Department for Correctional Services
Job reference: 847692
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

About the Department for Correctional Services
The Department employs approximately 2,000 staff and has responsibility for nine prisons and fifteen Community Correctional offices across the state. Our vision is for a safer community by protecting the public and reducing re-offending. We work towards this through the contribution of staff who are employed in a wide variety of fields, from correctional officers and teachers, to social workers, psychologists and supervisors of court orders. Their commitment ensures we deliver quality services to prisoners, offenders and victims of crime. We strongly promote diversity and equity in our workforce, which directly contributes to greater effectiveness and better outcomes. In a supportive and collaborative environment, you will encounter interesting professional challenges and you will work alongside dedicated and passionate people who help to turn around the lives of offenders and rebuild lives affected by crime.

Duties
The Senior Rehabilitation Clinician/Psychologist/Social Worker will provide a range of effective scientifically based clinical and forensic services to people who have committed offences within DCS. The position will provide therapeutic interventions (group and individual) focused on offending behaviours and on needs that contribute to criminal offending; conduct comprehensive assessments including risk and needs rating assessments; and where appropriate, provide crisis intervention, and specialised individual and/or group interventions in response to referrals from within DCS.
This position of Senior Rehabilitation Clinician/Psychologist/Social Worker is responsible for providing group based and individual criminogenic interventions to people who have committed violent and sexual offences, undertaking comprehensive criminogenic risk assessments and providing other relevant specialist interventions within prisons and across Community Correctional Centres. The position is also responsible for providing high quality reports regarding treatment progress and risk assessments to relevant stakeholders.
Due to the over-representation of Aboriginal prisoners within the Department for Correctional Services (DCS), there is an expectation that the client workload will include a significant number of Aboriginal prisoners.

Special Conditions
* The incumbent is required to satisfactorily complete a National Criminal History Check;
* A current South Australian Driver's Licence is essential;
* A flexible approach to working hours is required;
* The role requires considerable intra-state travel, with occasional interstate travel, involving visits to prisons and community corrections centres, and frequent overnight absences.

Requirements
AHP3 (Senior Rehabilitation Psychologist):
An undergraduate or post-graduate level qualification in psychology and full registration as Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia.
AHP3 (Senior Rehabilitation Social Worker):
A degree level qualification in Social Work leading to eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
PO3 (Senior Rehabilitation Clinician):
Appropriate degree level tertiary qualifications in community services, sociology, criminology, justice, correctional practice, social sciences, human services, health or related field.

Remuneration
AHP3: $112,139 - $120,284 pa
AHP3 Professional Development Allowance - $1000 pa
AHP3 Professional Development Expenses - up to $1500 pa
AHP3 Psychologists - Area of Practice Endorsement Allowance - $11,565.71 pa
PO3: $111,870 - $119,994 pa

Enquiries
Mr Andrew Norton
Manager Rehabilitation Programs
8226 9139
andrew.norton2@sa.gov.au

Application Instructions
All applications must be submitted online via I Work for SA.
Applicants are required to submit a cover letter of no more than two pages quoting the vacancy number and outlining their knowledge, skills and experience relevant to the role.
Applicants are also required to provide a CV of no more than four pages, which includes three referees, including their current line manager.
Refer to the Advice to Applicants for information on how to apply.
Applicants must complete the Employment Declaration if not currently employed by the Department for Correctional Services.

Additional Information 
Both ongoing and contract positions are available.
This recruitment process may be used to fill ongoing and term contract vacancies that arise within 9 months of the selection outcome.
Successful applicant will be appointed at either classification depending on the qualification and experience held.

DCS is an equal opportunities employer, and our workplace reflects the diverse communities that we serve. Safety at Work is central to our mission — emphasising respectful relationships, psychological wellbeing, and the physical and cultural safety of all employees.
We strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal people, people of African heritage, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)backgrounds, LGBTIQA+, neurodivergent people, people living with disability, people of all ages, and other diversity groups. We support flexible ways of working including part-time working arrangements, wherever reasonably possible, and strive to ensure a fair, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment process. We encourage you to share any support or access needs when you apply.

Applications close: 01/07/2026 11:00 PM

Attachments:
- Advice to Applicants CV Cover Letter Only.pdf
- J&P - Senior RPB Clinician PO3 - 2019.pdf
- J&P - Senior RPB Psychologist AHP3 - 2019.pdf
- J&P - Senior RPB Social Worker AHP3 - 2019.pdf
- DCS Pre-Employment Declaration - V8.2 - March 2026 (Fillable).pdf

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.