Therapeutic Specialist
Location: Kununurra
Documentation: PD
Employment Type: PP - Part-time Permanent
Department: Principal Practitioner Stirling
Closing Date: 22 Mar 2026
Therapeutic Specialist
* Rapidly growing community social care organisation
* Join a highly engaged, professional, and collaborative team
* Make a real and lasting impact in our community
* Deliver high impact outcomes with our client groups
* Join an inclusive and diverse organisation
We Are Key Assets Australia
Key Assets is a leading not-for-profit, children, family and community services agency, founded in Australia in 2007. We provide foster care and family services. Operating across all states, ACT and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you!
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities. Our diversity helps us provide the best support possible to carers, families, children and young people and all our external stakeholders.
A little about the role
This part-time Therapeutic Specialist will collaborate closely with the Principal Practitioner and therapeutic team to design, implement, and continuously enhance a trauma-informed model of care. This role is pivotal in ensuring that therapeutic practices are evidence-based and effectively support both staff development and the well-being of children and young people under our care.
* You will undertake Therapeutic assessments, develop and supervise the implementation of Therapeutic Care Plans along with providing ongoing practice support and training to team members.
* You will use a trauma-informed approach to provide secondary consultation concerning the needs of the young person to members of the child’s care team.
* In collaboration with Case Worker and Team Manager you will develop and implement Therapeutic Plans in relation to the trauma assessment for each young person which promotes their recovery from the effects of abuse or neglect.
* Lead reflective practice sessions and provide consultations, developing a safe, inclusive and engaging environment that encourages meaningful reflection of practice.
The base salary for this position is $110,102.72- $114,983.44 /annum (based on 1.0 FTE) + super + vehicle & fuel card (if applicable) + salary packaging options up to $15,900 per annum. Applicable benefits from the Remote and Regional Benefits Package Policy will be on offer. This position is 0.8 FTE part time, ongoing role.
Please note: This role ideally would be based in the Kimberley or could be based elsewhere in Perth, a willingness to travel to the Kimberley regularly and on occasion interstate, including overnight stays away from home.
About you
You will bring a demonstrated understanding and application of child development and complex trauma and its effects of children and young people in out of home care.
* You will have a bachelor’s degree qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Family Therapy, Mental Health Nursing or related (Post Graduate qualifications will be highly regarded) and current registration with the professional body relevant to your qualification
* Demonstrated experience within a clinical environment supporting Children and Young People in clinical or OOHC settings with young person who have significant trauma backgrounds.
* You will have significant experience using evidence-based assessment tools with young people with trauma informed behaviour
My Key Assets
The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work, every day. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.
* Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work and have developed a flexible work framework to support these arrangements. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
* Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families and communities we serve. We provide discounted health insurance memberships, confidential counselling services and offer 5 weeks of annual leave after 2 years’ continuous service with us!
* Professional Development: We provide both digital eLearning and ongoing face to face training as well as an online library. Your continual professional development is always top of our priority list - you’ll have access to apply to our Annual Learning fund for subsidised professional development opportunities!
* Salary Packaging: part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year!
The fine print
* Applications close: Sunday 22 March 2026 at 5pm WST.
* For further information, please contact Katy Stephenson, Principal Practitioner on 0438 952 496 or
* Successful candidates will be required to undergo a 395 Dept of Communities / National Police Check, hold a valid WWCC and NDIS Worker Screening Check
* Full driver’s licence as travel between sites is required
If you are seeking a role in an excellent, innovative, and supportive team, in a growing organisation, we would love to hear from you. Click Apply today!
Note for our recruiter network - we’re handling this recruitment in-house and kindly ask that agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this opportunity.
Key Assets Australia is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion.
Key Assets is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
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