Listed By: NSW Department of Communities & Justice on 8 May 2026
Frank Baxter Youth Justice Centre Youth Justice
Temporary Full-Time until August 2026
Salary ($79,592 - $118,316 pa), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
This is a targeted recruitment. While all applicants are welcome, preference will be given to candidates who meet the established standards of the role and are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent. The Department acknowledges that this lived experience contributes a perspective valuable to our work with this community.
Your role
Provide a consultancy service to staff regarding the psychological needs of Youth Justice clients within Frank Baxter Youth Justice Centre, as well as advice to statutory authorities. Operate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, delivering psychological assessment, intervention, and therapeutic services.
What you'll do
* Undertake psychological assessment, intervention, and deliver therapeutic services or programs to young people who offend, including those who sexually offend.
* Assist in the formulation and review of individual Risk – Needs – Responsivity based case plans for the management and supervision of young people on remand or sentenced to a custodial or community order.
* Deliver training to staff, including Youth Justice Caseworkers, in the screening, identification and support of young people with mental health problems, intellectual disability or cognitive impairment.
* Maintain confidential documentation, including electronic Case Notes on the Client Information Management System, in accordance with departmental policies, APS guidelines on record keeping and professional ethics.
* Prepare reports, advice, and consultation to statutory authorities such as Children's Courts, the Serious Young Offenders Review Panel, State Parole Authority, and Mental Health Review Tribunal.
What we're looking for
* Minimum four year accredited qualification in psychology with current provisional or full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
* Current Driver's Licence with ability and willingness to travel throughout NSW.
* Current NSW Working with Children Check clearance.
What We Offer
* A challenging and rewarding career.
* Flexible, autonomous work environment.
* Competitive pay and conditions.
* Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities.
* Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
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.
Applications close Sunday, 24 May 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.
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, including 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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