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Ministry Of Social And Family Development

Ministry Of Social And Family Development

Senior/Clinical Psychologist (Centre for Trauma Recovery), PSS/PSG

Permanent/Contract
Closing on 15 Apr 2026

What the role is

The Centre for Trauma Recovery (CTR), a team within the Psychology & Social Services (PSS) division, works with children, youth, vulnerable adults, elderly and families, who have been impacted by trauma typically as a result of abuse and/or neglect. At CTR, you will provide direct clinical services to MSF clients and families, and contribute to capability building efforts (e.g. trainings, consultations) within the social service sector.

What you will be working on

You will provide psychological assessment and therapy services, crisis support and management, consultation to internal and external MSF partners, and conduct trainings and talks. You may also conduct mental capacity assessments for vulnerable adults. Opportunities for supervision, inputs to ops-policy and workgroups, as well as sector capability building may also be available. In addition, psychologists will have opportunities to be deployed to external agency-based treatment settings or residential settings working with children/youth. Continued clinical training, staff support, and supervision will be provided. There will also be opportunities for research in areas of trauma and abuse. You will: • Provide crisis support and management, psychological assessment, and evidence-based therapy services • Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to sustain treatment gains • Provide trainings and consultation services to partners and stakeholders

What we are looking for

• Minimally Master’s degree in Clinical, Forensic, Applied or Counselling Psychology • At least 3 years of experience in Clinical, Forensic, Applied, or Counselling Psychology setting after completion of postgraduate degree is preferred • Good report writing skills • Strong and effective interpersonal skills • Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

About your application process

This job is closing on 15 Apr 2026.

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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