Psychologist/Specialist Psychologist - Dillwynia Correctional Centre

Location – Berkshire Park, NSW

Employment type – Ongoing

Salary range:

• Psychologist - $83,898 - $118,316.00 pa
• Specialist Psychologist – $114,016 – $139,824 pa

Plus Environmental Allowance, Superannuation and Annual Leave Loading.

Make a Difference – Transform Lives, Lead Change and Grow your Career.

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact through evidence-based clinical work? Join Corrective Services NSW as a Psychologist or Specialist Psychologist, where you’ll deliver trauma-informed, ethical care in a secure, team-focused environment that values growth, wellbeing, and professional excellence.

Dillwynia Correctional Centre is the largest female correctional facility in New South Wales. Located on the Francis Greenway Correctional site in Berkshire Park near Windsor, the centre operates with a trauma-informed, person-centred, and gender-responsive approach. The available position is located with the Intensive Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program (IDATP). Within this role, you will be required to work under a Senior Psychologist, in a multidisciplinary team, providing group and individual intervention to address offending behaviour and improve the mental wellbeing of female offenders. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop and enhance skills in gender-informed practices, while working within a therapeutic community model and rehabilitative framework.

What you will do:

• Conduct psychological assessments and deliver individual clinical interventions.
• Facilitate group‑based rehabilitation and treatment programs.
• Provide clinical psychology expertise and consultation to staff on mental health, trauma, and risk, including sexual and violent offender assessment.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on behaviour support strategies and case planning.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in OIMS and psychology files.
• Prepare reports and provide input to statutory bodies (e.g. Parole Authority, Mental Health Review Tribunal).
• Participate in ongoing training, clinical supervision, and professional networking to support best practice in clinical psychology.

What we’re looking for:

• A dedicated and ethical psychologist who is passionate about delivering high-quality mental health and behavioural services.
• Experience in mental health, cognitive impairment, risk assessment, group interventions, and behaviour management in complex environments.
• Understanding of contemporary correctional principles and evidence-based intervention strategies.

Essential Requirements:

• Minimum four-year accredited qualification in psychology with full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Current driver’s license and willingness to travel throughout NSW.
• Demonstrated interest in trauma‑informed practice, cognitive impairment, forensic risk, substance abuse issues, and behaviour change.
• Strong ethical values with a clear commitment to evidence‑based practice.
• Well‑developed communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a team.
• A sound understanding of technology and ability to use technology efficiently in daily work practices.

For Specialist Psychologist Considerations:

If you would like to be considered for the Specialist Psychologist role, you must also meet the additional capabilities and experience as outlined in the Crown Employees Psychologists Award.

Why Join Corrective Services NSW?

• Targeted Clinical Psychology Work: Deliver evidence‑based psychological assessments and interventions that directly support rehabilitation outcomes.
• Supportive, Multidisciplinary Team Environment: Work within a collaborative team that values ethical practice, respect, integrity, and sound clinical psychology principles.
• Professional Development Pathways: Access CPD opportunities, structured clinical supervision, internal training, and progression into specialist or leadership clinical psychology roles.
• Flexibility & Public Sector Benefits: Benefit from the stability of government employment, generous leave entitlements, flexible work options, and access to wellbeing programs.

Are you ready to join us? Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages). This is your chance to take the next step in your psychology career and be part of meaningful change.

Applications close 24/05/2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit. We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

Other Information: A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.