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Mental Health Clinician
Maryborough Correctional Centre; Custodial Operations; Aldershot
Join QCS as a Mental Health Clinician in Queensland’s correctional centres, where new multi-disciplinary teams deliver a unique suite of clinical services. We’re seeking early career and experienced Psychologists, Social Workers, and Occupational Therapists to provide assessments and tailored interventions supporting mental health and wellbeing. You’ll conduct risk assessments, deliver psychoeducation, and run skill-building interventions.
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.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible part-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Mental Health Clinicians |
| Classification | PO3 |
| Workplace Location | Mackay region,Rockhampton region,Wide Bay |
| Job ad reference | QLD/692656/26 |
| Closing date | 06-Jul-2026 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | QCS Mental Health Careers |
| Contact details | Phone: 3565 7252 Access the National Relay Service |
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!
Maryborough Correctional Centre, located about seven kilometers north of Maryborough, is a multi-purpose, secure custody facility, that provides secure and residential accommodation.
The Centre is also a remand and reception Centre for offenders from Bundaberg to Gympie and accommodates protection prisoners.
The Centre has four industry workshops - two metal fabrication workshops, one timber processing workshop and a textile workshop. These workshops not only provide employment for prisoners but also the fabrication of products for businesses and community organizations.
The Centre also has a range of programs and educational courses designed to assist prisoners with their rehabilitation and reintegration.
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.
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.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/692656/26
Closing Date: Monday, 6th July 2026
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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One permanent part-time position available (43.5 hours p/f – FTE 0.6)
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