket), onsite gym access, salary packaging, corporate health insurance, corporate partner discounts, flexible working arrangements, additional week of leave, paid parental leave, professional development opportunities and more!
About Us
Based at the state of the art CitiPower Centre in St Kilda, Cricket Victoria (CV) is one of Victoria’s leading sporting organisations and is the governing body for the game of cricket in Victoria. From grassroots cricket to the elite teams – the Victorian Men’s and Women’s Cricket Teams, Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars – Cricket Victoria nurtures and promotes the development and success of the sport for all Victorians.