Senior Psychologist

Serco is a place where you can grow.

Join Serco at Auckland South Corrections Facility in Wiri, where your work will directly contribute to safer communities and better rehabilitation outcomes.

Our Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi

We are committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and supporting equitable health outcomes for Māori. Our services are delivered in a way that recognises the principles of partnership, protection, and participation — ensuring that whānau are supported with respect, dignity, and cultural safety.

These principles are reflected in our core values, which guide how we work and care for others every day:

• Rangatira – Leadership, integrity, and accountability
• Manaaki – Care, respect, and kindness toward others
• Wairua – Recognising the spiritual and emotional dimensions of wellbeing
• Kaitiaki – Guardianship and protection of people and taonga
• Whānau – Connection, community, and collective responsibility

We actively uphold these values in our workplace and welcome applicants who share our commitment to improving Māori health and wellbeing.

We offer lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including

• TRP $91,500 – $128,000 (dependant on experience)
• Flexible working arrangements (including some remote options)
• APC cover, clinical and cultural supervision, and ongoing professional development
• 5 weeks’ leave after one year of service
• Uniform, free parking, subsidised meals, medical discounts, and EAP
• Ongoing clinical and cultural supervision and support

Make an impact at Serco

As a Senior Psychologist in the Psychological Services & Interventions team, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting the rehabilitation of prisoners by delivering high-quality psychological services.

You’ll be based at the Auckland South Corrections Facility in Wiri, contributing to a safer and more constructive correctional environment. This is a permanent, full-time opportunity for an experienced professional ready to lead, supervise, and innovate.

As a Senior Psychologist, you’ll make a positive impact by:

• You will be providing advice and support for the provision of mental health wellness programmes
• Conducting comprehensive psychological assessments and delivering evidence-based treatments
• Providing clinical supervision to psychologists and consultation within multidisciplinary panels
• Designing and developing assessment and treatment tools
• Preparing detailed reports including parole board submissions and psychological advice
• Driving continuous improvement and innovation in psychological services
• Build strong relationships with internal staff, tāngata whaiora, whānau, mana whenua, and key community stakeholders

To be successful in this role you’ll have:

• This role will suit a qualified, experienced Psychologist with professional registration with the New Zealand Board of Psychologists (General, clinical, or counselling)
• You will have the ability to integrate theories of mental health (both general and forensic mental health) as well as established frameworks for forensic risk assessment into your clinical practice
• Your caring nature and commitment to prisoner rehabilitation will see you excel at completing risk assessments, providing individual therapeutic counselling, and completing defendable documentation
• You will demonstrate the highest levels of personal integrity and ethical behaviour
• Solid understanding of evidence-based practices in the assessment and intervention of different psychological and behavioural presentations
• Knowledge of the social and clinical variables associated with significant offense categories
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the provision of psychological services and programs
• Qualifications and professional registration
• An understanding of Te Ao Māori perspectives on health and wellbeing, and the ability to work in a culturally safe way

Qualifications and professional registration

• Professional registration as a Psychologist with the New Zealand Board of Psychologists (general, clinical, or counselling)  
• Must hold a Masters degree in Psychology (minimum)
• Solid postgraduate experience in delivering individual counselling, ideally within a correctional, welfare, or other institutional setting

Are you ready to do important work that really matters?

At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions for some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Māori, Pacific Peoples, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQI+, veterans and people with disability.

By joining Serco you’ll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

“He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata.”
What is the most important thing in the world? It is the people, it is the people, it is the people.

Apply now and help create safer, stronger communities, grounded in respect, care, and connection.

If you have any questions or would like a confidential chat, feel free to reach out to Beth Peeney on: 

+61 8 9450 9647 or beth.peeney@serco-ap.com

Impact a better future at Serco.