Organization

Hong Kong Sports Institute Limited

Position

Sport Psychologist

Job Descriptions

The Job

Reporting to the Senior Sport Psychologist, the Sport Psychologist will be responsible for the following duties:

• To conduct individual and group psychological consultation with athletes including, psychological skills training for competitive sport performance, counselling for maintenance of mental health, rehabilitation counselling for injured athletes;
• To provide on-field support services to athletes at local and overseas training and competition, if necessary;
• To plan and implement educational programmes such as lectures and workshops for both athletes and coaches;
• To plan, conduct, and participate in collaborative applies research projects;
• To contribute to the Sport Psychology Centre’s regular evaluation and review of best-practice psychological interventions in relation to emerging international research and development;
• To effectively represent the HKSI at international and local conferences and professional seminars and meetings;
• To demonstrate an active commitment to personal professional development and to the development of the Sport Psychology profession;
• To assist the Senior Sport Psychologist in the departmental administration; and
• To perform any other appropriate duties as assigned by senior staff.

The Requirements

• A master degree in sport psychology or related discipline;
• Professional registration or licensing in psychology, sport psychology or related field;
• A minimum of 4 years’ relevant experience in both research and practical field;
• Good command of both spoken and written English and Chinese (including Cantonese and Putonghua);
• Effective and efficient team player;
• Able to work in irregular hours and perform under pressure; and
• Awareness/knowledge of Child Protection in sport and equal opportunity issues in the context of Hong Kong are an added advantage.

Application

Applications

Please send the completed Application form with indication of your expected salary to The Human Resources Manager, Hong Kong Sports Institute Ltd, 25 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, New Territories or email: [email protected]  on or before 31 January 2023. Please quote reference no. HKPS-20221208-SPC in the application.

Appointment will be on a fixed term contract. General information is available at the website http://www.hksi.org.hk.

Applicants who are not invited for interview within six months may consider their applications unsuccessful.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Data collected will be used for recruitment and other employment-related purposes only.

Deadline

31 January 2023

Contact

Ms. Ibie Kwan (email: [email protected])

Organization

The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education

Position

Educational Psychologist (EPII)

in School & Student Services Division  

(Ref_HKPS_EP_202211_01)

Job Descriptions

Job Scope:

1. To provide professional advice and support for students, parents and educational practitioners (*)

2. To offer professional services and programmes for students, parents and education practitioners (*)

3. To conduct researches/studies related to Gifted Education (*)

Main Job Responsibilities:

1. Initiate efforts and strategies to foster affective development of gifted students in the Academy, home, school and the wider community (*);

2. Design and lead programmes for students, parents and education practitioners (e.g. teachers and social workers) to meet the needs of gifted students (*);

3. Support and advise other divisions on best practices relating to identification and selection procedures for student programmes;

4. Handle frontline enquiries and referrals of students, parents and education practitioners (*);

5. Provide advice and counselling services for children and their families to help solve conflicts and problems in learning and adjustment;

6. Conduct psycho-educational assessment on school-aged students and assess their learning and emotional needs; observe and consult with multi-agency teams to advise on the best approaches and provisions to support their learning and development; write reports to make formal recommendations on actions to be taken. (*);

7. Maintain student records, including special education reports, confidential records, records of services provided, and behavioral data;

8. Refer students and their families to appropriate community agencies for medical, vocational and/or social services;

9. Report any pertinent information to the proper authorities in cases of child endangerment, neglect, or abuse;

10. Advise on and participate in research to address learning and affective issues related to gifted students (*);

11. Provide support on research studies on programme effectiveness evaluation, related need assessments and analyses, and offer advice to enhance programme quality (*);

12. Develop Gifted Education packages and intervention strategies addressing the needs of students, parents and education practitioners (*);

13. Work on commissioned projects and to support wider activities organised by the Academy;

14. Liaise and collaborate with like-minded organizations/universities in Hong Kong and overseas as appropriate (*);

((*) including both subvented and non-subvented services)

Requirements:

1. A registered educational psychologist or clinical psychologist in Hong Kong;

2. A registered user of WISC-IV(HK);

3. A Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from a local university or equivalent; preferably plus a Postgraduate Certificate in Education or equivalent;

4. A Master’s degree in Educational Psychology (Professional Practice) or Clinical Psychology from a Hong Kong university or equivalent;

5. Formal qualification or training or demonstrable involvement in Gifted Education will be an advantage;

6. Good working knowledge of the needs of gifted students, their parents and teachers;

7. Excellent understanding of the Hong Kong Education system; Good knowledge and strong skills in educational research, and a good understanding of statistical analysis;

8. Excellent communication skills (oral and written) in Chinese and English; ability to speak Putonghua will be preferred;

9. Proficiency in using a variety of ICT packages (MS Office Applications such as Word, Excel and Power Point).

Application

Full details of this post can be found on our website https://www.hkage.org.hk or by emailing to Ms Ann Siu at [email protected]

Deadline

Review of applications will start as soon as possible and this recruitment exercise will continue until the post is filled.

Contact

by emailing Ms Siu at [email protected]