• Bairnsdale office location – required to travel to Sale, Morwell and outer Gippsland area
• Permanent Part Time (0.8FTE)
• Salary package equivalent up to $100,000 FTE pro rata (inclusive of base salary, super and salary packaging)
• Full Private Use Motor Vehicle

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.

About Take Two

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.

The Opportunity

Berry Street’s Take Two program has a vacancy for a Clinician with the full time equivalent salary ranging from $85,600-$87,500 annually. We are looking for an experienced Clinician for this role and salary is dependant on experience.

This role will cover different programs within Take Two including Therapeutic Residential Care, the Wellbeing Program and the Intensive Therapeutic Services.

The primary objectives of the role will be:

• Provision of high quality assessment and advice relating to the care of Child Protection clients referred to the Take Two program.
• Provision of counselling and therapeutic interventions for children, young people and their families.
• Work closely and collaboratively with the client, their families and the care team to achieve therapeutic goals and outcomes.

To download the position descriptions, please click here.

About You

Our ideal candidate will have sound decision making skills, reflected in excellent clinical judgements and a high degree of self-discipline, reflected in the ability to provide targeted clinical services within strict time-frames. You will have a demonstrated ability to provide a high standard of complex direct service in the clinical assessment and treatment of children, young people and families; and to comply with service delivery towards output and outcomes requirement.

An understanding of the complexity of the service system and the issues involved in providing services to statutory clients is essential.

Tertiary qualification in Psychology, Social Work or related discipline is required along with experience conducting clinical work with children.

The Benefits

• Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
• Flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.