Psychologist

Psychologist/ Specialist Psychologist

Empower Change – Join the Psychology Team at Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre (MRRC), Silverwater Correctional Complex

Corrective Services NSW

Location: Silverwater, NSW
Employment type:  Ongoing Opportunity – Full time or part time job share arrangement available

Salary:

• • Psychologist: $76,531 – $113,765pa.
  • Specialist Psychologist: $109,631 - $134,446pa
  • Plus environmental allowance, employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Make a Lasting Impact at MRRC

Looking to challenge yourself in 2025 with a role that offers purpose, depth, and professional growth? Join the team at Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre (MRRC), a maximum-security facility within the Silverwater Correctional Complex, housing male offenders, alongside Silverwater Women's and Dawn De Loas correctional centres.

“This role has shaped me into a more confident, grounded, and thoughtful clinician. CSNSW is where I found purpose.”
— Former Psychologist, Corrective Services NSW

Why Join Us?

• Grow Your Career: Access paid provisional and specialist training, supervision, and opportunities to progress within a structured psychology pathway.
• Collaborative Environment: Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, supported by Senior Psychologists and expert colleagues.
• Flexible & Secure: Choose from ongoing or temporary roles to suit your availability and lifestyle; part-time arrangements with the potential for work-life balance.

Your role 

As a psychologist at MRRC, you will be providing direct psychological assessment and intervention to offenders within a custodial environment as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will also provide expert consultation to staff and statutory authorities on the management of those in custody, ensuring evidence-based and ethical practices are consistently applied.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your expertise in working with a diverse range of clients in a dynamic environment.

What you’ll do 

• Deliver psychological assessments and interventions to individuals in custody.
• Provide expert consultation to staff regarding offender mental health and risk management (including sexual and violent offender assessment).
• Assist in the formulation of behaviour management plans and case plans for those in custody, as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintain accurate and compliant documentation on the Offender Integrated. Management System (OIMS) and psychology files for all individuals receiving psychological services.
• May prepare reports and provide consultation to statutory authorities, including the State Parole Authority, Serious Offenders Review Council, and Mental Health Review Tribunal. 

What we’re looking for 

• A motivated psychologist to provide an ethical and effective psychology service in a dynamic environment for psychologists who are charged with management of challenging clients and in the context of limited or scarce professional resources.
• Demonstrated expertise in assessment and treatment in correctional psychology including mental health issues, cognitive impairment, and with respect to behaviour management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary correctional principles related to psychological assessments and interventions, including criminogenic risk assessment.

Essential requirements

• Minimum four-year accredited qualification in psychology, with current provisional or full AHPRA registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.

For Specialist Psychologist Considerations

If you would like to be considered for the Specialist Psychologist role, you must also meet the additional capabilities and experience as outlined in the Crown Employees Psychologists Award. Click here to view the criteria.

Download the role description. 

Are you ready to join us?

Submit the following documents:

• Cover Letter (Max 2 pages) – Tell us how you meet the role requirements.
• Résumé (Max 5 pages) – Highlight your experience, qualifications & impact.

Apply via:

• SEEK: Log in or set up a profile
• DCJ Careers Site: Click here to search for 74158 to submit your application.

This is your chance to take the next step in your psychology career and be part of meaningful change. Apply today!

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Applications close Sunday 22nd June 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Catherine Cheung on 8226 0910 or via catherine.cheungc@correctiveservices.nsw.gov.au  

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Nastassja Le Claire on 0460 961 902 or via Nastassja.leclaire@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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