• Part Time Permanent
• Sunshine VIC SCHADS Level 6.1

• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity to make a significant contribution 

About Us

At Baptcare, we care. Our Mission and Vision are lived through our WE CARE Values: for our residents, customers, clients, partners, and supporters; with the very young through to the very old, the vulnerable, with families through all of life’s stages and challenges.

Baptcare is a purpose driven organisation working across Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia. Focused on providing residential and community care for older people and support to children, families, and people with disability, financially disadvantaged people and people seeking asylum.

Our Values are Wellbeing, Ethics, Co-creating, Accountability, Respect and Effectiveness​. ​

About the Role

The Therapeutic Practitioner +WAVES role offers culturally sensitive and trauma informed services. Working in conjunction with the partner agencies (Spectrum and The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service - VAHS) – the Therapeutic Practitioner will focus on women and children as victim survivors of family violence.

Additionally, +WAVES will deliver individually tailored support to the following duties:

Key Accountabilities

• Provide evidence- based assessment, counselling, and case- management support to victim survivors of family violence in the context of their family violence experience.
• Plan, develop and monitor the implementation of evidence informed interventions.
• Partner and collaborate with a variety of organisations to develop internal and external referral points.
• Facilitation of evidence based/informed and therapeutic groups.
• Participate, assist, and support the immediate and broader team to implement evidence-informed practice and ensure exceptional customer service and outcomes-based therapeutic support to clients.

About You

You are passionate about continuing to grow your career in the Mental Health space, solutions focused and up for making a difference. You align your approach to strategy to achieve organisational and divisional goals.

You will ideally bring the following:

Skills and Experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Psychology or equivalent (essential)
• Minimum of two years’ experience post qualification working with children and families
• Qualifications in Family Therapy, Child Development and Trauma (desirable)
• Ability to utilise individual face to face therapeutic skills with adults.
• Experience in planning and facilitating evidence based/informed therapeutic individual and group programs.
• Capacity to analyse complex issues, including the impact of violence and trauma, safety and risk, provide therapeutic interventions for women and children and assist them to achieve goals.
• Demonstrated evidence informed knowledge and application of therapeutic models and theories to develop skill- based interventions that enable positive change.
• Knowledge of relevant risk and needs assessment frameworks; information sharing in the context of family violence provisions and the child information sharing scheme.
• Experience in NFP and/or community aged care highly regarded.
• Experience in a unionised workplace highly regarded.
• Current Australian Driver's Licence and own insured vehicle.
• Current Influenza and COVID-19 vaccination or willingness to obtain before commencement.
• Willingness to obtain a Police Check through Baptcare.

Key Selection Criteria

Essential skills:

• Ability to utilise individual face to face therapeutic skills with children, young people and adults.
• Ability to be self-directed and work autonomously and demonstrate excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Confident communication skills, in written and verbal English, highly impactful influencing, negotiation, persuasion and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in planning and facilitating evidence based/informed therapeutic individual and group programs for children
• Ability to adjust to meet the changing situations of the client group while maintaining focus on delivery and follow-through.
• Sound stakeholder management and the ability to build and maintain strong, credible relationships with relevant stakeholders.

Knowledge:

• Capacity to analyse complex issues, including the impact of violence and trauma, safety and risk, provide therapeutic interventions for women and children and assist them to achieve goals.
• Demonstrated evidence informed knowledge and application of therapeutic models and theories to develop skill- based interventions that enable positive change.
• Demonstrated evidence informed knowledge and understanding of child development and the impact of trauma and violence on children and young people.
• Knowledge of and experience working within a funding environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of the complexity of child protection, flexible funding interventions, out of home care and the family support systems and the issues involved in providing services to statutory clients.
• Demonstrated level of self-awareness and resilience and the ability to manage multiple demands and prioritise accordingly.
• Knowledge of relevant risk and needs assessment frameworks.

Attributes:

• Dedication to the Company’s Mission and Values.
• Proven ability to establish trust, rapport and confidence with a range of stakeholders, including internal customers and external suppliers.
• Highly motivated and passionate.
• Team player.
• Cultural awareness.

For You

Baptcare is focused on living our values, not just talking about them. You’ll find the culture at Baptcare is one of genuine respect, support, and positive intention. We work hard to achieve results through change, continuous improvement, and ongoing focus on providing the best service delivery to our stakeholders. 

Further, the successful candidate will receive:

• A competitive salary, plus access to the tax benefits of salary packaging and novated leasing.
• Hybrid working arrangements, where we predominantly work from home, attending the Sunshine office or sites as required.
• Access to confidential counselling and support services.
• Be part of an organisation and a team that is driven to make a difference to the lives of our vulnerable community members.

How to Apply

Please click 'Apply Now' to apply.

Applications must address the key selection criteria to be considered.

Please forward queries to: Ginnelle Mullins via email on [email protected] using the subject line: Therapeutic Practitioner - +WAVES enquiry via EthicalJobs or 0418 346 116.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Baptcare subscribes to a mobile and flexible work environment.

If you require support with the application process, please contact [email protected] using the subject line: Therapeutic Practitioner - +WAVES enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We are an inclusive workplace that welcomes diversity and promotes cultural safety. Baptcare respects people of different cultures, genders, sexual identities as well as ages, beliefs and abilities. We welcome applicants who may require adjustments.

Baptcare acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia. We commit to supporting their right to self-determination and supporting unity between First Australians and new settlers.