- Location: Canberra
- Position Type: ongoing
- Salary: $121,756 - $146,676
THE OPPORTUNITY
The ACIC is seeking interest from experienced psychologists to fill the position of Staff Psychologist. This is a position designed to support staff wellbeing across a range of operational and administrative roles.
The position is Canberra based but may involve interstate travel to provide psychological support services to State office employees. This is a unique opportunity to deliver best practice clinical support services based on psychosocial principles in a National Intelligence Community agency.
Role responsibilities
As the Staff Psychologist you will:
- Provide professional workplace counselling services (face to face and online telehealth) to ACIC employees, and their partners/spouses;
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Undertake psychometric assessments to establish and monitor wellbeing risk for employees;
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Provide psychological support services and specialist case management advice as required by People Services and Safety team;
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In partnership with WHS and Wellbeing team, develop and contribute to the development and delivery of specialist presentations, and mental health and wellbeing related interventions;
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Visit ACIC State Offices to deliver on-site and off-site clinical services, as required;
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Assist with clinical advice to WHS and Wellbeing team on promoting mentally healthy workplaces, including the identification of psychosocial hazards and controls to address;
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Assist in the formulation of emergency management plans to deal with workplace incidents;
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Adhere to Psychology Services operational policies and procedures.
Skills and experience
- Mandatory qualifications - Full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia; Master's degree in psychology or higher; at least three (3) years’ experience as a professional psychologist.
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Previous experience - in the delivery of psychological support services in an organisational setting or as a service provider through an Employee Assistance Program.
YOUR SKILLS AND CAPABILITES
We invite applications from people with the following experience, skills and attributes:
- Be outcome-focused and have a collaborative and engaging style that seeks to quickly establish trust and credibility with our employees.
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Be an effective clinician who is experienced in the delivery of psychological support services in an organisational setting or as a service provider through an Employee Assistance Program.
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Must be highly competent in the provision of short-term clinical interventions, including counselling, crisis support, management advisory and psycho-educational training on a range of wellbeing issues.
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Be accustomed to operating in dynamic environments, managing competing priorities and responding flexibly to change.
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Exercises good judgement and thinks ahead to support the organisation, taking initiative when applying policies and involving the right people when needed.
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Communicate effectively (oral and written) with the ability to build and maintain productive working relationships with managers, other ACIC Psychologists and working as part of a team with the People Branch.
Eligibility
- Citizenship – To be eligible for employment with the ACIC, applicants must be an Australian citizen.
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Security Clearance - The Australian community expects ACIC employees to maintain the highest levels of security and integrity. Successful applicants will be required to obtain and maintain a minimum Negative Vetting 1 security clearance.
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Pre-Employment Screening – All candidates must satisfy an Organisational Suitability Assessment (OSA) prior to being offered employment at the ACIC.
The ACIC is committed to diversity and inclusion. We celebrate and champion diversity to ensure we reflect the community we serve, and pride ourselves on our vibrant culture. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, neurodiverse, mature aged employees and carers.
More information about our conditions is available in the ACIC Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027 on our website.
Candidate Information Kit - EL1 Staff Psychologist, Canberra - June 2026
Candidate Information Kit - EL1 Staff Psychologist, Canberra - June 2026
