• Seeking Clinicians with various skillsets
• Job No: GEO8090
• Location: Ravenhall

Are you dedicated to creating a substantial impact through the provision of comprehensive programs and services, both within correctional facilities and after release?

Do you aspire to be a part of an organization that provides extensive specialized clinical training and opportunities for professional growth?

We are currently offering full-time and part-time positions for qualified professionals to join our accomplished multidisciplinary team!

About The GEO Group Australia

We are the country's leading provider of outsourced correctional services, operating in NSW and VIC. GEO aims to deliver better corrections and create safer communities. We focus on providing a continuum of care and integration of services to make a real difference in the lives of people we work with. Our company is defined by us always acting with Integrity, showing everyone Respect without fail, being Accountable at all times, always being Agile and continuously looking for opportunities to be Innovative.

For more information about our organisation visit our website at geogroup.com.au.

About Ravenhall Correctional Centre

Ravenhall is Victoria’s largest, medium security prison for adult sentenced and unsentenced males. Its contemporary campus-style design provides a safe and humane environment that enables and nurtures GEOs Continuum of Care operating philosophy.

Ravenhall also has a dedicated Forensic Mental Health Unit, a specialised Closed Supervision Unit for offenders with significant challenging behaviours, and a small Mission Based Unit for offenders who have never been in custody before. In recognition of the importance of Continuum of Care, Ravenhall extends its presence into the community by providing offenders with access to post-release support at GEO’s Community Reintegration Centre.

With key focus on young adult offenders, Aboriginal and those with complex and mental health needs, offenders at Ravenhall have significant opportunities to engage in work, education, programs and services, through an evidence based approach to reduce re-offending.

Through investment in opportunities for offenders to engage in work, education and programs, offenders are not only held safely and securely but given every chance to turn their lives around. Issues behind much of the crime in our communities – such as violent attitudes, anti-social behaviours and the abuse of drugs and alcohol – are addressed through innovative programs and interventions. At the same time helping offenders with day-to-day challenges such as gaining and holding down employment and finding a suitable place to live also help prevent a return to crime.

Ravenhall’s unprecedented emphasis on offender rehabilitation and reintegration is evidenced through collaborative and integrated relationships with key Alliance service partners including Forensicare, Correct Care Australia, YMCA, Honeywell and Bendigo Kangan Institute of Tafe. Together, Ravenhall provides an integrated service system that collaboratively brings about lasting positive change in the lives of offenders pre- and post-release. Through these partnerships the objective of Safer Victorian Communities is achieved.

About the Opportunity

Ravenhall has the largest clinical team within a correctional centre in Victoria and provides a fantastic opportunity for Clinicians who want diversity within their role and are interested in developing and using a broad clinical knowledge base and skill-set.

“Ravenhall’s multi-disciplinary approach to participant wellbeing allows for psychological services to be achieved with agility and purpose. As a Clinician at Ravenhall, assessment, intervention and treatment for a variety of presentations means our skill set is dynamic, evidenced based and individually centred, all while being by facilitated with a highly supportive team” - Clinician, Ravenhall Correctional Centre

As a Clinician at Ravenhall you will have an opportunity to work in specialist communities with different cohorts of offenders including:

• Young adults
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
• Offenders with mental health issues (including psychiatric and personality disorders and cognitive impairments)
• Offenders with challenging behaviours

With a suite of over 25 group based treatment programs (including Offending Behaviour, AOD, offence related, remand programs) and opportunities for tailored and responsive individual intervention both in prison and in the community, Ravenhall’s Clinicians will be able to make a real difference in the lives of offenders and their families.

GEO provides ongoing supervision and professional development to ensure that Clinicians continue to develop and grow while working at Ravenhall. We are committed to creating a positive working culture where Clinicians can work ethically and responsively to meet the needs of offenders, therefore promoting lasting positive change.

Key Selection Criteria

• Clinicians will be psychologists with provisional or full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA); social workers with registration with the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW); occupational therapists registered with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia, or counsellors with Level 4 registration with the Australian Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (ARCAP).
• Demonstrated knowledge of a willingness to learn about the Victorian Criminal Justice System including the role of the Courts, prisons, parole and community corrections.
• Knowledge of the “What works” literature in offender rehabilitation, in addition to the application of the Good Lives Model (GLM) and principles of Risk Need Responsivity (RNR) in reducing recidivism in offender populations.
• Demonstrated experience in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and other best-practice therapeutic frameworks for working with offenders.
• Experience in clinical and/or risk assessments, individual and group intervention, in a correctional, clinical or other relevant setting.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others both cross-agency and as part of a multidisciplinary team of professionals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively and efficiently prepare clinical formulations and reports.

To view a copy of the position description, please click here.

About the Benefits

Joining GEO is an exciting chance to make a real and lasting difference in the lives of offenders, their families and the community.

You will receive an attractive remuneration package with a base salary ranging between $95,000.00-$110,000.00 for Registered clinicians (commensurate with experience and qualifications) and $85,000.00 for Provisional psychologists, plus superannuation and to further aid in your growth and development, we offer intensive training opportunities delivered by internal and external subject matter experts as well as an annual pro-rata professional development allowance per annum.

In addition, you'll enjoy free onsite parking, subsidised meals and access to the staff gym.

GEO provides ongoing supervision and professional development to ensure that Clinicians continue to develop and grow while working at Ravenhall. We are committed to creating a positive working culture where Clinicians can work ethically and responsively to meet the needs of offenders, therefore promoting lasting positive change.

To be considered for this role, applicants must submit a cover letter and a current resume.

For any enquiries, or to discuss the position in more detail please contact Recruitment at [email protected], using the subject line: Clinicians: Psychologists / Social Workers / Occupational Therapists enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please note: Shortlisted candidates will be contacted approximately 2-3 weeks following the closing date. Unsuccessful candidates will be contacted in due course

This is a rare opportunity to join an organisation that is growing and dedicated to improving our communities.

Don't wait - Apply Now!

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are highly encouraged to apply

We are always looking for people to join our company who share the values that we stand for:

INTEGRITY RESPECT ACCOUNTABLE AGILE INNOVATIVE