Location: Junee Correctional Centre, NSW Riverina
Positions: Specialist Psychologist – Permanent, Ongoing - 35 hours per week
Salary: $109,631 - $134,446 p.a. + super, leave loading and environmental allowance
Where Ambition Meets Impact
Are you a psychologist seeking a career that challenges you intellectually and professionally—where your specialised skills drive real-world impact? At Corrective Services NSW, you’ll take your expertise to the next level, working on complex, high-stakes cases that shape offender rehabilitation and community safety.
As a Specialist Psychologist, you won’t just practice psychology—you’ll influence critical decisions within custodial and community settings. You will deliver advanced assessments, sophisticated risk evaluations, and expert advice that informs parole and legal outcomes. This is your chance to build a career defined by purpose, professional growth, and meaningful social contribution.
Your career. Your impact. Right here.
What You’ll Do:
- Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments focusing on mental health, cognitive functioning, and risk of reoffending.
- Manage high-risk offender cases, developing tailored behaviour management plans.
- Prepare detailed psychological reports for courts, parole boards, and tribunals.
- Deliver evidence-based interventions targeting violence, substance abuse, and criminogenic factors.
- Provide expert consultation and training to correctional staff to support effective case management.
- Adapt psychological literature to develop new programs, therapies, or research initiatives.
- Exercise independent clinical judgement, applying high-level diagnostic ability consistent with scientific literature.
- May lead multidisciplinary teams and supervise provisional psychologists as required.
What We Offer to Support Your Growth and Wellbeing:
- Generous Leave: 5 weeks annual leave in this remote, welcoming locale.
- Environmental Allowance: Recognising the unique nature of your role.
- Professional Development: Access to expert supervision, annual psychology conferences, CPD training, and specialised risk assessment workshops.
- Varied, Stimulating Work: Diverse clinical challenges that foster your professional growth.
- Collaborative Team Culture: Work alongside highly skilled colleagues in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment.
- Flexible Work Arrangements: Full-time, part-time, or job-share options to suit your lifestyle.
What You Bring:
- Full registration as a psychologist with PsyBA/AHPRA.
- Postgraduate degree (master’s or higher) in a relevant specialist area (e.g., Clinical Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology, Counselling Psychology, Forensic Psychology) with at least two years of supervised professional training OR equivalent education, training and experience recognised by the Department (e.g., APS College membership).
- Broad, expert specialist knowledge and high-level clinical skills, including independent judgement and diagnostic ability.
- Experience and passion for forensic or correctional psychology, with knowledge of criminogenic risk factors and offender rehabilitation principles.
- Resilience, professionalism, and ethical integrity in high-pressure environments.
- Willingness to travel within NSW as required.
Experience NSW’s Riverina and Beyond
Based in regional centres like Junee, enjoy a vibrant community rich with culture, history, and natural beauty—perfect for balancing a rewarding career with an excellent lifestyle.
Join Us and Make a Difference That Matters
At Corrective Services NSW, our work builds safer communities and supports positive change. If you’re ready to take on a challenging role with real impact—and the idea of living in a vibrant, historic town appeals to you—then we want to hear from you.
Ready to take on the challenge?
Your next career chapter starts here. Download the Role Description and apply now with your cover letter and resume to embark on a career where your skills truly matter.
Applications close: Sunday, 17th August 2025, 11:59 pm AEST.
Essential requirements
- Minimum four-year accredited psychology qualification with current provisional or full PsyBA registration.
- Current driver’s licence and willingness to travel throughout NSW.
Questions?
Contact Kellie Pincott, Hiring Manager:[email protected]
Role queries: Samantha Ainsworth: Samantha.ainsworth@correctiveservices.nsw.gov.au
Diversity & Inclusion: We welcome applications from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQ+ communities, people with disabilities, and culturally diverse applicants. Join a team that values your unique perspective.
To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.
Other Information
For more information on your application and the process visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.
A talent pool will be established exclusively for future ongoing and temporary roles at Junee and will remain active for up to 18 months.
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