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 and Ravenhall Correctional Centre, visit our website at www.geogroup.com.au.

About Ravenhall Correctional Centre

Ravenhall Correctional Centre is a medium security men’s prison in Ravenhall, Victoria.

Ravenhall redefines the role of the modern prison. It’s 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.

To learn more about Ravenhall Correctional Centre, click here.

About the Opportunity

Ravenhall is recruiting a Senior Clinician for the Close Supervision Unit to provide clinical leadership and supervision to a multidisciplinary clinical team within a specialist behavioural unit.

The Close Supervision Unit (CSU) is a 25-bed specialist unit for prisoners who present with complex and challenging behaviours within custodial environments and referrals are received state-wide. Prisoners accepted into the CSU have diverse clinical presentations including personality disorders, cognitive impairments and mental health concerns that contribute to extreme and/or challenging behaviours, such as fixated thinking, aggression, interpersonal violence and self-harming behaviours

The unit provides opportunities for comprehensive clinical assessment and medium to long-term therapeutic intervention utilising positive behaviour support principles with the aim of stabilising behaviours, providing relevant intervention and then transitioning prisoners to a less restrictive environments.

The Senior Clinician will oversee the delivery of clinical services within the CSU, including triaging and assessing referrals, developing and reviewing clinical services, supervising clinical staff and providing clinical support and training to custodial staff. Specifically, the Senior Clinician will supervise a multidisciplinary team of clinicians undertaking diverse evidence-based clinical work including: conducting diagnostic assessments, functional behaviour assessments and forensic risk assessments, and delivery of a range of therapeutic interventions that address complex and challenging behaviour including relationship difficulties, interpersonal violence, self-regulation, coping and distress. The Senior Clinician will have an opportunity to supervise, coach and mentor clinical staff to assist them to provide ethical and responsive interventions that make a real difference in the lives of prisoners and their families.

GEO will provide the Senior Clinician with ongoing supervision and professional development opportunities to assist with their development and growth whilst at Ravenhall. GEO is committed to developing a positive working culture at the Centre and the Senior Clinician will play a pivotal role in this via their role-modelling as well as mentoring, coaching and supervision of staff.

Your Skills & Experience

To be successful in the Senior Clinician role 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.
• Five 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 with complex and challenging behaviour including intellectual disability and ABI.
• Demonstrated experiencing in Functional Behaviour Assessment, applied behaviour analysis and the development of holistic behaviour support and treatment plans.
• 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.

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 professional development opportunities (including further education sponsorship)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Competitive salary and rewards scheme
• Free parking
• Employee Assistance Program
• Staff gym
• Subsidised meals

For further information about this role refer to the Position Description.