Organisation : Anglicare Victoria
Location : Melbourne, VIC Regional (Wallan and Seymour)
Work type : Part-time
Sector : Children, Families, Mental Health, Youth & Young People
Salary type : Annual Package
Salary : 125000-126000
Application closing date : 16 Jun, 2024
About the organisation
Why Choose Anglicare Victoria?
As a sector leader in children, youth, and family services, we're not just setting the bar; we're redefining it. Join a senior leadership team that thrives on making a difference through innovation, service delivery, and excellence.
You will join an award-winning organisation that has led major changes to the system including the acclaimed Home Stretch Reform, the Compass Social Impact Bond, and scaled new approaches for families at risk. We hope you will be a part of our continued journey towards improvement, innovation, and reform across the sector for our clients.
What makes this such a great role for you:
This is a great opportunity to join one of Victoria’s leading organisation’s that has led major change to the system through its services and impact, and is an opportunity for you to be a part of our continued journey in working and servicing the needs of vulnerable children youth and families.
As a Therapeutic Specialist at AV you’ll receive:
- SCHCADS level 8.3 which equates to $125,061 plus super at 11.5% at full time.
- Access to Salary Packaging of up to $15,900.
- Part time 4 days per week or 30.4 hours, please pro rata the salary above.
- Access to discounted health insurance and other retail discounts.
- Access to AV’s suite of Health and Wellbeing benefits, such as our Well Worth It! Program, EIP and EAP.
- Supervision provided by our Manager Clinical Practice.
What our people say- “AV is an organisation where if you want to challenge yourself or explore opportunities, you don’t have to leave to do that. There are so many great people, programs and services, so it’s an organisation where you have great conditions for growth and development”.
About the role
- Join a leading provider trusted to deliver exceptional services in Residential Care
- Offer therapeutic, reparative care for the children & young people
- Part time|4 days or 30.4 hours|permanent|based at Seymour and Wallan
Your role:
AV has dedicated Therapeutic Specialists who develop assessments and trauma informed care plans for young people in our Therapeutic Residential Care houses. This role will see you supporting children and young people from Seymour and Wallan. 1 day working from each house with administrative work able to be completed from your home office.
Flexibility to work from home, office and engage with the young people face to face at the houses in the region. The Therapeutic Specialist will work to provide support to the Care Team, Staffing Group and Young People directly, and in collaboration, to address their complex behaviours and areas of developmental needs.
Positions objectives:
- To provide Residential Care staff and others the ability to provide nurturing, therapeutic, reparative care for the children and young people who present with complex needs and challenging behaviours, using a trauma framework.
- To provide support, capacity building, resourcing, and coaching to the Residential Care Staff members.
- To develop comprehensive developmental assessments to identify the supports needed for children who have experienced effects of abuse, trauma, family violence and loss.
- To share knowledge between internal and external parties so that this knowledge informs the care provided to the children in the Residential Care setting.
- To lead Therapeutic practice in Residential Care and support delivery into ongoing daily practice.
You can download and review the full position description here: 
Therapeutic Specialist (inclusive KEYS) PD RESI E AW8 042023 V1.02.pdf
Who are we looking for:
- Experience developing intervention plans and mentoring and coaching staff in therapeutic responses.
- Experience with trauma/mental health of children and young people.
- Experience providing secondary consults and training for clinical staff working with children and young people experiencing impacts of trauma.
Qualifications:
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Clinical Family Therapy and/or related behavioural sciences degree or Masters.
Why You'll love working here
Work from home
Professional development assistance
Relocation assistance
Health insurance
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Therapeutic Specialist via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Children, #Families, #Mental_Health, #Youth_and_Young_People
