QCS are onboarding graduate and early career Psychologists, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists to our newly created Mental Health Clinician role.

Enjoy access to professional supervision, development, and supportive leadership. No two days are the same - expect a challenging caseload and rich on-the-job learning.

QCS provide a range of mental health services to adults in our care in each Correctional Centre and we're changing how we deliver these services - there has never been a better time to come to work with us!

The Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, located 25 kilometres south of Mareeba, accommodates high and low security prisoners and provides a remand and reception function for the region from Innisfail to the north of Queensland.

The centre's catchment area for its inmate population includes Innisfail and north to Cairns, The Cape York Region, The Torres Strait Islands and other isolated communities. The centres prisoner population is generally comprised of between 60 to 70 per cent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The centre's previous cell capacity was 496 (396 within the secure unit and 100 at the centre's farm).  To accommodate the growth in prisoner numbers, Lotus Glen Correctional Centre underwent a $445 million refurbishment and expansion.

As a result of the redevelopment, the capacity facilities have been expanded to house an additional 300 secure cells and 24 low-security farm beds.  The secure centre has a capacity of approximately 696 cells, and the low custody facility has a capacity to accommodate 124 prisoners.

The centre provides prisoners with meaningful work opportunities in industry and farm work areas which provide skills that can be used by the prisoners on release in the local region.

No two days will ever be the same; you will manage a challenging case load, be exposed to on the job learning like no other role, all while providing quality clinical services that include assessments and tailored interventions that support mental health and wellbeing.

Your excellent interpersonal skills will enable you to collaborate and work effectively and sensitively with a diverse range of colleagues and individuals in custody.

As a member of this team, you will also:

• Conduct independent risk assessments of harm to self or others, including acute or chronic risk
• Provide psychoeducation related to mental health conditions, symptoms and treatment options to individuals
• Deliver individual or group-based skill acquisition focused interventions aimed at developing coping skills and building resilience
• Maintain a high level of knowledge and contemporary understanding of psychopathology, diagnostic classification systems and clinical and psychometric assessment tools
• QCS' clinical frameworks provide sound guidance and logic for appropriate decisions and activities, plus you will have supportive leadership and supervision to help you continue to broaden your professional experience and knowledge.

Why choose us:

·       8-week onboarding, ongoing training and clinical supervision

·        Strong multidisciplinary team support

·       Professional development allowances

·       Exposure to varied, complex presentations (fast-tracking your skills)

·       Free parking and free lunch on site

The job description contains further details of requisite qualifications and role requirements.

For more information on QCS' Mental Health Strategy 2022 - 2027, review the report here.

Applications to remain current for 12 months. Suitable applicants from this process may also be considered for a suitability pool for subsequent identical or similar vacancies that occur within 12 months of the closing date of this advertisement, which may include vacancies within other centres.

We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. If you have a health condition, disability, or cultural or linguistic background that requires adjustments, please let our Talent Acquisition team know. We will support you to participate equitably throughout the recruitment process.