Psychologists/social workers perform an important role in the support and rehabilitation of offenders by providing professional input into appropriate management, treatment plans and Parole Board reports.
Job requirements
- Experience as an unconditionally registered psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (for Professional 3 and Senior Professional Officer 1), or as a social worker that is eligible for Australian Association of Social Work membership.
- Experience in the administration and interpretation of clinical and forensic assessment tools.
- Knowledge of current best-practice trends in offender assessment and rehabilitation, and experience in clinical services, including individual and group intervention.
- High-level written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex matters succinctly.
- Interpersonal skills, including communicating effectively and interacting with Indigenous clients and other culturally diverse groups.
- Sound organisational ability to self-manage performance and work with initiative to achieve outcomes.
- Capacity to work effectively in a busy environment and manage complex client caseloads within a multi-disciplinary team.
- All positions require a police fingerprint check and pre-employment probity clearance; proof of qualifications and relevant registration/membership required.
Remuneration scale
Professional Officer 2
$103,336 - $123,207
- Remuneration package (Including salary $88,204 - $105,445)
Professional Officer 3
$126,958 - $141,986
- Remuneration package (Including salary $108,669 - $121,738)
Senior Professional Officer 1
$146,933 - $163,950
- Remuneration package (Including salary $126,030 - $140,795)
Role responsibilities
- undertake specialised clinical assessments, including criminogenic risk and needs assessments
- develop clinical formulations and appropriate treatment plans, applying relevant assessment instruments, interpret results
- develop clinical plans, clinical assessment reports and contribute to the evaluation of clinical interventions
- write assessment and treatment reports for prisoners in custody
- maintain appropriate case notes on individual prisoners during their treatment
- facilitate individual and group based offence specific and offence related programs for prisoners
- Work within a co-facilitation model where clinicians work alongside a cultural expert when working with prisoners
- generate psychological and risk assessment reports for various stakeholders including Courts, Parole Board etc
- develop, deliver and formally evaluate therapeutic and offence specific program manuals pertinent to high risk offenders
- liaise with prison and community corrections management, sentencing authorities, professional bodies and other relevant parties on matters pertaining to the assessment of risk and/or treatment of offending behaviours.
Job benefits
- Professional development allowance and in-house professional development opportunities
- Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) reimbursement for new recruits scheme (determination 1015 of 2022)
- Payment of AHPRA registration and APS/AASW membership fees
- Provision of regular individual and group clinical supervision, including ability to negotiate supervision for 5+1 registration pathway and/or clinical/forensic endorsement with the Psychology Board of Australia
- Support to attain Board Approved Supervisor status with the Psychology Board of Australia
- Ability to negotiate Flexible Work Arrangements
- Ability to negotiate Study Assistance for relevant qualifications including financial assistance and paid leave options
- Work with a culturally and linguistically diverse population with complex presentations
- Work within a multidisciplinary team to improve community safety through provision of high-quality and evidence-based forensic clinical practice
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