AddressAbout the Organisation
Every day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, as we work collaboratively with families, carers, and communities, to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow. With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future.
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 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. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.
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
Permanent part time Therapeutic Specialist role where you will be joining a brand new service providing specialist therapeutic and disability support to children in out of home care in the Geelong region.
This role provides flexibility to work from either home or our Geelong office – wherever you work best. However, as you will hold a case load you will need to travel throughout Geelong as required. This is a permanent part time (30 hours per week) position that can be 4 days or shorter days across 5 days a week.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop a thorough working knowledge of CARE and TCI and ensure the core principles of the CARE model are applied in all therapeutic interventions
- Ensure that consistent quality therapeutic care consistent with the CARE model is delivered to Children and Young People
- Provide expertise and guidance during the formulation of Therapeutic Care Plans, Individual Crisis Management Plans, Positive Behavioural Support Plans and similar
- Encourage innovative multidisciplinary responses to the individual needs of children, young people
- Lead reflective practice processes and provide consultation to support our front line staff in relation to clients with complex support needs
- Participate in CARE and TCI training ensuring that these frameworks and tools guide our work with all clients across the organisation
Skills & Experience
- Tertiary qualifications in allied health professions such as Psychology, Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Social Work
- Current registration with the professional body relevant to your qualification
- Current VIC driver’s license
- Experience in a therapeutic care setting or working in a clinical environment with Children and Young People in Out of Home Care
- Significant experience using evidence-based assessment tools with young people with trauma informed behaviour
- Working knowledge and implementation of trauma informed Positive Behaviour Support
Benefits
- We prioritise a strong evidence-based culture and offer extensive professional development opportunities. Successful candidates may receive training in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and Children and Residential Experiences (CARE) from Cornell University.
- Tool of trade vehicle included
- Work from home or the office – genuine flexibility in location and hours
- Join a national behaviour support team, learning from and being supported by colleagues all over the country
- Regular in-house individual supervision and scheduled professional development sessions
- Monthly communities of practice
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Mikaella Latimore at ***********@lwb.org.au.
Applications close at midnight on 12 June.
To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.
