Senior Rehabilitation Clinician

Department for Correctional Services
Job reference: 573282
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
About the Department for Correctional Services
The Department employs approximately 2,000 staff and has responsibility for nine prisons and fifteen Community Correctional offices across the state. Our vision is for a safer community by protecting the public and reducing re-offending. We work towards this through the contribution of staff who are employed in a wide variety of fields, from correctional officers and teachers, to social workers, psychologists and supervisors of court orders. Their commitment ensures we deliver quality services to prisoners, offenders and victims of crime. We strongly promote diversity and equity in our workforce, which directly contributes to greater effectiveness and better outcomes. In a supportive and collaborative environment, you will encounter interesting professional challenges and you will work alongside dedicated and passionate people who help to turn around the lives of offenders and rebuild lives affected by crime.
Duties
The Senior Rehabilitation Clinician/Psychologist/Social Worker will provide a range of effective scientifically based clinical and forensic services to prisoners and offenders within DCS. The position will provide therapeutic interventions focused on offending behaviours and on needs that contribute to criminal offending; conduct comprehensive assessments including risk and needs rating assessments; and where appropriate, provide crisis intervention, and specialised individual and/or group interventions in response to referrals from within DCS.
This position of Senior Rehabilitation Clinician/Psychologist/Social Worker is responsible for providing comprehensive assessments and specialist interventions to prisoners and offenders in prisons and across Community Correctional Centres, in particular 'adult' and 'child' sex offenders and violent offenders, and contributing to the safe management, wellbeing, and mental health of offenders.
Due to the over-representation of Aboriginal prisoners within the Department for Correctional Services(DCS), there is an expectation that the client workload will include a significant number of Aboriginal prisoners.
Special Conditions

• Section 47 of the Public Sector Act 2009 applies in conjunction with other provisions of the act and other applicable industrial entitlements.
• The incumbent is required to satisfactorily complete a National Criminal History Check;
• A current South Australian Driver's Licence is essential;
• A flexible approach to working hours is required;
• The role requires considerable intra-state travel, with occasional interstate travel, involving visits to prisons and community corrections centres, and frequent overnight absences.

Requirements
AHP3 (Senior Rehabilitation Psychologist):

• Essential: An undergraduate or post-graduate level qualification in psychology and full registration as Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia.

AHP3 (Senior Rehabilitation Social Worker):

• Essential: A degree level qualification in Social Work leading to eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

PO3 (Senior Rehabilitation Clinician):

• Essential: Appropriate degree level tertiary qualifications in community services, sociology, criminology, justice, correctional practice, social sciences, human services, health or related field.

Remuneration
AHP3 - $102,641 - $110,094 pa
PO3 - $99,788 - $105,495 pa
Enquiries
Rehabilitation Programs Branch
Ph: (08) 8226 9139
Email: DCSRPBAdministration@sa.gov.au
Application Instructions
All applications must be submitted online via I Work for SA with the following:

• Resume of no more than four pages
• Cover letter of no more than one page
• Response to selection criteria as outlined in the Job and Person Specification. Your response to the key selection criteria should not exceed two pages in length.

Please note: Applicants that do not address the selection criteria may be disadvantaged during the shortlisting process.
Refer to the Advice to Applicants for information on how to apply.
Applicants must complete the Employment Declaration if not currently employed by the Department for Correctional Services.
Additional Information
This is a temporary vacancy for up to 11 months.
There is more than one position available.
Successful applicant will be appointed at either classification depending on the qualification and experience held.
Applications close: 11/02/2024 11:00 PM
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Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.