Senior Clinician, Child and Adolescent Practice

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Malmsbury VIC

If you're passionate aboutclinical work with young peopleand are looking to join a dedicated team that values your expertise, supports creativity and encourages qualified growth, you'll thrive at Statewide Rehabilitation Services (SRS).

Across our community offices and custodial facilities, our team gives young people involved in the justice system the consistent clinical care they need to rebuild their lives.

As a senior clinician at our newly-upgraded Malmsbury facility, you will manage a dedicated team to create positive change and help young people rebuild their lives in partnership with families and communities.

Using evidence-informed practice, you will guide them throughlife-changing shifts in mindset, behaviour and self-belief and empower them to make positive choices, learn new skills to reduce harmful behaviours and stay on track.

It's complex and challenging work. But it'swork that makes a real differenceboth to young people's futures and to our state's safety.

You will:

Work within a forensic framework with young people who engage in serious offending behaviour and may present as a moderate to high risk of re-offending.





Use your skills and judgement to lead a team in providing therapeutic intervention to young people with complex needs and build respectful, supportive relationships.

Help develop a strong team culture where peer support and collaboration are central to success.

Take part inregular training and development, with one day each month dedicated to your learning.

What you will get

Our clinicians will tell you that the work here is its own reward. This is a unique opportunity to provide continued support to young people, working across a variety of youth justice settings.

However, there are also many other benefits of a clinical career in youth justice, including:

a comprehensiveclinical induction

opportunities for further professional development

sponsorshipof your professional membership such as AHPRA or AASW

ongoing support, with both informal and formal clinical and operationalsupervision.

About you

If you have a professional clinical background and experience managing teams – as well as experience in forensic assessment and intervention – we encourage you to apply for this opportunity. This could be the start of career defining work with real purpose.

We recruit qualified practitioners with professional membership or general registration in:

occupational therapy.

Travel betweenour custodial precincts, and community centres may be required.

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📌 Senior Clinician, Child and Adolescent Practice (Malmsbury)
🏢 Department Of Justice And Community Safety Vic
📍 Malmsbury