Be part of transforming lives for stronger communities

• Full Time, Permanent
• $93,483 - $97,054 per annum (negotiable depending on skills and experience) plus superannuation and annual leave loading
• Frankston, with some travel to other sites

Who we are

Family Life is a specialist family services organisation known for its innovation, impact and whole-of-community approach. Our teams are committed to transforming the lives of our clients and communities to build resilience and healthy relationships.

Family Life is a growing organisation that is recognised for its innovative approach and has been named in the Top 10 Give Easy Innovation Index for 2018 and 2019. In 2018 Family Life was awarded an Australian Crime Prevention Award for Meaningful Community Change for leading the ‘Together We Can’ collective impact project which saw a significant drop in reported incidents of family violence over the life of the project in Cardinia Shire.

Family Life is a child safe organisation. We value, respect and listen to children and young people. We are committed to the safety of all children and young people. Family Life supports children to meet their potential and thrive. We do not tolerate neglect, mistreatment or abuse of any kind.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a skilled, passionate individual who embodies the Family Life Way principles to deliver trauma-informed support to our clients and achieve positive outcomes for communities.

What we offer

Family Life team members have access to generous employee benefits including salary packaging, flexible work arrangements (including Rostered Day Off and Purchased Leave schemes), Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services, clinical supervision and training and professional development opportunities.

The program

The Strength2Strength program is Family Life’s Family Violence and Trauma Repair program, led by Family life in partnership with SECASA, Peninsula Health, Salvation Army and Good Shepherd. The innovative program has been developed in response to the Royal Commission into Family Violence (2016), which highlighted the need for family violence services to adopt a trauma-informed approach to practice. The Stregth2Stregth program provides trauma-informed interventions through a multi-disciplinary team consisting of an Occupational Therapist, Children’s Counsellor, Sexual Assault Counsellor and Therapeutic Intervention Practitioners. Family Life led the pilot program for Stregth2Strength in the Bayside Peninsula region and has been successfully granted the ongoing contract for the region in conjunction with our partners. The Stregth2Stregth program has also been recognised in the 2019 GiveEasy Innovation Index in the Disruptive Transformation Project category.

The position

The Clinical Family Therapist is a full time, permanent position based primarily at our Frankston site. The position provides centre-based and outreach services to address the effects of ongoing exposure to family violence, and assist families to achieve safety and stability.

The Clinical Family Therapist works as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver holistic evidence-based, trauma-informed services to parents, children and their families impacted by family violence and support the innovation of service responses and sector reform.

A day in the life of this position includes: delivering dyadic, attachment-focused therapy for children and their mothers affected by family violence, undertaking case management of clients, supporting co-workers with their cases, undertaking outreach work, and engaging with partners to develop innovative approaches to service delivery.

Why apply?

This is a great opportunity for an experienced, passionate Clinical Family Therapist to join the Family Life team.

For a full position description, please visit the Family Life careers page at www.familylife.com.au.