About Take Two
Take Two provides a range of therapeutic services for infants, children and young people who have suffered trauma, neglect and disrupted attachment, and contributes to the service system that provides care, support and protection for these children. One of these services is the Intensive Therapeutic Service, a Victoria-wide service funded by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, managed by Berry Street.
- Morwell location, South East Victoria Region on Bunurong and Gunaikurnai Country
- Full time, permanent position
- $112K plus super and the option of salary packaging, motor vehicle allowance included
Take Two is also involved, in partnership with other community service agencies, in the provision of therapeutic family violence services, therapeutic foster care, therapeutic residential care, and therapeutic services for the Family Preservation and Reunification Response Program.
Key Responsibilities
This is a specialist role designed to provide clinical assessment, consultancy and therapeutic support to the Berry Street Southern Therapeutic Residential Care program. This position has a leadership role in the team and may supervise other staff. Tasks include:
- Conducting assessments and developing therapeutic treatment plans, in conjunction with the client and care team, with clear goals that are reviewed regularly
- Working closely and collaboratively with the client and the care team to achieve agreed goals within a specified time frame.
- Working collaboratively with the Teaching Family Model Consultant to support staff, provide training, and implement the model in a tailored approach for each child
- Helping residential staff to incorporate the model in a therapeutic manner.
About You
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Sound decision making skills,
- Reflected in excellent clinical judgements.
- A high degree of self-discipline, reflected in the ability to provide targeted clinical services within strict timeframes.
You will have a demonstrated ability to provide a high standard of complex direct service in the clinical assessment and treatment of children, young people and families; and to comply with service delivery towards output and outcomes requirement.
An appropriate Bachelor degree level or higher qualification in a Health or Welfare related field such as Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Social Work, Family Therapy, Speech Pathology or related discipline is required, along with significant experience conducting clinical work with children (minimum 5 years)
You may also have the following:
- Postgraduate training.
- Experience in providing secondary consultation, psychoeducation and coaching
- Family Therapy training
The Benefits
- Regular reflective supervision
- $15,900.00 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging + Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation
- 10 weeks paid parental leave + other generous leave conditions!
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff's immediate family
- Leave loading 17.5%
How to Apply
Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted by Midnight - Sunday 1st June,
Queries to Jane Pickering - Clinical Team Leader on 03 5134 5971
Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check.
Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.
