Clinician

THE ROLE

This role operates within the Youth Forensic Disability Clinical Services team, a challenging and dynamic environment and requires a capacity to understand the complexities of the service delivery environment, and the concerns of stakeholders and the broader community. This role includes the need to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team environment across residential, custodial and community-based settings. Psychologists are responsible for providing assessments and specialist interventions to youth at risk of or currently involved in the criminal justice system, in the community and at times the prison system.

This role will additionally be reporting and working with the FDSAS team providing clinical support and cognitive assessments in your capacity as a psychological professional.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

• Working in a responsive manner to engage young people and their families to address high harm behaviours that are placing the young person at risk of or current involvement with the criminal justice system.
• Conduct assessments of client risk and treatment needs, develop and implement treatment plans for young people, identify and develop alternative intervention options and take other appropriate follow-up actions in accordance with the range of accepted options determined by departmental protocols.
• Undertaking Cognitive and adaptive behaviour assessments to determine if someone meets the criteria for intellectual disability according to the Victorian Disability Act 2006.

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This is an NDIS Risk Assessed Role / This is a Key Personnel Role. 

Staff appointed to this role at the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing may not commence in role until they have an NDIS Worker Screening Clearance and have provided this detail for recording. 
For more information on what this means, and all other requirements, please see the Position Description.

This role requires a Working with Children Check. 
Further advice on obtaining this check can be found here: https://www.vic.gov.au/working-with-children-check 
For more information on what this means, and all other requirements, please see the Position Description.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
Applicants are required to submit a CV and Cover Letter (max 2 pages) outlining their suitability to the role in line with the Key Selection Criteria. 
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process. 
Preferred candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including a national police check and misconduct screening.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Victoria | Jobs (www.dffh.vic.gov.au/jobs)

Please apply to submit your interest in this position.