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Life Without Barriers
Perth, Western Australia · Hybrid

Registered Psychologist (National Immigration Support Service). Permanent Full Time - Perth

PsychologistFull-Time

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

At Life Without Barriers, we recognise the challenges refugees and asylum seekers face in rebuilding their lives in Australia.

Through our National Immigration Support Service (NISS), we provide compassionate, culturally safe, and trauma-informed support to asylum seekers and refugees living in the Australian community. We walk alongside individuals and families on their journey, helping them navigate what can be complex and challenging systems and empowering them to reach their goals, one step at a time.

About the Role

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time (or part time 4 days per week)

Location: Mirrabooka/Leederville with flexible hybrid working arrangements (3 days in office, 2 WFH)

In this role you will provide clinical assessments, support & evidence-based therapy to asylum seekers and refugees. This includes;

  • Delivering clinical expertise to support clients from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds
  • Assessing clients cognitive, emotional, behavioural and daily living capabilities through formal and informal assessments.
  • Supporting clients through major life transitions with skill-building and coping strategies through individual and group therapy
  • Tracking client progress and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure ongoing, effective support & care.

This position will also provide training and guidance to caseworkers and staff on therapeutic approaches and incident management. This role is key in helping clients within our program navigate life transitions, improve their mental health, and achieve their goals while waiting for visa decisions.

Please note, you must be fully registered, we cannot accept provisional psychologists.

Skills & Experience

  • Tertiary qualifications in Psychology with full registration
  • Clinical or forensic psychology experience, with a strong understanding of clinical governance frameworks.
  • Experience with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) and Diverse Backgrounds
  • Skilled in collaborative work with multidisciplinary and external support agencies.
  • Experienced in delivering flexible, client-focused interventions, including outreach and e-health.
  • Ability to implement client and family-centred approaches, with cultural sensitivity towards diverse communities.
  • Current driver’s licence

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and WA Working with Children Check

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For general role enquiries contact tracy.dallas@lwb.org.au [tracy.dallas@lwb.org.au]

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ [https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lwb.org.au%2Fcareers%2F&data=05%7C02%7CKristy.Furner%40lwb.org.au%7Cbbcfbea67a2c48cc665708dd61ba1e69%7C7f6cb1259a0f46859283f1b8a4b136ed%7C0%7C0%7C638774174186193642%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=c1XD9qTpFPav1Ul1mZerxXZXtorLzlmoILEcZ5tSUfM%3D&reserved=0] for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Applications close at midnight 10th April.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

Key Responsibilities

The role involves providing clinical assessments, support, and evidence-based therapy to asylum seekers and refugees, focusing on improving mental health and navigating life transitions while awaiting visa decisions. This position also includes training and guiding caseworkers on therapeutic approaches and incident management.

Requirements

Candidates must possess tertiary qualifications in Psychology with full registration, as provisional psychologists cannot be accepted, and should have clinical or forensic psychology experience with a strong understanding of clinical governance. Experience working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds and proficiency in collaborative work with multidisciplinary agencies are essential.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Cultural SafetyCognitive AssessmentEmotional AssessmentBehavioural AssessmentStakeholder Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Psychologist (National Immigration Support Service). Permanent Full Time - Perth at Life Without Barriers a 7.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychology — ranked against 1,618 active Psychology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

Psychologist Career Context

Life Without Barriers holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 77/100, 3 active listings.

In Washington, the Psychology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$152k (10 salary observations; 22 listings), vs ~$123k nationally (537 salary observations; 1,610 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 34% have no call, 70% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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About Life Without Barriers

Individual and Family Services
Newcastle, NSW
1,001-5,000 employees