Description
QCS are onboarding graduate and early career Psychologists, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists to our newly created Mental Health Clinician role.
Enjoy access to professional supervision, development, and supportive leadership. No two days are the same - expect a challenging caseload and rich on-the-job learning.
QCS provide a range of mental health services to adults in our care in each Correctional Centre and we're changing how we deliver these services - there has never been a better time to come to work with us!
The Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, located 25 kilometres south of Mareeba, accommodates high and low security prisoners and provides a remand and reception function for the region from Innisfail to the north of Queensland.
The centre's catchment area for its inmate population includes Innisfail and north to Cairns, The Cape York Region, The Torres Strait Islands and other isolated communities. The centres prisoner population is generally comprised of between 60 to 70 per cent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The centre's previous cell capacity was 496 (396 within the secure unit and 100 at the centre's farm). To accommodate the growth in prisoner numbers, Lotus Glen Correctional Centre underwent a $445 million refurbishment and expansion.
As a result of the redevelopment, the capacity facilities have been expanded to house an additional 300 secure cells and 24 low-security farm beds. The secure centre has a capacity of approximately 696 cells, and the low custody facility has a capacity to accommodate 124 prisoners.
The centre provides prisoners with meaningful work opportunities in industry and farm work areas which provide skills that can be used by the prisoners on release in the local region.
No two days will ever be the same; you will manage a challenging case load, 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 mental health and wellbeing.
Your excellent interpersonal skills will enable you to collaborate and work effectively and sensitively with a diverse range of colleagues and individuals in custody.
As a member of this team, you will also:
Conduct independent risk assessments of harm to self or others, including acute or chronic risk
Provide psychoeducation related to mental health conditions, symptoms and treatment options to individuals
Deliver individual or group-based skill acquisition focused interventions aimed at developing coping skills and building resilience
Maintain 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.
Why choose us:
8-week onboarding, ongoing training and clinical supervision
Strong multidisciplinary team support
Professional development allowances
Exposure to varied, complex presentations (fast-tracking your skills)
Free parking and free lunch on site
Requirements
The following mandatory requirements apply to this role:
For Psychologists
Possession of a degree from a registered tertiary institution in psychology or behavioural science
Hold either general or provisional registration as a Psychologist with AHPRA or be eligible for registration as a Psychologist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
Further, as a result of the registration pathways changing in June 2022, psychology students are required to complete one of the pathways to become eligible for AHPRA registration, please find here: Study pathways | APS . Unfortunately, the 4+2 pathway has been superseded which means you will still be required to undergo additional studies if you have only currently completed the 3-year bachelor’s degree and the 4th year honours program.
For Social Workers
It is a mandatory requirement for all Social Work positions that the candidate is eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Eligibility is dependent on having completed a University Level Social Work degree accredited by the AASW.
Overseas qualified Social Workers require a "certification of eligibility" letter from the AASW to confirm their eligibility for membership of AASW. Overseas qualified applicants should include such evidence with their application to be considered for short listing in the selection process.
For Occupational Therapists
Possession of a degree in occupational therapy from a recognised tertiary institution,
Hold or be eligible for registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia/AHPRA.
