Family Therapist
new role open for an experienced Family Therapist to provide services as part of an internally recognised evidence based program in the outer east.
Summary about this job
Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services
Company: Austra Health
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
Salary: + Salary Sacrifice, Paid Holidays, CPD
Phone: +61-7-8588-7337
Fax: +61-7-9327-3324
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Detail information about job Family Therapist . Terms and conditions vacancy
- New program operating in the Outer East
- Internationally recognised evidence based program
- Established NFP organisation with a long successful history
Family Therapist
- New internationally recognised evidence based program
- Established organisation with a long and successful history of providing child and family services in Australia
- Strong organisational vision and values all centred around child welfare and safety
About the organisation.
The organisation is a large NFP provider of services to children and families in and around Australia and has been in operation for over 150 years. They have a strong vision and set of values, all based around an overall objective to create a society in which children are given the opportunity to live in a safe environment, free from exploitation and abuse. They aim to work towards fostering caring and supportive environments where children are well cared for, well-educated and have the day to day support to achieve their full potential.
They have service locations across Melbourne and other locations across Australia.
About the Job.
This role is to work within a team providing internationally recognised evidence based services. The overall aim to provide the highest standard of evidence based family therapy to children and families in a home based environment and to implement structured family training, intervention and problem solving strategies as well as to identify other mainstream or community based resources that will help support the family in the long term.
Client bases will include children aged from 0 - 17 with particularly complex family situations and the process will involve working through what is a very intensive program from initial assessment, reviewing referral information, engaging all of the participants, providing therapy and intervention and identifying areas of risk, all whilst adhering to the context of the evidence based model process.
Training and support to gain accreditation in the specialist evidence based model will be provided.
Required Qualifications, skills and experience.
To be eligible you must have either a Bachelor’s Degree in either Social Work or Psychology that is recognised in Australia. You must also have:
Previous experience in a therapeutic environment ideally utilising recognised therapy practices such as CBT.
Experience working with vulnerable and at risk children and those from diverse cultural backgrounds
Knowledge and experience of child protection and the protection of children and young people as well as the out of home care system and standards.
Good communication skills and the ability to work well with people from different backgrounds and at different levels.
The ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the clients.
Summary.
This is a great opportunity to work as part of a team providing internationally recognised evidence based services with a leader in the industry.
For more information please get in touch.
To submit your application in strict confidence, click the 'apply' button. If you require further information, please contact Matthew Quinn on 03 9864 6001.
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