Therapeutic Specialist

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Therapeutic Specialist. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Industry leader in Community Service
• Permanent Full-time position
• Attractive salary & remuneration package

Who are we?

Lifestyle Solutions has grown to become one of the major leaders and innovators in the Community Services sector in Australia. We are a Nationally Accredited Not for Profit organisation with a rapidly growing workforce of 2,000 passionate and talented people who are committed to providing person centred, flexible and responsive support services for our community.

About the role:

Therapeutic Specialist provides therapeutic interventions and clinical expertise to support children and young people and their carer’s and families as part of a professional multi-disciplinary team in the Child and Family Permanency Support Program. The therapist works with foster carers, family and kin and case managers to ensure children and young people who have experienced trauma, receive positive support and therapeutic care. This will include development of therapeutically appropriate plans and services, including assessments, therapeutic interventions appropriate to need and behaviour support plans.

What you need to be successful in the role:

1. A Tertiary Degree from a recognised University in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing or related disciplines such as social, health, behavioural sciences is required
2. Current full, and maintenance of, relevant registration with an appropriate and relevant Registration Body is required
3. A minimum of five years’ experience in a therapeutic care setting or working in a clinical environment with Children and Young People in OOHC
4. Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and experience and the Child Protection and or Out of Home Care Service System
5. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation and operational issues across the Child and Family Services and
6. National Police Check and Working with Children’s Check WWCC.

What we offer:

We offer an attractive remuneration package including salary sacrifice opportunities, study leave and a growing range of benefits.

For a private and confidential discussion, please call Megan McKee on 02 4014 7895.

We will be actively shortlisting during the advertising period and reserve the right to close this advert early.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome, actively support and promote the employment of people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTI, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds and other diversity groups.

As part of our process selected applicants will be required to undergo employment screening and probity checks prior to commencing.