• Based onsite 4 days per week at the Hurstbridge Farm and 1 at the Eaglemont Office (Wurundjeri Country)
• Full-time permanent opportunity
• Base salary of $110k+ Superannuation + Salary Packaging
• Additional $10,500pa motor vehicle allowance

Last year, Take Two worked with 1,751 families for an average of 14 months each - 2022 Berry Street Annual Report

Your Opportunity

The Hurstbridge Farm is a Therapeutic Residential Care (TRC) facility run by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing for young people typically aged between 10-17 years, who have suffered complex developmental trauma, significant abuse, neglect or disrupted attachment.

This is a wonderful opportunity to work within the well-known Take Two team in an integral clinical role in which you will conduct therapeutic assessments and complete Individual Therapeutic Intervention Plans (ITTP’s) in collaboration with clients and care teams. You will also undertake training and coaching of residential staff in their therapeutic practices based on structured training modules and client ITTP’s.

This exciting and diverse role will require you to provide direct short-term therapeutic work with clients (and families/carers as per case plans) with clear short-term goals and desired outcomes, with a focus on client functioning within the TRC facility.  

You will work in a systemic and collaborative manner with young people, their family’s and the care teams to achieve the life changing goals and outcomes whilst playing an important part in building and maintaining partnerships both internally and externally.

Your skills and experience

We are seeking an experienced clinician who enjoys working within a multi-disciplinary team and are passionate about seeing young people and families reach their goals. A sound understanding of trauma and the impacts on attachment and developmental milestones for young people is essential.

You will hold a Bachelor degree level or higher qualification in a Health or Welfare related field such as Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Family Therapy, Speech Pathology, Art Therapy or related discipline, along with significant experience conducting clinical work with children. Experience in training and development will also be highly regarded.

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 treatment of young people and families, and a sound understanding and demonstrated ability to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and community.

Berry Street

Join our team We are one of the largest independent agencies within Australia, providing over 40,000 diverse programs to young people, children and families across Victoria each year. We pride ourselves on our ingenuity, evidence based and multi-dimensional thinking to provide the best outcomes for our young people!

We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful and strive to make this happen each day!

Extra benefits

• Above award salaries & allowances 
• Regular reflective supervision 
• A culture that values and support professional development  
• $15,800.00 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging + Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation 
• Flexible work arrangements 
• 10 weeks paid parental leave + other generous leave conditions! 
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff's immediate family 
• Leave loading 17.5% 
• Extra carers leave!  
• Ongoing training opportunities in therapeutic frameworks

Apply now!

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted via the "Apply Now" button.

Queries to Kylie Lloyd, Clinical Team Leader on 0499 307 381.

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. 

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 as LGBTIQA+. 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. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply. 

A position description is attached.