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Corrective Services Psychologists provide direct psychological assessment, intervention, and therapeutic services and programs to offenders and remandees within custodial and community locations. There is a supportive supervision structure in place to ensure opportunities for career development.
Rebecca is a psychologist, and she shares why working at the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) is the best decision she has ever made.
Rebecca is a psychologist, and she shares why working at the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) is the best decision she has ever made.
(Psychologist walking through a correctional centre.)
Rebecca, Provisional Psychologist: My name is Rebecca, I'm a Provisional
Psychologist at Bathurst Correctional Centre.
(Rebecca walking through Bathurst Correctional Centre.)
Rebecca: At 45 I decided to become a Psychologist, I changed careers began working here. Best decision I've ever made.
(Rebecca talking to a group of Psychologists.)
Rebecca: I feel privileged to be able to have the opportunity to work here with the inmates at Bathurst Correctional Centre.
Rebecca: We might be able to make a difference so they can go back out into the community and begin again and lead successful lives.
(Rebecca talking to an inmate in a cell.)
Rebecca: I believe passionately that everybody deserves a second chance.
Tagline: Become a Corrective Services Psychologist, A job like no other.
(Aerial view of a correctional centre.)
"The diversity and variability of our roles and the people we work with is key for me. I also have amazing colleagues who are just as dedicated and passionate about our purpose, which is so important for job satisfaction."
- Berindah, Statewide Manager Specific Needs
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