Senior Psychologist | Senior Specialist Psychologist

Job Description

Division: Corrective Services NSW Location: Junee, NSW, AU, 2663 Junee Correctional Centre Position: Ongoing Full-time and Part-time Opportunities, Talent Pool Creation Salary: Senior Psychologist - $119, 972 to $130,314 pa;Senior Specialist - $140,655 - $148,932 pa plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading Lead. Empower. Transform. Are you ready to take the next step in your psychology career? We're looking for an experienced Senior Psychologist/Senior Specialist Psychologist to join the Service Integration Team at Junee Correctional Centre—a facility focused on pre-release and reintegration. This is an on-site role, offering the opportunity to work closely with multidisciplinary teams, build strong professional networks, and make a real impact on offender rehabilitation. Your Role As a Senior Psychologist, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering specialist psychological services to a diverse and complex inmate population, including sex offenders and serious offenders subject to specific release protocols. You’ll provide leadership, guidance, and direct psychological support, working alongside a dedicated team to promote rehabilitation and reintegration. If you’re ready to take on a senior specialist role, you’ll also be responsible for overseeing the management of complex cases, mentoring staff, and leading research and evaluation projects to enhance psychology services across the department. What you’ll do Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: Manage, coordinate and action the delivery of psychology services at the centre. Providing direct psychological services to people in custody. Work within the broader Service Integration Team to provide consultation and advice on psychological aspects of inmate behaviour and management. Additional Responsibilities for Senior Specialist Psychologist Oversee the management of more complex offenders to comprehensively address risks and needs. Provide advanced clinical leadership and supervise staff, promoting best practices and high service standards. Lead research and evaluation projects aimed at improving psychology services and programs within the Department. What we’re looking for We need compassionate, skilled, and ethical professionals ready to work in a dynamic and sometimes challenging environment. This role is ideal for psychologists who thrive on providing impactful services with limited resources while maintaining best-practice care. Minimum four-year accredited qualification in psychology with full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia. Eligible to be an authorised supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia and willingness to supervise provisional psychologists and students. Demonstrated experience in assessment and treatment including mental health, cognitive impairment and people who sexually offend. Current driver’s license and willingness to travel throughout NSW. What to Submit? Cover Letter (Max 2 pages) – Tell us how you meet the role requirements. This is your chance to take the next step in your psychology career and be part of meaningful change. Apply today! Applications close Thursday, 13th March 2025 at 11:59pm AEST. For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Kieren Shea via 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, please contact Talent Acquisition, Pologa Mase via or 0467 051 326. 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. 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. Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr