Psychologist/Specialist Psychologist - Macquarie Correctional Centre

Psychologist/Specialist Psychologist
Macquarie & Wellington Correctional Centre

Location – Macquarie & Wellington Correctional Centre
Employment type – Existing Ongoing and Temporary opportunities
Salary – $74,302.00pa – $130,530.00pa plus employer's contribution superannuation and annual leave loading

Macquarie Correctional Centre is a dormitory-style facility housing maximum-security sentenced and unsentenced male inmates. It is located next to Wellington Correctional Centre, approximately 345 km northwest of Sydney. The positive staff culture at Macquarie focuses on inmate rehabilitation and well-being, with all disciplines working collaboratively toward this goal. The centre operates on a structured day model, allowing inmates to spend half the day working and the other half engaged in education and programs.

Wellington Correctional Centre is a large facility that accommodates maximum, medium, and minimum security sentenced and unsentenced male and female inmates. Psychologists at Wellington work in a dynamic and diverse environment where no two days are the same. The centre fosters a supportive work environment where psychologists are integral and valued members of the team.

Your role 

As a psychologist, you will be part of a dedicated team of psychologists or a multi-disciplinary team providing direct psychological assessment, intervention, and therapeutic services to offenders within both custodial and community settings. You will also provide expert consultation to staff and statutory authorities on the management of individuals within your allocated area, ensuring evidence-based and ethical practices are consistently applied.

What you’ll do 

• Deliver psychological assessments, interventions, and therapeutic services to offenders in both custodial and community locations within your assigned cluster.
• Contribute to the development of management and case plans for the supervision of offenders and remanded.
• Maintain accurate and compliant documentation on the Offender Integrated Management System (OIMS) and case files for all individuals receiving psychological services.
• Prepare reports and provide consultation to statutory authorities, including the State Parole Authority, Serious Offenders Review Council, and Mental Health Review Tribunal.

 Additional Responsibilities for Specialist Psychologist

• Manage complex cases by conducting and evaluating specialised psychological interventions.
• Deliver presentations and training to staff, sharing expert knowledge and insights.
• Adapt psychological research and literature to enhance programs and therapeutic interventions.

• Proven expertise in correctional psychology, including the assessment and treatment of mental health issues, cognitive impairments, and behaviour management.
• Strong knowledge of contemporary correctional principles related to psychological assessments and interventions.
• Proficiency in criminogenic risk assessments, particularly for sex and violent offenses.
• Solid understanding of ethical and legal obligations in psychology practice.

Essential requirements

• Minimum four-year accredited qualification in psychology with current provisional or full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Current driver’s license and willingness to travel throughout NSW.

Specialist Psychologist Requirements

• In addition to the above, applicants must hold a master’s degree or higher in a relevant specialist area such as clinical psychology, forensic psychology, counselling psychology, or neuropsychology and demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria in the Crown Psychologist Award.

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Please note: The recruitment process may be impacted by the Talent Acquisition office closure from COB Friday, 20 December 2024, to Monday, 6 January 2025. Applications will still be accepted during this period; however, the assessment and recruitment process may commence after the break.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close 15th December 2024 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 for Macquarie - Mareya Butcher on 0407496368 or at mareya.butcher@dcj.nsw.gov.au & Wellington - Erin Morrison at erin.morrison@dcj.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

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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.

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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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