Therapeutic Specialist.
Permanent Full Time - Orange & Bathurst Apply now Job no: 505099Employment type: Full TimeLocation: Blue Mountains & Central West, Dubbo & Central NSWCategories: Child, Youth & FamilyBased in Orange or Bathurst with flexible hybrid working arrangementsGenerous Salary Packaging Benefits - claim up to $15,900 per year, tax free
Monthly RDO + access to fitness passportAbout theOrganisationEvery day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, as we work collaboratively with families, carers, and communities, to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow.
With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future.Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia.
We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness.
We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants.
We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.About the roleAs a Therapeutic Specialist you will coordinate and deliver high quality assessment, consultive and referral services to support the development for Children & Young People in our care have backgrounds of complex trauma, abuse and/or neglect, and in some cases physical and/or psychosocial disabilities requiring support.
You will also deliver specialist support to our care teams through therapeutic supervision, practice support and leading reflective practice sessions.This permanent Full-Time opportunity is based in Orange or Bathurst with flexible working arrangements negotiated with the successful applicant.Regular travel throughout these regions is a requirement of this role.Key ResponsibilitiesLead therapeutic assessments and planning through comprehensive assessments and Positive Behaviour Support PlansDevelop, review and support implementation of relevant therapeutic support plans, such as Positive Behaviour Support PlansProvide therapeutic expertise and guidance to support managers with reflective practice, and facilitate the development of effective strategies to prevent and respond to pain-based behaviour for young peopleDevelop a thorough working knowledge of the CARE and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) models to deliver training as requiredAdvocate and lead ethical, evidence-informed therapeutic practice, in alignment with the CARE and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) modelsProactively engage and collaborate with relevant internal and external stakeholdersSkills & ExperienceTertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursingor other related discipline.Current registration or eligibility for registration with the professional body relevant to your qualification.Experience using evidence-based assessment tools with young people with trauma informed behaviourAbility to develop and promote positive person-centred behaviour supportsCurrent Driver's LicenceSuccessful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check.How to ApplyInclude your resume and covering letter in one document, click 'Apply' and follow the prompts.
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Applications close at midnight on Sunday 27th July 2025Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications are continuously reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.Advertised: 01 Jul 2025 AUS Eastern Standard TimeApplications close: 27 Jul :30 AUS Eastern Standard TimeWe will email you new jobs that match this search.Ok, we will send you jobs like this.The email address was invalid, please check for errors.Therapeutic Specialist.
Permanent Full Time - Orange & Bathurst Blue Mountains & Central West, Dubbo & Central NSW 27 Jul :30Provide direct therapeutic support to children and young people within the program and assist teams by undertaking reviews, providing therapeutic supervision, and leading reflective practice Expression of interest No expression of interest currently availableTherapeutic Specialist.
Permanent Full Time - Orange & Bathurst Blue Mountains & Central West, Dubbo & Central NSW 27 Jul :30Provide direct therapeutic support to children and young people within the program and assist teams by undertaking reviews, providing therapeutic supervision, and leading reflective practice