10th March 2026
Permit Number 798/2025
A call for the position of Psychologist within the Psychological Service Team on a definite basis is being issued .
Duties the Psychologist, 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;
- Develop, administer and monitor appropriate treatment therapies and strategies;
- Monitor client progress through regular meetings or sessions;
- Support and intervention during the crisis;
- Assess clients’ needs, abilities or behaviour using a variety of methods, including psychometric tests, interviews and direct observation of their behaviour;
- Monitor appropriate treatment programmes, including therapy, counselling or advice, in collaboration with colleagues;
- Offer therapy and treatments for issues relating to a range of mental health conditions;
- Develop and evaluate service provision for clients;
- Provide consultation to other professions, encouraging a psychological approach in their work;
- Serve as a member of the transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary team;
- 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;
- Undertake research and write reports;
- Ensuring health and safety of service users;
- Maintaining confidentiality of clients’ treatment and records in accordance with HIPAA. Participating in clinical training seminars and mentoring assistant psychologists, psychology students and interns on site.
- Working towards positioning the agency as a pioneer in psychological interventions.
- Working in liaison with all the staff engaged with the service-users;
- Review and endorse the reports of the Assistant Psychologist Officers
- Carrying out any other duties and responsibilities as may be required from time to time by the Unit Leader and/or the Agency.
Minimum Requirements:
The individuals applying for this post shall possess a master’s degree in any of the following:
- Clinical Psychology and hold a warrant to practice the profession of a Psychologist in Malta. or
- Counselling Psychology and hold a warrant to practice the profession of a Psychologist in Malta.
- Covering letter and detailed CV
- Certificates
- Valid Police Conduct
- Two/ three references
- Must be fluent in English language.
- Applicants holding relevant experience will be given preference.
- Applicants in possession of a foreign qualification/s are to produce with their application, a recognition statement on comparability of qualifications issued by the Malta Qualification Recognition Information Centre (MQRIC).
Salary:
The salary for the post of Psychologist in the year 2026 is equivalent to €33,610.00 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 Psychologist or by post to the Human Resources Department at the address stated below by not later than 31st March 2026.
Human Resources
Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seekers (AWAS),
2, Calypso Grounds, Triq Valletta, Hal Luqa Malta
[email protected]
