Job Description

Listed By : NSW Department of Communities & Justice on 25 Aug 2026

Youth Justice

Temporary, Full-time role up to12 months

Psychologist, Salary ($79,592 - $139,824 pa) plus employer'scontribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

This is a targeted recruitment.

While all applicants are welcome,preference will be given to candidates who meet the established standards of the role and are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent. This is because the Department acknowledges this lived experience contributes a perspective valuable to our work with this community.

Your role

- Operate as a member of amulti-disciplinary team, delivering psychological assessment, intervention, andtherapeutic services and as part of a psychology and allied health team workingacross youth justice community and custodial settings.
- Provide a consultancy serviceto staff regarding the psychological needs of Youth Justice clients withincustodial and community locations, as well as advice to statutory authoritiessuch as the Parole Board.

What you'll do

- Undertake psychological assessment, intervention, anddeliver therapeutic services or programs to young people who offend, includingthose who sexually offend.
- Assist in the formulation and review of individual Risk -Needs - Responsivity based case plans for the management and supervision ofyoung people on remand or sentenced to a custodial or community order.
- Deliver training to staff, including Youth JusticeCaseworkers, in the screening, identification and support of young people withmental health problems, intellectual disability or cognitive impairment.
- Maintain confidential documentation, including electronicCase Notes on Client Information Management System, in accordance withdepartmental policies, APS guidelines on record keeping and professionalethics.
- Prepare reports, advice, and consultation to statutoryauthorities such as Children's Courts,



the Serious Young Offenders ReviewPanel, State Parole Authority, and Mental Health Review Tribunal.
- Be dynamic and able to think on their feet.
- Responsive toindividual needs and situations.

You will be part of a team of Youth Justice Psychologistsreporting to a Clinical Manager, providing psychological support to the variedunits within the Centre.

What we’re looking for

- Current provisional or full registrationwith the Psychology Board of Australia:
- A current Drivers' Licence with ability andwillingness to travel throughout NSW.
- Current NSW Working with Children Checkclearance.

Appointments are subject toreference checks. Some roles may also require the following checks/ clearances:

- National Criminal History Record Check inaccordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014

What We Offer

We offer a varietyof benefits, including:

- A challenging and rewarding career
- Adaptable,autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training anddevelopment opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

We do work that really matters

Working for theDepartment of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities tomake 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 thatreally matters.

Applications close 16 September 2026 at 11:59pmAEST.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart ofhow we recruit

We continue to hire great people with awide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people withdisability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, peopleidentifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carersand other diversity groups.

A talent pool may be created for futureongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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