senior rehabilitation clinician

Department for Correctional Services

Job reference: 709405

Location: ADELAIDE

Job status: Ongoing

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

About the Department for Correctional Services

The Department employs approximately 2,000 staff and has responsibility for nine prisons and fifteen Community Correctional offices across the state. Our vision is for a safer community by protecting the public and reducing re-offending. We work towards this through the contribution of staff who are employed in a wide variety of fields, from correctional officers and teachers, to social workers, psychologists and supervisors of court orders. Their commitment ensures we deliver quality services to prisoners, offenders and victims of crime. We strongly promote diversity and equity in our workforce, which directly contributes to greater effectiveness and better outcomes. In a supportive and collaborative environment, you will encounter interesting professional challenges and you will work alongside dedicated and passionate people who help to turn around the lives of offenders and rebuild lives affected by crime.

Duties

The Senior Rehabilitation Clinician/Psychologist/Social Worker will provide a range of effective scientifically based clinical and forensic services to people who have committed offences within DCS. The position will provide therapeutic interventions (group and individual) focused on offending behaviours and on needs that contribute to criminal offending; conduct comprehensive assessments including risk and needs rating assessments; and where appropriate, provide crisis intervention, and specialised individual and/or group interventions in response to referrals from within DCS.

This position of Senior Rehabilitation Clinician/Psychologist/Social Worker is responsible for providing group based and individual criminogenic interventions to people who have committed violent and sexual offences, undertaking comprehensive criminogenic risk assessments and providing other relevant specialist interventions within prisons and across Community Correctional Centres. The position is also responsible for providing high quality reports regarding treatment progress and risk assessments to relevant stakeholders.

Due to the over-representation of Aboriginal prisoners within the Department for Correctional Services (DCS), there is an expectation that the client workload will include a significant number of Aboriginal prisoners.

Special Conditions

• The incumbent is required to satisfactorily complete a National Criminal History Check,
• A current South Australian Driver's Licence is essential,
• A flexible approach to working hours is required,
• The role requires considerable intra-state travel, with occasional interstate travel, involving visits to prisons and community corrections centres, and frequent overnight absences.

Requirements

Essential:

AHP3 (Senior Rehabilitation Psychologist):

An undergraduate or post-graduate level qualification in psychology and full registration as Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia.

AHP3 (Senior Rehabilitation Social Worker):

A degree level qualification in Social Work leading to eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

PO3 (Senior Rehabilitation Clinician):

Appropriate degree level tertiary qualifications in community services, sociology, criminology, justice, correctional practice,social sciences, human services, health or related field.

Desirable: Nil

Remuneration

AHP3: $108,347 - $116,216

PO3: $101,285 - $107,078

AHP3: Professional Development Allowance - $1000 pa

AHP3: Professional Development Expenses - up to $1500 pa

AHP3 Psychologists - Area of Practice Endorsement Allowance - $11,174.60 pa

Enquiries

Mr Andrew Norton

A/Manager Rehabilitation Programs

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Application Instructions

• All applications must be submitted online via I Work for SA.
• Include a CV or resume outlining your qualifications and employment history.
• Applicants are required to submit a cover letter of no more than two pages quoting the vacancy number and outlining their knowledge, skills and experience relevant to the role.
• Applicants are also required to provide a CV of no more than four pages, which includes three referees, including their current line manager.
• Refer to the Advice to Applicants for information on how to apply.
• Applicants must complete the Employment Declaration if not currently employed by the Department for Correctional Services.

Additional Information

There is more than one ongoing position available and multiple contract positions. Position locations include Adelaide CBD, Port Augusta Prison and Mount Gambier Prison.

Successful applicant will be appointed at either classification depending on the qualification and experience held.

DCS is an equal opportunities employer, and our workplace reflects the diverse communities that we serve. Safety at Work is central to our mission — emphasising respectful relationships, psychological wellbeing, and the physical and cultural safety of all employees.

We strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal people, people of African heritage, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, LGBTIQA+, neurodivergent people, people living with disability, people of all ages, and other diversity groups. We support flexible ways of working including part-time working arrangements, wherever reasonably possible, and strive to ensure a fair, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment process. We encourage you to share any support or access needs when you apply.

Applications close: 01/12/2025 11:00 PM