Senior Psychologist/Senior Specialist Psychologist
Mannus Correctional Centre
Correctives Services NSW
Employment type – Ongoing Part-time Opportunity
Location – Mannus Correctional Centre
Senior Psychologist - $124,771 to $135,527 pa
Senior Specialist Psychologist - $146,281 to $154,889 pa
Plus environmental allowance, employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
Salary will be paid on a pro rata basis for part time employment
Step Into Leadership – Make a Real Impact in a Regional Setting That Values You
Your role
As a Senior Psychologist, you will provide direct psychological services and programs to offenders within a custodial setting.
Your role involves offering high‐level expertise in psychological assessment, intervention, and case management, particularly in complex cases.
Mannus is a minimum‐security centre with a focus on works release and reintegration.
There are opportunities for meaningful, in‐depth interactions with inmates, enabling you to play an active role in rehabilitation and behaviour change.
There is a strong focus on rehabilitation and psychological consultation, allowing you to influence case planning, risk management, and treatment pathways.
Why Mannus?
Advance your leadership career at Mannus Correctional Centre, where you'll provide clinical leadership, mentor psychologists and support best‐practice rehabilitation outcomes.
Working with complex presentations and a multidisciplinary team, you'll play a key role in delivering high‐quality psychological services that contribute to safer communities.
Located in the picturesque South East Riverina region, Mannus offers a relaxed rural lifestyle surrounded by natural beauty.
Just 9 km from Tumbarumba and 100 km from Wagga Wagga, you'll enjoy the benefits of a close‐knit community while remaining connected to quality schools, amenities and services.
What You'll Do
Provide assessment, case formulation,



and individual intervention services to offenders and deliver group interventions as required.
Maintain accurate and compliant documentation, including detailed progress notes and entries in the Offender Integrated Management System (OIMS).
Coordinate and negotiate psychological service delivery with stakeholders, while upholding clear professional and role boundaries.
Work together with other service integration staff in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
Provide supervision to psychologists, ensuring consistent, high‐quality practice and supporting their professional development.
Contribute to training and professional development initiatives for Psychologists.
As a Senior Psychologist, you'll mentor and supervise psychologists, build workforce capability and promote evidence‐based practice.
As aSenior Specialist Psychologist, you'll provide advanced clinical consultation, contribute to clinical governance and lead service improvement initiatives.This is more than a leadership role—it's an opportunity to influence practice, develop others and make a lasting impact on rehabilitation and community safety.
What We're Looking For
You're an experienced psychologist who is passionate about supporting rehabilitation, behaviour change and positive outcomes for people in custody.
You bring robust expertise in psychological assessment, intervention and criminogenic risk management, with the ability to navigate complex presentations with confidence and sound clinical judgement.
As a natural leader, you enjoy mentoring and supporting other psychologists,



providing clinical guidance and contributing to effective case management and rehabilitation strategies.
You communicate with professionalism and integrity, work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, and thrive in an environment where your expertise can make a meaningful impact on rehabilitation and community safety.
Senior Specialist psychologist classification applicants
Eligibility for consideration of a highercommencing salary is subject to comparative assessment and demonstration of the additional characteristics as defined in the Crown Employees Psychologist Award.
Download the role description
Why join Corrective Services?
Work-Life Balance – Enjoy part‐time hours, versatile work arrangements, generous leave entitlements and the security of ongoing NSW Government employment.
Grow Your Career – Access clear pathways to Senior and Specialist Psychologist roles, supported by clinical supervision, CPD and specialist training.
Build Specialist Expertise – Develop sought‐after skills in forensic and correctional psychology through diverse and complex clinical work.
Join a Supportive Team – Work alongside experienced multidisciplinary professionals in a culture that values learning, collaboration and innovation.
Make a Real Difference – Contribute to rehabilitation, recovery and safer communities while accessing wellbeing programs and employee support services.
Applications close 25/08/2026
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.
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