Corrective Services
Salary:
L2SC, $112,266 - $123,008/L3SC $129,211 - $142,460 p.a plus 12% superannuation (PSCSAA 2024)
Position number:
Pool Ref 232094
Work type:
Permanent - Part Time, Permanent - Full Time, Fixed Term - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time
Location:
Various Metro Locations
Closing date:
:30 PM (YYYY-MM-DD)
Attachments:
- Applicant Information
* Job Description Form - General Registered Psychologist and Clinical/Counselling/Forensic
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Are you looking for a new and unique career opportunity?
We are seeking motivated psychologists, who are passionate about improving the lives of young people and their families to join our clinical team.
Graduates are encouraged to apply
Relocation supports available to Interstate and New Zealand applicants
.
This recruitment pool will run for a period of twelve (12) months and may be used to fill ongoing fixed term contracts and permanent opportunities.
Currently, there are permanent and fixed term positions available for immediate filling.
About Justice
When you join the Department of Justice, you become part of a people-focused organisation, working hard to make our community a fairer and safer place to live. We offer many different employment opportunities in locations around Western Australia. You will have a chance to make a real difference to your local communities and to the lives of those you work with.
About The Role
This is your chance to join Youth Justice Psychological Services during this new and exciting time of change.
Be part of a highly supportive team of multidisciplinary professionals, working together to enact change for young people – both in detention and in the community.
Our team of psychologists provide assessment and intervention for young people throughout Western Australia. Youth Justice Psychological Services provides both individual and group interventions. We utilise evidence-based frameworks to reduce offending and improve the trajectory for young people in the Youth Justice system. Psychologists in Youth Justice develop skills working with complex young people with a variety of challenges including mental health, neurodevelopmental, complex trauma and a range of offending patterns.
Our team work in both custody and in community centres. The role is diverse and incorporates clinical intervention, forensic assessment and consultation. You will be supported to develop your capacity to apply forensic instruments, assessment and intervention. For psychologists working in custody, you will have opportunities to provide through-care interventions to clients as they exit custody and into the community. For psychologists working in community centres, you will have opportunities to provide through-care interventions for clients who may enter custody. Opportunities for travel to all areas within WA are available, with the chance to learn about and engage first-hand with Indigenous cultures from around the state. In all settings, you will work with many individual clients and get involved in interagency strategies to create change.
Working in Custody
In custody, we are currently offering brand new services and implementing an enhanced model of care. The model reflects best practice in Youth Justice and will focus on rehabilitation through a trauma-informed, therapeutic approach. Some initiatives, that operate alongside of Youth Justice Psychological Services are listed below.
* The establishment of the Neurodevelopmental and Mental Health Service in custody. This team works alongside Youth Justice Psychological Services and includes neuropsychologists, a psychiatrist, a speech pathologist, paediatric services and increased access to clinical nurse specialists.
* The development of a new Crises Care Unit at Banksia Hill Detention Centre, which will offer a trauma-informed, health-led unit for particularly vulnerable young people.
* Increased focus on cultural safety and security including the creation of an Aboriginal Services Unit, establishment of an Aboriginal Elders and Leaders Cultural Mentoring program, cultural programs and activities facilitated by Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs). Along with co-design a cultural security framework with one of our key partners, the Council of Aboriginal Services Western Australia (CASWA), to drive positive change for Aboriginal young people, their families, kin and the community.
To give you a taste of Banksia Hill Detention Centre the following links provide a picture of some of the programs and initiatives currently occurring at Banksia Hill.
reconciliationwa #nrw2025 #bridgingnowtonext #correctiveservices #jointhemovement #nationalreconciliationweek2025 | Department of Justice | 10 comments
Purple Hands Foundation, the charitable arm of the Fremantle Dockers, has reached out to young people in Department of Justice care at Banksia Hill Detention Centre to deliver an impactful program… | Department of Justice
Ex-detainee returns to Banksia Hill as role model | Department of Justice posted on the topic | LinkedIn
Working in the Community
Many young people in Youth Justice are placed on Community-based orders and are case-managed by Youth Justice staff who work in community centres, alongside psychologists. Young people who are involved with Youth Justice often have complex needs. They may have experienced trauma, have psycho-social challenges, neurodevelopmental difficulties and mental health concerns.
In Community Youth Justice centres, psychologists are highly valued for their expertise and provide; assessment, evidence-based interventions and consultation, in order to reduce offending. Psychologists also prepare Pre-sentence assessments and Fitness to Stand Trial assessments for the Children's Courts across the state. Psychologists work in both the metropolitan area and regionally. Opportunities for fly-in, fly-out work are also available for those interested.
