• Part time opportunity - 30.4 hours/week
• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• Hourly rate: $53.84 - $56.22 + Super + Salary packaging

About the Role

The Senior Practitioner will provide day-to-day operational and clinical support, expertise and guidance to a team of practitioners (multi-disciplinary and/or specialist staff) to achieve best practice and client outcomes whilst contributing to their ongoing professional development.

Some of your responsibilities will be:

• Providing support, feedback and guidance to a team of practitioners to facilitate the delivery of efficient and effective client focused services consistent with best practice standards and relevant statutory and funding requirements
• Actively contribute to the management of complex and high needs clients within agreed service areas and in line with expertise and qualifications using a collaborative approach
• Providing timely, high-level and specialist advice to Practice Manager on service delivery issues, team performance, service quality, and related matters
• Delivering a range of clinical and support services
• Attending and participating in individual and group clinical supervision
• Maybe required to facilitate individual and group clinical supervision
• Carrying a client caseload
• Ensuring data collection meets internal and funding body requirements
• Maintaining up to date knowledge of professional practice techniques and translate that knowledge to maximise client outcomes
• Carrying out duties in accordance with all relevant legal Acts, Legislation, Regulations and Standards in Child Protection and Domestic and Family Violence

About You

To be a successful candidate you will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in social sciences (such as psychology & social work) and eligibility for membership and or accreditation with relevant professional Board or Association
• Demonstrated ability to build and leverage relationships across multi-functional or multi-disciplinary teams to achieve agreed objectives
• Demonstrated capacity to deliver a person-centred, strengths-based service
• Demonstrated ability to successfully support a high-performing team and maintain a positive workplace culture
• Demonstrated understanding of child protection, domestic and family violence and other relevant legislation as required
• Strong organisational skills, including the capacity for critical thinking and a systemic approach to prioritisation
• Demonstrated competency in use of technology to deliver client services and maintain client management systems
• Demonstrated experience and skills in working with Cultural and Linguistically Diverse Communities and with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
• Demonstrated high-level verbal and written communication skills

Benefits of joining us

• Professional Growth: Tailored professional development opportunities to support your career ambitions
• Work-Life Balance: Embrace flexibility, hybrid working arrangements, flexible start/finish times, family-friendly organisation
• Tax Savings: Maximise your income with generous salary packaging, reducing your tax and increasing your take-home pay
• Generous Leave: Above-award annual and personal/carers leave, extended parental leave, celebration day
• Supportive Team: Join a friendly and supportive team that values your contributions
• Wellbeing: Free access to a premium mindfulness app, EAP counselling, yearly flu vaccinations, and a variety of wellbeing activities to make your workday more enjoyable

Who are we and what we do…

People are at the core of everything we do: from supporting and enhancing the wellbeing of our clients to the nurturing and development of our staff and their career aspirations.

CatholicCare Sydney is a leading not-for-profit agency supporting people from all walks of life. We’re an organisation that promotes diversity and inclusion and commits to the growth and wellbeing of our staff, empowering them to make a positive change to the community. CatholicCare is the official social services agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney and a certified Family Friendly Organisation.

We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, member of the LGBTQI+ community, and people living with disabilities.

How to Apply

To be considered for this role, you will need to attach your resume and a cover letter addressing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as shortlisting for this position will commence immediately.

A position description is attached.

Need more information? Please contact - Practice Manager, Samantha Jones at 02 9707 8525.

At CatholicCare, we believe vaccination to be the best way to keep our people and our communities safe from Covid-19. We require all employee, volunteers and students to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition of engagement. CatholicCare requires the preferred applicant to undertake a National Criminal History Record Check prior to employment, and for some roles, a Working with Children Check is also required.