Clinician – Port Phillip Prison

We are currently seeking an experienced clinician to help us deliver a range of offending behavior assessments, interventions and programs to prisoners under our care.

As a clinician working in one of the largest prisons in the State you will have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of offenders with complex offence histories, including those with mental health needs, intellectual disability, issues with addiction, and young adult offenders. Your work with these offenders will be focused on violent offending behavior.

This role requires a resilient approach and the ability to manage collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to secure the best outcomes for our prisoner cohort.

About the Role

• Screen and assess prisoners’ suitability for offending behaviour programs
• Deliver a range of programs and interventions both in group and individual format and provide program assessment, treatment and evaluation reports to key stakeholders
• Provide expert advice to G4S management on clinical service requirements and areas of risk
• Liaise with key internal and external stakeholders, including Corrections Victoria, DFFH, NDIS, Forensicare and St Vincent’s Correctional Health, to obtain the best outcomes for offenders
• Provide critical incident support and crisis intervention support to the wider prison cohort

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive clinical supervision and support from our clinical leads
• Regular peer supervision
• Ability to work autonomously in a supportive team environment
• Access to professional education and training
• Monday to Friday working hours with the ability to retain flexibility
• Part-time work opportunities available
• A highly regarded team of clinicians and support staff
• Admin support
• The unique opportunity to work in a dynamic and interesting work environment

The successful applicant will:

• Must hold registration as a Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Mental Health Nurse
• Have demonstrated experience working with offenders or a demonstrated understanding of offending behaviour and the criminogenic needs of offenders
• Have the ability to successfully engage with and assess people from diverse backgrounds, including those from high-risk groups, in particular those presenting with challenging and complex backgrounds and behaviours
• Have demonstrated ability to organise, prioritise and complete tasks in response to changing demands

About Port Phillip Prison

Port Phillip Prison is a maximum security prison located at Truganina in Melbourne’s West. It is Victoria’s largest maximum security prison and is privately operated by G4S.   

Port Phillip Prison accommodates some of the State’s most complex prisoners with a focus on delivering a range of rehabilitation and integration services in an environment that encourages positive behaviour and attitudes.  As an industry leader, G4S is committed to working with our customers to enhance public safety and reducing recidivism through the delivery of offence-specific and offence-related programs and interventions.

About Us

G4S / Allied Universal are one of the largest private employers in the world with over 750,000 employees globally.

In Australia we employ nearly 2000 staff across a wide range of contracts from Port Phillip Prison (which we run end to end), Prisoner Transport for Victoria to Corporate Security contracts with Woodside & Shell and Mobile Speed Camera Operations in NSW to name just few.

Our Purpose at G4S is ‘Securing the present to help build safe, prosperous communities’. The communities we serve are looking for the safety and confidence that vaccination brings. So that we can demonstrate to these communities, and our customers, that our people take this responsibility seriously, it is a requirement for all new employees to be vaccinated, unless you have an authorised medical exemption. 

G4S is an equal opportunity employer and encourages anyone who is interested in this position to apply.  

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to submit an application in working for G4S.

G4S is an equal opportunity employer and in line with our Indigenous Workforce Development Strategy, we encourage employees who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander to apply for these positions.