The Rehabilitation and Protection Group (RPG) in MSF provides services for the rehabilitation of adult and youth offenders and the protection of children and families. We are passionate and committed to making a difference in the lives of these children, youth, and families, and are looking for like-minded individuals who share the same passion as us to join our dynamic and life-changing team.
The Clinical and Forensic Psychology Service (CFPS) provides specialised psychological services to children, youth and families in abuse and trauma recovery and forensic mental health. The Centre for Family Excellence (CenFX), a team within CFPS, works with families of children and youth who have been known to the juvenile justice system or child welfare system. We provide Functional Family Therapy (FFT), psychological assessment, and crisis support and management. We are also involved in projects to develop family-centered practices within the social service sector.
In addition, we conduct trainings and talks and provide consultation to internal and external MSF partners. Continual clinical training (including FFT training), staff support, and supervision will be provided.

Ministry Of Social And Family Development
Psychologist/Senior Psychologist (Centre for Family Excellence), RPG-CFPS
Permanent/ContractClosed
What the role is
What you will be working on
At CenFX, you will provide FFT intervention and psychological assessment, and contribute to capability building efforts (e.g., trainings, consultations, projects) within the social service sector. You will work with stakeholders within MSF as well as external partners like social service agencies, hospitals, and other ministries. You will:
• Provide FFT, an evidence-based family intervention programme, to families of youth offenders or families of vulnerable children/youth
• Provide psychological assessment to offenders and vulnerable individuals known to MSF
• Provide training and consultation services to internal and external partners and stakeholders
What we are looking for
• Minimally a Master’s degree in Clinical, Forensic, Applied or Counselling Psychology
• At least 2 years of experience in the abovementioned settings after completion of postgraduate degree
• Open to learning and applying a new therapeutic model that requires intense work with highly disruptive families
• Open to work with families in their own homes and at non-traditional working hours
• Strong critical thinking and good report-writing skills
• Strong and effective interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
About your application process
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Ministry Of Social And Family Development or the wider Public Service.
About Ministry Of Social And Family Development
Join Us at MSF for a Meaningful, People-Centric Career!
At MSF, our mission is to nurture and build resilient individuals, strong families, and a caring society. We offer meaningful and impactful people-centric careers in the design and delivery of policies, services and programmes. We are an all-inclusive and family friendly workplace where career growth is prioritised through a comprehensive suite of development opportunities to help our officers succeed today as well as be future-ready. We do this through various formal and informal learning and development programmes for officers to build different competencies and gain diverse work experiences within MSF, the Public as well as the Social Service Sectors.
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