• Make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families
• Full time, 12-month parental leave opportunity with a NFP organisation based in Alice Springs
• $119k - $124k + Super + Salary Packaging up to $15,900

About the opportunity

As Team Leader, you will play a key role in supporting and supervising Senior Clinicians, psychologists, counsellors and social workers, while overseeing the day-to-day operation of the service.

You will undertake joint work with staff where required, providing additional expertise and support to families and mentoring staff. Working collaboratively with key stakeholders, you will help ensure the effectiveness of programs for children and young people receiving a service, including providing consultation to staff and external stakeholders.

You will provide clinical leadership and direction regarding assessments, support plans, interventions and service system responses, while contributing to quality assurance and program development initiatives to ensure program performance remains of a high quality and reflective of best practice in therapeutic service delivery.

Australian Childhood Foundation

The Australian Childhood Foundation is a leading not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting children and young people to recover from the impacts of abuse, neglect, and family violence. We provide specialist therapeutic services, advocacy, and education programs underpinned by the latest research in neuroscience, attachment, and trauma. Our work is driven by a commitment to creating safe, supportive environments where every child can thrive.

About you - Key Selection Criteria:

• An appropriate tertiary qualification in Psychology or a related discipline.
• Eligibility for membership of the relevant professional association.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and supervision in the clinical assessment and treatment and care of traumatised children, young people and families.
• Demonstrated experience in working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families and communities.
• Highly developed ability to provide secondary consultation and advice to clinicians and other professionals.
• Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively and positively within a team environment.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead and manage in an area of challenging and complex practice.
• Demonstrated knowledge of trauma, attachment and neurobiology frameworks and theories.
• Substantial experience in the area of child abuse and/or in working with traumatised children.
• Demonstrated commitment to working collaboratively and the capacity to negotiate and liaise with volunteers, government departments, other agencies and the community.
• A sophisticated understanding of the complexity of the service system and the issues involved in providing services to statutory clients.
• A current Northern Territory driver's license or equivalent.
• A current Working with Children check or equivalent.

What we offer

• Salary Packaging - Increase your take-home pay with up to $15,900 of tax-free benefits.
• Wellbeing Support - Access to confidential Employee Assistance program
• National Network - Connect with a passionate professional community across Australia.
• Values-Driven Culture: Be part of a trauma-informed, child-focused organisation that puts children's needs and voices at the centre of everything we do.
• Real Impact - Contribute to innovative programs that create meaningful change for children, young people and families.
• Guided Supervision - Regular individual and group supervision to support your growth.
• NT Additional Leave - employees working from the NT have access to additional annual leave

To learn more about our work and the impact we're making for children and families, please visit: https://www.childhood.org.au/

To Apply:

If you are interested in making a difference in the lives of children, please click APPLY and attach a copy of your current resume along with a cover letter, addressing each of the Key Selection Criteria.

For a copy of the Position Description please visit: Team Leader – Therapeutic Services

Applications close on the advertised date, unless a suitable candidate is appointed earlier.

Australian Childhood Foundation is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment including National Police Check, Working with Children Checks and additional State based program checks.

Australian Childhood Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people with a disability are strongly encouraged to apply. Members of the LGBITQ+ community are strongly encouraged to apply.