Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 16th Oct 2020
For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision. Together.
Berry Street is due to launch its first Reconciliation Action Plan later this year. We understand that reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all our teams. We are committed to delivering a service that is culturally safe, welcoming and respectful to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff.
Take Two is a state-wide service providing high-quality therapeutic services to children and young people who have suffered significant abuse, neglect or disrupted attachment and are clients of Child Protection. Approximately 25% of Take Two’s client group are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Take Two has many programs providing individual, dyadic and systemic client-facing services. The Hurstbridge Farm is an out of home care facility run by DHHS. This role sits within the farm to provide therapeutic support to the residential care workers and young people.
This is a specialist role designed to provide clinical assessment, consultancy and therapeutic support to the Therapeutic Residential Care program at Hurstbridge Farm. This position is an outreach position which will involve significant periods of time at the residential unit. Some travel is required for this position.
The role responsibilities include:
This role is also open to a Graduate Clinician with a base salary of $78K pro rata plus super and salary packaging. As a Graduate you will partner with a Clinician to build and develop on the above mentioned skills and responsibilities.
The successful candidate will be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person that brings their cultural knowledge and practice wisdom to inform Take Two’s work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people. You will have a sound understanding of the complexities of the service system, a demonstrated ability to provide direct service in the clinical assessment and therapeutic support of young people and families. You will also have had experience within the Out of Home Care sector.
This role also requires a minimum Bachelor level qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Family Therapy, Child Psychotherapy or a relevant field.
This role is only open to individuals who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted. Please note applications will be reviewed and assessed as received.
Queries to Adam Dunn - Aboriginal Clinical Team Leader on 9450 4727.
Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify with a sexual and or gender minority identity. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.
Please Note: the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check.
A position description is attached.