Description

Mental Health Clinician
Queensland Corrective Services
Location: Multiple locations in Queensland
Job Type: Permanent and Temporary, Flexible Full Time and Part Time opportunities are available
Salary: up to $111,975 p.a. + 12.75% superannuation and 17.5% annual leave loading
Full time is 36 hours 15 minutes per week (7 hours 15 minutes per day), with flexible options between operating hours of Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm each day.

There has never been a more exciting time work with Queensland Corrective Services! We’re currently undergoing a period of change in how we deliver mental health services within our centres, and within that we’re expanding our psychology workforce to include social workers and occupational therapists.

Our Mental Health Clinician roles may suit newly graduated or early career Psychologists, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists who want to be part of these crucial centre-based teams.

This is a unique operating environment where you will be supported with professional development, supervision and be exposed to on the job learning like no other role, all while providing quality clinical services that include assessments and tailored interventions that support the mental health, wellbeing, and rehabilitation of individuals in custody.

In your role as a Mental Health Clinician, no two days will be the same. Your work will include:

• Conducting independent risk assessments of harm to self or others, including acute or chronic risk
• Providing psychoeducation related to mental health conditions, symptoms, and treatment options to individuals
• Delivering individual or group-based skill acquisition focused interventions aimed at developing coping skills and building resilience
• Maintaining a high level of knowledge and contemporary understanding of psychopathology, diagnostic classification systems and clinical and psychometric assessment tools

QCS' clinical frameworks provide sound guidance and logic for appropriate decisions and activities, plus you will have supportive leadership and supervision to help you continue to broaden your professional experience and knowledge.

Opportunities for Mental Health Clinicians are currently available in:

• Townsville Correctional Centre
• Lotus Glen Correctional Centre
• Southern Queensland Correctional Centre

Please click here to see the current roles available and select the location you’re interested in to see the job description, requirements and instructions on how to apply. 

We hope to receive an application from you for your next career opportunity with us.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. If you have a health condition, disability, or cultural or linguistic background that requires adjustments, please let our Talent Acquisition team know. We will support you to participate equitably throughout the recruitment process.