Senior Clinician - Therapeutic Residential Care
Job No:
Berry3011
Location:
Noble Park
- Take Two
- Noble Park
- Ongoing Full Time/Part Time option available
Join Victoria’s largest independent child welfare organisation and become a vital part of a team that never gives up doing whatever it takes for kids. We believe everyone should have a good childhood, growing up in families and communities where they feel safe, nurtured and have hope for the future.
Take Two, an integral part of Berry Street, is a state-wide service that provides high quality therapeutic services to children and young people who have suffered significant abuse or neglect and are clients of Child Protection.
About the Role:
Therapeutic Residential Care (TRC) aims to improve outcomes and life trajectories for children and young people with complex needs who have experienced abuse or neglect related trauma. In TRC, every interaction between children and young people and residential care staff is recognized and valued as an opportunity to counter and heal the effects of past trauma and disrupted attachment.
The Senior Clinician – Residential Care provides consultation and therapeutic support to the Residential Care program operated in partnership with the Berry Street South Region. The role will support one of Berry Street’s Residential Units, providing direct consultation and reflective space to the staff to support the embedding of therapeutic principles in the practice of residential care.
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 out of home care services. A minimum of 5 years’ experience conducting clinical work with children is required in this role.
What Berry Street can offer you:
- A thorough induction program
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- A great friendly environment
- Employee assistance program
- Focus on positive work/life balance
- Generous salary packaging benefits
- An organisation that cares about you
For further information about this role, please refer to the position description.
Queries to Peita Ward on 5330 5000
Applications including resume, cover letter and statement addressing the key selection criteria to be submitted by 11:00pm on the 6th February 2019.
To download the Position Description, please click here
To download the Key Selection Criteria template, please click here
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Berry Street are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children, including those with a disability and culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. Berry Street are also committed to cultural safety, inclusion and empowerment of Aboriginal children, their families and communities. 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.