Clinician

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation allowance up to $10K

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria is recruiting for a role providing clinical services to justice-involved young people. You will operate within a forensic framework, delivering evidence-based interventions, and supporting positive life changes in a challenging, meaningful setting in the Western suburbs at the Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct.

The position offers permanent and fixed-term opportunities with ongoing professional development, supervision, and a relocation

Qualifications

• Clinical background or education working with young people to drive positive change.
• Experience working with youth in justice contexts is preferred.
• Strong communication and reflective practice.

Responsibilities

• Work within a forensic framework with youth who may pose moderate to high risk.
• Deliver therapeutic interventions for complex needs and build supportive relationships.
• Contribute to a team culture and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Participate in regular training and development with dedicated learning day each month.

Skills

Therapeutic interventions

Team collaboration

Professional judgement

Risk assessment

Education

Clinical psychology background

Mental health nursing

Social work degree

Occupational therapy degree

Job description

• Help justice-involved young people turn their lives around.
• Enjoy challenging, meaningful clinical work in a safe and supported team.
• Earn $116,413 - $128,631 per year, plus super.
• Grow your skills with ongoing training and supervision.
• Recruiting now to our Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct.

About This Role

• Help justice-involved young people turn their lives around.
• Enjoy challenging, meaningful clinical work in a safe and supported team.
• Earn $116,413 - $128,631 per year, plus super.
• Grow your skills with ongoing training and supervision.
• Recruiting now to our Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct.

Do you want to do meaningful clinical work with young people?

At Statewide Rehabilitation Services (SRS), your skills will be backed by a team that values your professional judgement, supports your development and gives you room to do the work properly.

Across our community offices and custodial facilities, our team gives young people involved in the justice system the consistent clinical care they need to rebuild their lives.

Using evidence-informed practice, you will guide the young people through life-changing shifts in mindset, behaviour and self-belief. You will empower them to make positive choices, and learn new skills to reduce harmful behaviours. It's complex and challenging work. But it's work that makes a real difference both to young people's futures and to our state's safety.

We are currently recruiting for permanent and fixed-term opportunities in the Western suburbs based at the Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct.

You Will

• Work within a forensic framework with young people who engage in serious offending behaviour and may present as a moderate to high risk of reoffending.
• Use your skills and judgement to deliver therapeutic interventions for young people with complex needs and build respectful, supportive relationships.
• Contribute to a strong team culture where peer support and collaboration with other stakeholders are central to success.
• Take part in regular training and development, with one day each month dedicated to your learning.

What You Will Get

Our clinicians will tell you that the work here is its own reward. This is a unique opportunity to provide continued support to young people, working across a variety of youth justice settings.

However, there are also many other benefits of a clinical career in youth justice, including:

• a comprehensive clinical induction
• opportunities for professional development with one day a month dedicated to training
• sponsorship of your professional membership such as AHPRA or AASW
• ongoing support, with both informal and formal clinical and operational supervision
• flexible work options as well as a relocation allowance up to $10K for eligible candidates

About You

If you have a professional clinical background or education – as well as experience working with young people to make positive changes – we encourage you to apply for this opportunity. This could be the start of career defining work with real purpose.

We recruit qualified practitioners with professional membership or general registration in:

• psychology
• mental health nursing
• social work
• occupational therapy.

If you have any further questions about the role, please contact Katie Dietrich via [e-mail]

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply and contact [e-mail] if they would like cultural support and guidance through the application process.

Child Safe Statement Of Commitment

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.