• Location – Windsor Community Corrections
• Employment type – Ongoing Full time, 35hr per week
• Salary - Starting at $ 74,302 - $130,530pa plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

Your role

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

What you’ll do

• Deliver psychological assessments and interventions to offenders in community.
• Provide expert consultation to staff regarding offender mental health and risk management (including sexual and violent offender assessment).
• Maintain accurate and compliant documentation on the Offender Integrated Management System (OIMS) and psychology files for all individuals receiving psychological services.
• Preparing reports, advice, and consultation to community corrections as required.

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 position description attached below. 

Appointment as a Specialist Psychologist Requirements

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 see attached details. 

To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site please click 'Apply Now'.

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.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• 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.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families, and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

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,

Joeleen Sinclair on 02 4571 6000 or via - [email protected] using the subject line: Psychologist / Specialist Psychologist - Windsor Community Corrections 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,

Faith Timothy on 0497 142 953 or via [email protected] using the subject line: Psychologist / Specialist Psychologist - Windsor Community Corrections 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.

A position description is attached.