Senior Clinician TRC
Job No:
Berry3180
Location:
Noble Park
- Noble Park location
- Permanent, Part Time 0.5 FTE
- Motor Vehicle Allowance
- Salary package equivalent to $112, 150 FTE (inclusive of base salary, super and salary packaging)
For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision. Together.
About Take Two:
Take Two is a state-wide service providing high quality therapeutic services to children and young people who have suffered significant abuse, neglect or disrupted attachment and are clients of Child Protection.
About the role:
Berry Street are implementing an evidence-based model of care called the Teaching-Family Model (TFM) into 1 - Therapeutic Residential Care in the Southern Region. TFM is a therapeutic behavioural program, which sees children living with highly trained staff, known as Practitioners in a home setting. The TFM Practitioners, use teaching interactions, relationships and purposeful skill development to help reduce problem behaviours and increase prosocial behaviours. The model is trauma informed and helps young people identify personal stressors and develop appropriate self-regulation techniques.
Overall, goals of the program include reduced problem behaviours, increased prosocial behaviours, increased social skills, accomplishment of age-appropriate tasks, and relationship development. The aim of the Program is to transition children back to general Home Based Care or back to family.
This role will support the TFM home in providing direct consultation and reflective space to the TFM Practitioners to support the embedding of therapeutic principles in their TFM Practice. The role of this TRC Clinician will be to work closely with the TFM Team to guide and support the implementation of Therapeutic plans using TFM tools and skills.
About you:
The successful applicant will have a relevant tertiary qualification in Psychology, Social Work or a related discipline. You will have a thorough understanding of the impact of trauma as well as a well-developed understanding of the out of home care services. A minimum of 5 years’ experience conducting clinical work with children is required in this role.
What can Berry Street offer you?
- Motor Vehicle Allowance
- Salary Packaging (up to $15, 900 FT per annum, plus meals/accommodation)
- Flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions
- Access to the Employee assistance program, including access for staff members’ immediate family
For further information about this role, please refer to the position description.
Queries to Lyn Radford, Clinical Manager on 9239 1400
Applications including resume, cover letter and statement addressing the key selection criteria to be submitted by 11pm, Monday 1st July 2019.
To download the position description, please click here
To download the key selection criteria template, please click here
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 with a sexual and or gender minority identity. 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.
Comprehensive reference and background checking will be undertaken, including a Working with Children Check and police check. Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.