Department of Justice
This open pool recruitment process is on offer to professionals with a Masters Degree in Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychology or Social Work. The position provides supervision to staff, and conducts assessment/treatment of complex cases.
It resolves/addresses complex clinical issues, provides supervision of assessment, treatment, group delivery and report preparation. Intervention programs are delivered in both prison and community based settings, and at various sites across Western Australia.
If you are suitable for this position you will be placed in a Pool from which appointments may be made for similar vacancies across the Department of Justice.
The Department of Justice uses recruitment pools to build a bank of talent for future opportunities. When part of a pool you may be offered a permanent or temporary position, however an appointment is not guaranteed.
This pool will be open for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of first appointment. Permanent and fixed-term appointments may be offered on a full-time and part-time basis as vacancies arise.
If you would like further information on this opportunity please contact Mitch Peasley, Program Delivery Manager on (08) 9230 2064 for a confidential discussion.
Selection criteria
- Leadership and Supervision Skills
- Leads and professionally provides clinical supervision to team members.
- Provides supervision and monitoring of professional standards.
- Provides resolution of complex ethical issues and provides and accepts feedback.
- Works consistently with the Departmental supervision procedural guidelines.
- Knowledge and Experience in Managing a Clinical/Counselling and Support Services
- Managing services to meet diverse client needs.
- Applying contemporary clinical practices and principles in offender program development, delivery, evaluation and counselling and support services.
- Understanding and responding to socioeconomic factors affecting offender populations.
- Knowledge and Experience in Treatment of Offender Rehabilitation
- A minimum of two years experience in working with mandated clients in the delivery of therapeutic group programs.
- Ability to Supervise Clinical Services/ Therapeutic Interventions to Culturally Diverse
- Managing culturally appropriate therapeutic programs for Aboriginal/ Torres Strait Islander people and/or culturally and linguistically diverse groups.
- Understanding cultural sensitivities and responding to the needs of diverse cultural populations.
- Clinical Supervision
- Supervises diverse teams within a clinical program delivery environment.
- Supervises and oversees treatment completion and other reports, ensuring they meet appropriate standards
- and comply with program integrity requirements.
- Identifies professional development gaps and provides/coordinates effective training to support clinical staff members.
- Reports any clinical issues of concern to the Program Delivery Manager.
- The Ability to Manage Ethical Behaviour
- Demonstrates and manages ethical behaviour in accordance with relevant standards, values and polices.
Qualifications
- An accredited qualification in Psychology and general registration with Australian Health
- Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or an approved Social Work qualification and full
- membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
For job related information
We require you to submit:
A current comprehensive CV including the contact details of two referees and;
A statement addressing all the Role Specific Criteria contained in the Job Description Form.
Emailed applications will not be accepted.
Closing date: 31/12/2049 4:30 PM