Permit Number 609/2025
A call for the position of Assistant Psychological Officer within the Psychological Service Team on a definite basis is being issued .
Duties the Assistant Psychological Officer is responsible for are:
- Identify psychological, emotional or behavioural issues.
- Diagnose psychological, emotional or behavioural disorders.
- Develop and implement treatment plans and therapeutic processes.
- Help clients define goals and plan action to achieve personal, social, educational and vocational development and adjustment.
- Monitor client progress through regular sessions.
- Carry out assessments, prepare reports and keep updated recordings.
- In sensitive situations, to accompany the beneficiary during their medical appointments concerning mental and physical health.
- To make the appropriate referrals to both internal and external resources for the complete development of the beneficiary.
- Keep statistics and keep databases updated.
- Participate in meetings with other professionals and in case conferences/ reviews.
- Provide support in delivering information sessions about the service provided by the team.
- Conduct research
- Provide outreach-programming services for the residential community.
- Serve as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
- Serve on committees as requested.
- Maintain awareness of best practices, emerging trends and new legislation
- Be available to provide crisis intervention for emergencies, as needed.
- Participate in institutional professional development and training.
- partaking in administrative duties in relation to one’s own work
- Administration of the day-to-day formulation.
- Actively working in cooperation with government ministries, entities, and nongovernment organizations.
- Ensuring health and safety of beneficiaries and staff.
- Working in liaison with all the staff engaged with the beneficiaries.
- Carrying out any other duties and responsibilities as may be required from time to time by the Senior Psychologist and/or the Agency.
The minimum requirements are:
- Covering letter and detailed CV
- Certificates
- Valid Police Conduct
- Two/ three references
- Must be fluent in English language.
Applicants should hold a First Degree in Psychology. Applicants holding such a degree from a foreign University must present an MQRIC equivalence. Applicants holding relevant experience over and above these qualifications will be given preference.
Salary:
The salary for the post of Assistant Psychological Officer in the year 2025 is equivalent to €30,824.00 per annum.
All those interested are to submit a CV along with a copy of the required certificates (Applicants holding such certificates from foreign universities must present an MQRIC equivalence) and police conduct to either [email protected] with the subject line Assistant Psychological Officer or by post to the Human Resources Department at the address stated below by not later than 3rd July 2025.
Human Resources
Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seekers (AWAS),
Block C, Belt is-sebħ, Floriana, – Malta
[email protected]
