• Social Worker or Psychologist
• Full time, permanent opportunity

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 7,000 employees working in more than 440 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.   

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the role

The role of a Social Worker or Psychologist is referred to as a Therapeutic Permanency Specialist at Life Without Barriers. The role of Therapeutic Permanency Specialist, gives priority to the safety and well-being of children and young people by providing (or arranging for the provision of) high quality therapeutic advice and support for children and young people within our Family Based Care program consistent with the NSW Government Permanency Support program (for which see www.facs.nsw.gov.au/families/permanency-support-program).

This is a full-time permanent role based in Gosford, servicing the Central Coast and North Sydney. Travel within a 2-hour radius will be required.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake child focused assessment of children and young people.
• Provide evidence informed advice and recommendations on understanding and minimising negative impacts of trauma, promoting healthy age appropriate development and building and strengthening skills and competency.
• Provide evidence informed training and support for carers and staff regarding therapeutic support.
• Building strong relationships with team members and lead or support reflective practice.
• Lead implementation, maintenance and monitoring of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention – Families (TCIF).
• Review and monitor staff and carer competency in TCI and TCIF and provide training, refreshers, coaching and mentoring as appropriate.
• Provide an environment free of abuse, harm and exploitation for people we support.
• Support and promote the work of Life Without Barriers, maintaining a positive image of the organisation in accordance with the level of position.

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology or Social Work and current registration or eligibility for registration with the professional body or Psychology board of Australia to practice as a psychologist.
• Completed, currently completing or agreement to undertake a unit of learning consistent with nationally recognised competency CHCDIS006.
• Ability to Develop and promote positive person-centred behaviour supports.
• Current Drivers Licence.
• Experience in working with children and young people in out of home care who have experienced trauma.
• Demonstrated experience in working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to work autonomously in implementing therapeutic case plans for multiple clients simultaneously.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing evidence informed practice.

Benefits

• Training, ongoing support and career development opportunities
• Flexible hours
• Competitive salary, tool of trade vehicle & monthly roster days off.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here.