Psychologist/specialist psychologist

1 month ago
Dubbo, New South Wales — Hybrid$83,898 - $139,824Full TimePsychology
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join Department of Communities and Justice as a Psychologist – Regional Community, Work-Life Balance in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • provide regular services to and from major cities and surrounding towns.
  • Provide direct psychological assessment, intervention, and therapeutic services or programs to community-bas.
  • Provide expert consultation to staff on offender mental health and criminogenic risk assessment, including s.
  • provide advice to statutory authorities such as the State Parole Authority, Serious Offenders Review Council.

Requirements

  • Click here to view the criteria.
  • Download the role description.
  • Why Join Corrective Services NSW.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $83,898 - $139,824
  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Hybrid position - combination of remote and on-site.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Department of Communities and Justice in United States.

Key Skills

Psychological AssessmentInterventionTherapeutic ServicesConsultationOffender Mental HealthCriminogenic Risk AssessmentSexual Offending Risk AssessmentViolent Offending Risk AssessmentDocumentationReport PreparationInteragency CollaborationBehaviour Change SupportRisk ReductionGroup FacilitationEvidence-Based ApproachesMental Illness Support
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Psychologist/specialist psychologist position at Department of Communities and Justice includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Psychology — Psychologist Career Context

This Psychology position at Department of Communities and Justice is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Remote psychologist positions in Psychology have grown significantly in recent years, offering clinicians the ability to maintain a full patient panel without geographic constraints or commute-related burnout.

Compensation Analysis

Department of Communities and Justice lists compensation for this psychologist position at $84k to $140k annually.

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This is a fully remote psychologist position. Remote clinicians can practice from any state where they hold an active license, eliminating commute time and offering maximum schedule flexibility. Many remote healthcare positions also allow providers to establish a more sustainable long-term practice pattern.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Fully remote — work from anywhere with an active license
  • Transparent compensation ($84k–$140k)
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Psychological Assessment, Intervention, Therapeutic Services, Consultation, Offender Mental Health, Criminogenic Risk Assessment, Sexual Offending Risk Assessment, Violent Offending Risk Assessment. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychology role.

Core responsibilities: The role involves providing direct psychological assessment, intervention, and therapeutic services to community-based offenders, alongside offering expert consultation to staff regarding offender mental health and risk assessment, including sexual and violent offending. Responsibilities also includ...

Benefits package: Superannuation, Annual Leave Loading, Professional Development, Supervision, Flexible Hours, Work-From-Home Options. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Department of Communities and Justice

Government Administration
Parramatta, NSW
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Superannuation
Annual Leave Loading
Professional Development
Supervision
Flexible Hours
Work-From-Home Options

Protective Factors (3)

Hybrid work (Schedule flexibility ↓ burnout)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

1mo ago