• Cairns
• Hours: 45.6 per fortnight                                            

True is looking for a motivated and experienced Senior Practitioner to work with our Child and Family Service in Cairns.

As the Senior Practitioner you will be responsible for:

• Clinical supervision for the True Child & Family Counsellors in relation to best practice therapeutic responses for children / young people who have experienced sexual abuse and/or who have used harmful sexual behaviours and their families / carers.
• Organising and leading professional development activities such as clinical supervision, therapeutic training programs, case analysis, case conferences and case planning.
• Identifying and leading specialist research that contributes to professional knowledge and development of the needs of children / young people who have experienced sexual abuse and/or who have used harmful sexual behaviours and their families / carers.
• Providing therapeutic input to policy and practice development, planning and evaluation of True Child and Family Services for quality improvement.
• Delivering specialist clinical guidance to external agencies for collaborative responses to the needs of children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse and/or who have used harmful sexual behaviours and their families / carers.
• On collaboration with Manager - Child & Family Service provide training and professional development in relation to identified community needs and emerging issues.
• Waitlist management and allocation of clients to counsellors
• Conduct priority appointments and or initial assessments or hold a very small case load

Selection criteria:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Psychology or Behavioral Sciences to such level that entitles membership or registration with respective professional body.
• Evidence of membership/registration with respective professional body
• 'Working with Children Blue Card issued in the state of Queensland
• Extensive experience of working therapeutically with children and families who have experienced trauma, sexual abuse or sexual assault.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of working with problem sexual behaviours and harmful sexual behaviours in children and young people
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant legislation, best practice guidelines, ethical requirements, policies, procedures & protocols in relation to child sexual abuse and child protection.
• Experience in working within or in partnerships with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, communities and organisations.
• Demonstrated understanding of cross-cultural issues in providing counselling and support services to children, families and communities who have experienced sexual assault.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in providing clinical supervision, professional training and evaluation of practice
• Experience in consultation and collaboration with relevant government and community organisations,
• Skills in the design and delivery of training programs for professionals.
• Strong written communication skills
• Strong computer literacy skills.

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