The challenge of producing better outcomes for young people in custody and the community is an important priority and we are seeking motivated clinicians at all levels of experience to join our team and contribute to better outcomes for young people in our care.
We are looking for both
Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologists AND Psychologists who hold General Registration with AHPRA,
who are ready to make a meaningful difference. This is your chance to switch to a rewarding and challenging career to deliver psychological assessment, interventions, consultation and advice to young people and their families.
Eligibility
WWC positions
– In accordance with the National Child Safety Principles, people who work directly with children and young people, you must have a current Working with Children Check or be able to successfully apply for one to be eligible for appointment to this position.
Permanent positions
– To be eligible for appointment to permanent positions in the West Australian Public Sector you must be an Australian citizen or have permanent resident status in Australia.
Special Conditions –
Applicants must possess a current "C" Class Driver's License.
Qualifications – Applicants Must
* Have a tertiary qualification that is required in line with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
* Hold a 'Full Registration' with AHPRA.
* Be eligible to commence the Registrar program as a Clinical / Counselling / Forensic Psychologist.
OR
* Have a tertiary degree qualification in Psychology.
* Have a 'General Registration' as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Please note that for the positions at
Specified Calling Level 3,
'Full Registration' with the AHPRA with endorsement as a Clinical / Counselling / Forensic Psychologist is required.
Benefits And Opportunities
* Fast track your psychology career. You will have access to learning and development opportunities, with high quality supervision at no additional cost, funded professional development opportunities, study leave of up to 5 days per year to attend approved external professional development, and strong team support.
* AHPRA registration cost paid by the department (conditions apply).
* Registrars and psychologists with general registration are encouraged to apply with easy capacity to achieve client contact hours.
* For those psychologists who are more experienced, this is a great opportunity to expand your experience and focus on driving and supporting systemic change to assist clients.
* Experience and travel around Regional WA combined with paid travel and accommodation, organised by the Department. Note: Travelling regionally is optional, for those interested and willing.
* Career pathway opportunities. These include opportunities to develop into supervisory positions (with board approved supervisor training funded for those eligible), or leadership / management roles (such as Team Leader Psychologist roles).
* Relocation costs for applicants relocating from Interstate or New Zealand (conditions apply).
* Enjoy job security whilst working for the Public Sector. Salary sacrificing options are available.
* Check out the attached Applicant Information Pack to find out other benefits of working for Justice.
Application process
How To Apply
Please ensure you review the attached Job Description Form (JDF) for further information about the requirements of the position. This information will assist you with the preparation of your application.
We Require You To Submit
* Provide a current, comprehensive Resume / Curriculum Vitae that highlights your employment history and suitability for the role against the Essential Criteria shown below as contained in the JDF.
* Psychological Assessment.
* Psychological Intervention.
* Information and Knowledge Management.
* Communication.
* Working with Aboriginal Clients.
* Contact details of two (2) recent work related referees.
* A copy of your current qualifications and registration(s) as set out under the above Eligibility section.
All remaining
Job Related Requirements
will be assessed at a later stage in the recruitment process.
Pool Recruitment
This pool will be open for a period of twelve (12) months from the day after the breach of standard claim period closes. Permanent, fixed term, full time and part time appointments may be offered as vacancies arise; however, an appointment is not guaranteed.
The Department of Justice uses recruitment pools to build a bank of talent for future opportunities. Applicants found suitable in this pool, may be considered for subsequent, similar vacancies, with the Department of Justice for the duration of the pool.
For Further Job Related Information
We encourage you to attend one of our virtual information sessions where you can interact online with experienced staff and ask questions about the role and the recruitment process.
To book for an information session with one of our psychology managers please email Andrew Macdonald, Principal Psychologist (Community)
,. If you would like further information regarding the vacancy please contact
Andrew MacDonald, Principal Psychologist (Community)
on
for a confidential discussion.
Equity and Diversity
The Department of Justice is committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We actively promote the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, youth, people of diverse sexualities and genders, women, culturally and linguistically diverse people, and other diversity groups.
Aboriginal job seekers may contact the Aboriginal Workforce Development Team on or call for culturally appropriate application advice.
Applicants with disability requiring adjustments or accessibility support at any stage of the selection process can contact the hiring manager as listed under the '
For Further Job Related Information
' section or contact the Diversity and Inclusion team on or for a confidential discussion.
Submitting your application
Applicants are requested to apply online. To submit your application, click the
"Apply for Job"
button at the bottom of this advertisement.
Please ensure you allow sufficient time to submit your application,
as late applications will not be accepted.
If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please telephone RAMS Helpdesk on
for assistance.
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