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Senior Clinician

The GEO Group Australia
  • Do you have advanced clinical skills and experience in working with offender populations?
  • Do you want to supervise a large clinical team in the most innovative correctional environment in Australia?
  • Are you committed to making a real difference in the lives of offenders through reducing recidivism and supporting community integration?
  • Apply now to be part of a team of Senior Clinicians at Ravenhall Correctional Centre.

About The GEO Group Australia

We are the country's leading provider of outsourced correctional services, operating in NSW, QLD 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.

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

About Ravenhall Correctional Centre

Ravenhall Correctional Centre is a medium security men’s prison which opened in late 2017 in Ravenhall, Victoria.

Ravenhall will redefine the role of the modern prison. Its unique design and service model provides an unprecedented emphasis on offender rehabilitation and reintegration. If you are motivated to work therapeutically to create successful outcomes for prisoners, Ravenhall is the place for you. Ravenhall delivers Offending Behaviour treatment programs to General Offenders and Violent Offenders with more than 3 months remaining on their sentence, and delivers AOD and wellness programs to all men (sentenced and remand) at the centre who meet eligibility criteria for these programs.

To learn more about Ravenhall Correctional Centre, click here.

About the Opportunity

Ravenhall is recruiting for a Senior Clinician to provide clinical leadership and supervision within the largest multidisciplinary clinical team within a correctional centre in Victoria.

The Senior Clinician will have an opportunity to supervise, coach and mentor clinical staff at Ravenhall to assist them to provide ethical and responsive interventions that make a real difference in the lives of prisoners and their families. Senior Clinicians will supervise a team of clinicians undertaking diverse evidence-based clinical work. This includes the completion of forensic risk assessments, and delivery of a suite of over 25 treatment programs, including remand programs, general offending programs, violent offending programs, AOD programs, and complementary programs. The Senior Clinician will also maintain a small case load of complex clients and will provide clinical leadership and expert advice on issues related to Continuum of Care and offender rehabilitation and reintegration across the Centre.

Your Skills & Experience

To be successful in the Senior Clinician role at Ravenhall you will have:

  • Full registration as a Psychologist or Social Worker with the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA) or Australian Association of Social Work (AASW), respectively.
  • Two or more years of experience as a registered practitioner completing assessments, individual and group interventions, in a correctional, clinical or other relevant setting, preferably with mandated clients.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the Victorian Criminal Justice System including the role of the Courts, prisons, parole and community corrections.
  • Demonstrated 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 leading and managing a multidisciplinary team of clinical professionals including the provision of clinical supervision, guidance and mentoring.
  • Demonstrated ability to liaise, support and reinforce cross-agency consultation and collaboration in order to achieve shared goals.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively and efficiently prepare and vet complex clinical reports.
  • An ability to communicate a clear vision, manage performance expectations, and ensure policies and procedures are adhered to.

For more information about these positions, please download the respective position description by clicking here.

About the Benefits

Joining GEO is your chance to make a real and lasting difference in the lives of prisoners, their families and the community. Benefits of working for GEO, include but are not limited to:

  • Role diversity and internal career progression opportunities
  • Ongoing funding for professional development opportunities (including further education sponsorship)
  • Support with Professional Registration costs
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Competitive salary and rewards scheme
  • Free parking
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Staff gym
  • Subsidised meals

This is your chance to be a part of a new model, with a philosophical focus on the rehabilitation and reintegration of all prisoners to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes.

Base salary of $101,827.00 plus super.

A position description is attached.

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