Psychology, Counselling & Social Work (Healthcare & Medical)
Full time
Join a team of 16,000+ professionals across APAC and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.
We offer lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including:
Flexible salary packaging options, including novated leasing for new and used vehiclesBenefits@Serco, which includes a great range of career support programs, wellbeing packages, and financial benefits, available through us and our selected partners, including access to Fitness PassportUniform provided, daily meals & onsite parkingShare2Care: 12 weeks of paid parental leave to eligible employeesMake an impact at Serco As a Psychologist at Clarence Correctional Centre, you'll play a crucial role in inmate rehabilitation by providing psychological assessments, interventions, and therapeutic services. You'll work closely with a collaborative team to ensure the wellbeing of inmates, contributing to their successful reintegration. This role is based at the largest correctional centre in Australia, offering a unique opportunity to make a significant difference in a challenging yet rewarding environment.
As a Psychologist in the Rehabilitation and Reintegration team, you'll make a positive impact by:
Delivering psychological assessments and therapeutic services to inmatesProviding expert consultation to staff on managing complex inmate behavioursSupporting inmate rehabilitation through evidence-based practicesEngaging in ongoing professional development to enhance your skillsContributing to a culturally sensitive and inclusive environmentSerco is a place for you To be successful in this role you'll have:
Minimum four-year accredited qualification in psychology with current provisional or full registration with the Psychology Board of AustraliaIdeally, experience working in a Correctional environment delivering the suite of EQUIPS, Real Understanding of Self Help, and Out of the Dark programs (not essential)Experience in or willingness to learn assessment and treatment in psychology, including mental health issues, cognitive impairment, and with respect to behaviour management.Experience in or willingness to learn advisory and consultation.Ability to develop knowledge and understanding of contemporary correctional concepts, principles, and practices relevant to psychology assessment and treatments.Knowledge of or interest in criminogenic risk assessments, including risks related to sex and violent offending and associated interventions.Knowledge and understanding of the psychologist's ethical and legal obligations and professional accountability.Cultural awareness, including understanding the impact and management of different ethnic backgrounds, customs, and contemporary issues.Ability to perform clinical diagnoses and provide expert advice to relevant stakeholders or ability to develop such skills under supervision with senior clinical staff.Ability to effectively communicate in both oral and written forms.Ability to negotiate and resolve conflict.Thorough report writing ability.The highest levels of personal integrity and ethical behaviour."Embark on a rewarding career as a provisional or registered psychologist in a forensic setting, with competitive remuneration, access to CPD for skills development, and onsite Board Approved Supervision to support provisional psychologists toward their full registration." Are you ready to do important work that really matters? We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGTBQI+, veterans, and people with disability.
By joining Serco you'll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
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