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Clinician - Psychologist / Social Worker - Lara

Caraniche
  • Part time role (0.6 FTE)
  • Work-life balance
  • Work at a medium security prison located in Lara
  • Make a difference to Victoria's most vulnerable

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for a dynamic, highly skilled clinician (Psychologist, Provisional Psychologist or Social Worker) who is excited about being part of our prison forensic services team and playing an integral part in the delivery of forensic Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services at Karreenga Prison, located in the South West Coast area.

Do you have the skills to work as a part of a collaborative team? Are you passionate about improving mental health and making a real difference in the lives of prisoners? Do you have the ability to build rapport and set boundaries with an offending population? Then this may be the role for you!

About the Role

As a clinician at Karreenga Prison, you will provide individual counselling, group therapy, orientation of new prisoners, as well as the delivery of AOD programs for male offenders.

You will deliver treatment to a client population that presents with a range of forensic/offending histories and clinical and mental health issues. Interventions provided may be short term, episodic, long-term, individual or group-based.

Further duties include report writing, referral to other services, case noting, office administration, and liaising with other professionals and services. Treatment services are provided in line with the Caraniche model of care, which includes regular individual and group supervision as well as continuing professional development opportunities.

This is a 3 days a week role (0.6 FTE) and is offered as a fixed term contract to 30 June 2023, with the possibility of extension. Applicants will be willing to work from home and provide remote counselling if required.

Why Apply?

There is unlimited opportunity to develop your counselling skills with a supportive, multidisciplinary team who strive to be a leading provider of AOD treatment services in forensic services across Victoria.

How to Apply

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All applications should include a resume and cover letter. Please note that candidates may be interviewed and progressed prior to the closing date.

If you have any questions relating to the position, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected] using the subject line: Clinician - Psychologist / Social Worker - Lara enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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