Company description:

Department of Communities and Justice

Job description:

Psychologist

Psychological Services, Office of the Senior Practitioner

Vacancy Location: Parramatta

Employment Type: Temporary, Full Time up to 30 June 2026

Salary: $79,592pa up to $154,889pa plus Superannuation and Leave Loading

Your role

DCJ Psychologist work to deliver psychological assessments, therapeutic interventions and other professional services to children, young people, families and carers; providing specialist consultation to DCJ managers and employees.

As a Therapeutic Specialist with clinical experts in trauma, therapeutic care, and behaviour support; you will guide assessments, develop and monitor case/treatment plans, collect and analyse data, and equip DCJ managers and employees through reflective practice sessions.

What you'll do

As part of the Psychological Services team at the Office of the Senior Practitioner, you will:

• Conduct various psychological, social, emotional, cognitive, developmental, behavioural and functional assessments to identify needs and develop treatment plans; providing informed intervention advise to clients.
• Deliver and evaluate therapeutic interventions and evidence-based therapies to support the needs of individual clients.
• Consult and provide advice to DCJ managers and employees assist in the decision-making process.
• Train DCJ employee's, families, carers, foster parents and external agencies on the exposure to abuse and maltreatment of children and young people.
• Provide clinical recommendations to ensure treatment gaols are facilitated by internal and external parties.
• Maintain records and provide reports in line with DCJ policies and procedures.

What we're looking for

• A highly skilled and in demand practitioner with the ability to ensure priority cases are addressed to enable DCJ to support children and young people.
• Work with children and young people who are experiencing or have experienced significant trauma.
• An ability to maintain good practices and professional standards and applying these in the context of DCJ policies.

Essential requirements

• full registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia, or
• provisional registration with an ability to fulfill full registration within the relevant timeframes.

• A Tertiary qualification in Psychology recognised by the Psychology Board of Australia, either:
• A current Australian driver's licence

Appointments are subject to reference checks and may require the following checks/clearances:

• National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
• Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply - you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close 17/08/2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Ketasha Govender on 0417 300 712 or at [email protected]

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 (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Kirsten Wafer on 02 9765 3844 or at [email protected]

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

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.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

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.

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

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