Job Description

Psychology Educator – Early Career Programs
• Part time (0.6EFT) | Classification: P4
• $123k - $148k (pro -rata) dependent on experience + Super + benefits
• Location: Paul Mullen Centre, Clifton Hill

Please note, applications will be reviewed and accessed as received. Advertising may close earlier than indicated.

About the role
The Psychology Educator - Early Career Programs, oversees psychology registrar, graduate and student placement programs, and contributes to supervision, training, quality improvement and research initiatives.

This senior role plays a key role in building workforce capability, supporting early career psychologists, and embedding best-practice, recovery-oriented care within a specialist forensic mental health setting.

As a Psychology Educator you will:
• Lead the coordination, recruitment, training and supervision of psychology registrars, graduates and postgraduate students
• Deliver specialist education, training and clinical supervision in clinical and forensic psychological practice
• Manage psychology student placement programs, including university liaison, selection and evaluation
• Collaborate with psychology leaders and interdisciplinary educators to deliver integrated early career programs
• Contribute to quality improvement, research activity and the application of evidence-based practice in forensic mental health education.
What You Will Bring
You are a highly experienced psychologist and educator with a strong background in forensic and/or mental health settings. You bring demonstrated clinical leadership, advanced teaching capability and a passion for developing the next generation of psychologists.

Specifically, you will bring:
• General registration with the Psychology Board of Australia
• Master’s or Doctoral qualifications (Clinical, Forensic or Clinical Neuropsychology)
• Eligibility for Area of Practice Endorsement
• Approval as a Board approved supervisor
• Extensive senior experience in mental health or forensic mental health
• Demonstrated capability in delivering training, supervision and clinical leadership
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

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How to Apply
To apply, please submit a current resume and a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria outlined in the position description.

Eligibility
• Influenza and Immunisation Evidence
• This position is subject to a Police Check

Benefits
• Salary packaging up to $9,010 + $2,650 meal allowance per year
• Mental health & wellbeing programs
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program for confidential support
• Fitness Passport – discounted access to gyms, pools & fitness centres
• Comprehensive orientation

Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a lived experience of disability, as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Forensicare promotes our guiding principles of RESPONSIVENESS, INTEGRITY, IMPARTIALITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPECT, LEADERSHIP, HUMAN RIGHTS; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.