As an ACIC Psychologist, you will deliver psychological services using your assessment skills and psychological risk knowledge. You will be collaborative and able to demonstrate excellent ethical boundaries, good judgement, effective communication, adaptability and have the ability to build effective relationships. Some domestic travel may be required.
The role is based in Organisational Psychology. Organisational Psychology delivers a range of psychological services including assessment and management of personnel security risk, assessment of individual wellbeing, promotion of resilience, management of vicarious trauma risk, psychological assessment and advice in the recruitment of applicants to ACIC and psycho-educational training.
The position is an opportunity for highly capable, adaptable and resilient individuals to apply their skilled evidence-based skills to improve ACIC outcomes.
Role responsibilities
As a Senior Psychologist you will:
Perform a range of psychological assessments
Provide a range of psychological assessment advice and aftercare advice on wellbeing issues
Provide a range of psychological advice to staff exposed to explicit or objectionable material
Provide a range of psychological advice to the Agency in support of recruitment and management of staff
Provide other services and specialist input
Your skills and capabilities
We invite applications from people with the following experience, skills and attributes:
Demonstrated experience in conducting psychological assessments using case formulation methodology
Demonstrated training and experience in the clinical assessment of mental health issues
Demonstrated ability to communicate psychological opinions and advice in support of organisational functions




Strong ethical boundaries and well-developed problem-solving skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
Well-developed collaboration skills and a demonstrated ability to work well in teams
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and fluctuating workloads.
Qualifications and experience
Mandatory
General registration as a psychologist (unconditional) with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA)
Master degree or equivalent in Clinical, Forensic or Organisational Psychology
5 years post registration experience
Eligibility for membership with the Australian Psychological Society.
Eligible for area endorsement with PsyBA; and
Recognised as, or interested in becoming a PsyBA-approved supervisor.
Citizenship
– To be eligible for employment with the ACIC, applicants must be an Australian citizen.
Security Clearance
- The Australian community expects ACIC employees to maintain the highest levels of security and integrity. Successful applicants will be required to obtain and maintain a minimum Negative Vetting 1 security clearance.
Pre-Employment Screening
– All candidates must satisfy an Organisational Suitability Assessment (OSA) prior to being offered employment at the ACIC.
The ACIC is committed to diversity and inclusion. We celebrate and champion diversity to ensure we reflect the community we serve, and pride ourselves on our vibrant culture. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, neurodiverse, mature aged employees and carers.
More information about our conditions is available in the ACIC Enterprise Agreement ********* on our website.
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