• Location – Tamworth Correctional Centre
• Employment type – Ongoing Opportunity – Full time or part time job share arrangement available
• Grade / Salary range – $76,531 - $134,446 pa plus employer's contribution to superannuation, annual leave loading and environmental allowance

Shape Futures at Tamworth Correctional Centre

Are you a psychologist looking to make a real difference? Tamworth Correctional Centre, a minimum-security facility in the beautiful New England region, focuses on rehabilitation and reintegration. Join a collaborative team, work closely with individuals, and enjoy the benefits of a vibrant regional lifestyle.

Why Tamworth?

• Community-Focused Environment: Work in a smaller, minimum-security facility dedicated to rehabilitation.
• Vibrant Regional Lifestyle: Enjoy Tamworth’s welcoming community, cultural events, and stunning scenery.
• Supportive Team Culture: Collaborate with a dedicated and professional team.
• Career Development: Access training opportunities, including a Certificate IV in Correctional Practice.

Your role

As a psychologist, you will be providing direct psychological assessment and intervention to offenders within a custodial environment as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will also provide expert consultation to staff and statutory authorities on the management of those in custody, ensuring evidence-based and ethical practices are consistently applied.

What you’ll do

• Deliver psychological assessments and interventions to individuals in custody.
• Provide expert consultation to staff regarding offender mental health and risk management (including sexual and violent offender assessment).
• Assist in the formulation of behaviour management plans and case plans for those in custody, as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintain accurate and compliant documentation on the Offender Integrated. Management System (OIMS) and psychology files for all individuals receiving psychological services.
• May prepare reports and provide consultation to statutory authorities, including the State Parole Authority, Serious Offenders Review Council, and Mental Health Review Tribunal.

What we’re looking for

• A motivated psychologist to provide an ethical and effective psychology service in a dynamic environment for psychologists who are charged with management of challenging clients and in the context of limited or scarce professional resources.
• Demonstrated expertise in assessment and treatment in correctional psychology including mental health issues, cognitive impairment, and with respect to behaviour management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary correctional principles related to psychological assessments and interventions, including criminogenic risk assessment.

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.

Download the role description.

Appointment as a Specialist Psychologist

Applicants seeking appointment as a Specialist Psychologist, in addition to the key knowledge, experience and essential requirements, must demonstrate the additional characteristics as defined in the Crown employees psychologists award. Please download the criteria attachment for more details.

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.

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Why Join Us?

• A challenging, rewarding career with competitive pay and conditions.
• Training and development opportunities, including correctional practice certifications.
• Health and wellbeing programs, including Employee Assistance Programs.

Are you ready to join us?

Click "Apply Now", 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).

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Rachel Sherwood on (02) 6764 5330 or via [email protected] using the subject line: Psychologist / Specialist Psychologist - Tamworth Correctional Centre enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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 [email protected] using the subject line: Psychologist / Specialist Psychologist - Tamworth Correctional Centre enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

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. 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.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

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.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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