About the role:

The Police Psychology Unit is a dynamic team of psychologists and social workers whose role is to support, enhance and develop the psychological wellbeing of Victoria Police employees.  The team works to ensure that Victoria Police employees are well equipped to manage the varied psychological demands of their roles and requires Unit members to have a diverse skill set of clinical and organisational skills. 

This role includes a 24 hour on call service and the position consequently attracts an additional allowance for participating in regular rostered on call shifts.

Victoria Police is a contemporary and agile workplace and supports flexible working arrangements.

Your duties will include:

• Providing a range of professional services including coaching, counselling, case management, assessment and other therapeutic and organisational interventions to Victoria Police members.
• Providing immediate and autonomous crisis intervention involving complex psychological and welfare issues.
• Providing state-wide critical incident response including the provision of psychological first aid.
• Providing advice and consultancy services to senior management and supervisors about clinical and organisational psychology matters.
• Developing professional services with a diverse range of squads and work units across Victoria Police including developing and implementing support programs.
• Establishing working relationships and networks with Victoria Police personnel and external stakeholders.
• Participating in a rostered 24 hour on-call service for crisis and critical incident response.

As the successful applicant, you will have:

• High level clinical expertise and demonstrated ability in the provision of clinical assessments, counselling, case management and the development of program initiatives.  
• Demonstrated experience in tailoring organisational based interventions and support to large work units.
• Demonstrated experience in providing critical incident response and psychological first aid.
• Demonstrated ability to provide immediate and autonomous clinical judgement and crisis intervention in highly stressful, complex and sensitive situations.
• Highly developed communication and presentation skills.
• The ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• A masters or equivalent qualification in either psychology or social work would be highly regarded.
• Full registration as a Psychologist with AHPRA or registration as a Social Worker with the AASW.

Requirements and relevant information:

• Two (2) x full-time and one (1) x part-time (0.8FTE), ongoing positions available.
• For the part time position, the salary plus superannuation will be pro rata.
• This position is located at Victoria Police Centre, 311 Spencer Street, Docklands.
• This position requires shift work as indicated in the Position Description (as attached to the advertisement).
• Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.
• The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include fingerprint checks and misconduct screening.
• In accordance with the Acting Chief Health Officer’s Direction – COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Workers) Directions, you are required to be fully vaccinated (this includes a booster vaccination) and your employment with Victoria Police is subject to proof of vaccination.

Your application must include:

• Resume
• Completed application form – the word document (2. Application form) for you to complete and attach to your submission, is attached to the job advertisement.

Applications close midnight, Sunday 18th September 2022.

Please Note: All applications will need to be submitted through one of the following platforms; Jobs and Skills Exchange (JSE) website, Victorian Government careers website (Careers.vic) or Seek. Applications will not be accepted via other platforms or email.

Current Victorian Government employees must apply via Jobs and Skills Exchange (JSE). 

For further information, please contact: Vincent Sackitey on 1300 090 995 or [email protected].

If you have a disability/medical condition and require a copy of this advertisement and attached documentation in an accessible format or would like to discuss an access requirements/reasonable adjustment for the recruitment process, please contact VPS Recruitment via email [email protected] or on (03) 8335 8081.

About Us:

Victoria Police has a dedicated workforce of more than 22,000 employees consisting of police, protective services officers, police custody officers, and public service staff. Each employee plays a vital role in providing the 24/7, 365 days a year emergency response and public safety capability the organisation delivers to its community. As a Victoria Police employee, you have a dedication and commitment to community safety. 

Having a workforce that reflects the community we serve is important to Victoria Police. We want to attract and retain people of all genders, ages, religions, disability, sexual orientation, family and caring responsibilities, and cultures including people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage. If you are interested in a position, we encourage you to apply as we celebrate the benefit that diversity brings to our employees, our services, and our community.

Find out what it is like working as a Victorian Public Servant for Victoria Police: https://www.police.vic.gov.au/vps