Company description:

Corrective Services NSW

Job description:

Lead with Impact. Empower with Care.

Senior Psychologist/Senior Specialist Psychologist

Statewide Disability Services | Corrective Services NSW

Location: Matraville, NSW

Position: Ongoing - Full-time and part-time opportunities available

Salary:

• Senior Psychologist - $119, 972 to $130,314 pa
• Senior Specialist Psychologist - $140,655 - $148,932 pa
• Plus Environmental Allowance, superannuation and annual leave loading

Your Leadership Can Transform Lives

Join Corrective Services NSW as a senior psychologist and lead the delivery of ethical, person-centred psychological services within the Statewide Disability Services team.

Based at Long Bay Correctional Complex, you'll support individuals in custody with intellectual disability, cognitive impairment, and complex behavioural needs. This is a rare opportunity to apply your leadership and clinical expertise in a role that influences real outcomes for some of the most vulnerable people in the correctional system.

Learn more: Click this link- Working with Corrective Services as a Psychologist

About the Role

As a Senior Psychologist, you will:

• Lead and supervise a multidisciplinary team of Psychologists and Service and Programs Officers (SAPOs) in delivering high-quality services to offenders
• Provide expert clinical advice on complex and high-risk cases, including disability and complex behavioural needs
• Deliver direct psychological interventions and manage complex case presentations
• Provide regular individual and group supervision to psychologists and interns
• Oversee the professional development and training of your team
• Maintain accurate, compliant documentation in OIMS and relevant systems
• Liaise with stakeholders to ensure coordinated psychological service delivery
• Provide advice, consultation and intervention statewide via AVL or in person delivery as required.

If applying as a Senior Specialist Psychologist, you will also:

• Manage the most complex cases and provide high-level consultation across the Centre
• Drive research and service improvement initiatives
• Contribute to clinical governance and innovation in psychological practice

What we're looking for

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Proven expertise in correctional, forensic, or clinical psychology
• Strong knowledge of contemporary correctional principles and risk assessment frameworks
• Experience delivering psychological interventions for mental health, cognitive impairment, and behavioural needs
• Demonstrated leadership, mentoring, and supervisory capabilities
• Sound understanding of ethical, legal, and professional responsibilities in correctional psychology

Essential Requirements

• Minimum four-year accredited qualification in Psychology
• Full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA)
• Eligible to supervise provisional psychologists and students as a Board Approved Supervisor
• Current driver's licence and willingness to travel across NSW
  
  

Senior Specialist Psychologist Grade Applicants
For approved application to Senior Specialist Psychologist, applicants must demonstrate evidence of all additional characteristics as defined in the Crown Employees Psychologist Award.

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What We Offer

• In-House CPD - Access professional development and supervision that meets Psychology Board of Australia requirements
• Leadership & Career Growth - Step into a senior clinical role with autonomy and purpose.
• Collaborative Culture - Be part of a supportive, experienced team that values innovation.
• Purposeful Work - Drive rehabilitation outcomes that improve lives and community safety.
• Work-Life Balance - Enjoy flexible hours, job share options, and generous leave entitlements in a metro-based role.

Read to Apply?

Applications close 24/08/2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Submit the following:

• Cover Letter (Max 2 pages) - Outline how you meet the role requirements.
• Résumé (Max 5 pages) - Highlight your experience, qualifications & impact.

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Questions?

For role-specific questions:

Berindah Aicken | [email protected]| 0429 639 520

For application assistance or recruitment adjustments:

Nastassja Le Claire | [email protected] | 0460 961 902

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

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Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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