Therapeutic Specialist Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Therapeutic Specialist to join our dynamic team. This role presents an opportunity to work in a supportive and collaborative environment, providing individualised care that promotes healing, growth, and overall well-being.
The successful candidate will have the ability to guide and support carer and staff interactions with children and young people, conduct assessments, develop therapeutic treatment plans, and lead reflective practice to support carers and staff to develop their therapeutic skills.
This role requires the ability to provide critical clinical and therapeutic support for and with the casework teams working from our offices and as part of those programs. Our organisation delivers Out of Home Care, Homelessness Services, Family Therapy, and other programs as developed.
Key Responsibilities:
* Conduct assessments for children and young people and use the findings to complete a comprehensive therapeutic written report/care plan designed to inform staff and child interactions and the Care Team's planning
* Develop therapeutic treatment plans and lead reflective practice to support carers and staff to develop their therapeutic skills
* Guide and support carer and staff interactions with children and young people
Requirements:
* Appropriate tertiary qualification in Psychology, Social Work, or a related discipline is essential
* Current registration as a psychologist with the relevant governing body is preferred
* Post Graduate training in relevant child, adolescent, and family clinical practice, family therapy, and systemic thinking is strongly preferred
What We Offer:
* Ongoing career development, education, and training opportunities
* Employee assistance program – free and confidential counselling, coaching, and emotional support for work and personal challenges
* Generous salary packaging options
Working with Us:
Our organisation celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all individuals. We value every person's ability, cultural or linguistic background, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.