Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: AH4
Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Location: Various
Reference: DJCS/SRSCLIN25
Do you want to do meaningful clinical work with young people? At Statewide Rehabilitation Services (SRS), your skills will be backed by a team that values your professional judgement, supports your development and gives you room to do the work properly.
Across our community offices and custodial facilities, our team gives young people involved in the justice system the consistent clinical care they need to rebuild their lives.
Using evidence-informed practice, you will guide the young people through life-changing shifts in mindset, behaviour and self-belief. You will empower them to make positive choices, and learn new skills to reduce harmful behaviours. It's complex and challenging work. But it's work that makes a real difference both to young people's futures and to our state's safety.
We currently have permanent and fixed-term opportunities in the south west at Barwon, in the south east at Dandenong as well as at Parkville near the CBD.
You will:
Work within a forensic framework with young people who engage in serious offending behaviour and may present as a moderate to high risk of reoffending.
Use your skills and judgement to deliver therapeutic interventions for young people with complex needs and build respectful, supportive relationships.
Contribute to a strong team culture where peer support and collaboration with other stakeholders are central to success.
Take part in regular training and development, with one day each month dedicated to your learning.
What you will get
Our clinicians will tell you that the work here is its own reward. This is a unique opportunity to provide continued support to young people, working across a variety of youth justice settings.
However, there are also many other benefits of a clinical career in youth justice, including:
a comprehensive clinical induction
opportunities for professional development with one day a month dedicated to training
sponsorship of your professional membership such as AHPRA or AASW
ongoing support, with both informal and formal clinical and operational supervision
About you
If you have a professional clinical background or education – as well as experience working with young people to make positive changes – we encourage you to apply for this opportunity. This could be the start of career defining work with real purpose.
We recruit qualified practitioners with professional membership or general registration in:
psychology
mental health nursing
social work
occupational therapy.
For more information on the skills we look for in new clinicians, please read the position description document attached.
< p>Information sessionsOur online information sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the role and speak to our clinicians already doing this vital work.
You can register for one of the sessions, which all commence at 6:00 pm, via the links below.
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Wednesday 4 February
Wednesday 18 February
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.