• Work within one of our expanding Youth focused or Children’s specialist teams
• Contribute to highly integrated reflective practice & trauma informed care impacting vulnerable young people
• Be a part of a clinical team that facilitates reflective practice groups drawing upon attachment theory and psychodynamic principles
• Use your clinical skills to impact the life trajectories of children in the care system or impacted by young homelessness?
• Work for a dynamic and well-respected organisation where your clinical interventions support the therapeutic program
• Located in Richmond and South Eastern Suburbs

ABOUT US

Lighthouse Foundation offers an integrated therapeutic model of care for homeless children and young people who predominantly come from a background of long-term neglect and abuse. Our people are dedicated to making a change in our children and young people's lives.

At Lighthouse we believe that every child or young person is one caring adult away from being a success story. In a Lighthouse home, children, young people and families are supported by Therapeutic Carers as well as specialist services including case management and psychological support.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role will provide clinical support and governance to Lighthouse young people and staff, specifically:

• Providing reflective practice to therapeutic carers via individual and group supervision.
• Providing therapeutic and trauma informed interventions to carers responding to children expressing trauma.
• Psychological assessments and reports.
• Program development.
• Providing therapeutic and psycho-educational group programs.
• Providing psychotherapy, child-focussed parent/carer sessions, Family Therapy.
• Providing clinical input at care team meetings.
• Consulting on the development and maintenance of young peoples’ therapeutic program

This role will also require the clinician to produce detailed case studies, reports/papers and contribute to research in consultation with the Manager of Clinical Services and the Lighthouse Institute.

This role provides the opportunity to be part of Lighthouse Foundation’s Hub Home model, supporting Lighthouse programs that specialise in providing therapeutic care to children, young people and families across Melbourne.

Lighthouse has two Hub Homes across Melbourne, and this opportunity is based in Southern Melbourne, a central place of support and community connection for children, young people and their carers. It is a place where they can come together as a community, to receive therapeutic supports or respite care with trained therapeutic staff.

The Hub acts as a ‘home away from home’ and creates a ‘village’ of extended support for each child, allowing them to develop positive, healthy attachments with adults who care about their safety and wellbeing. The Hub facilitates regular social activities for carers, families and local volunteers to connect, reflect and share their experiences together. Lighthouse believes this strong sense of community will help to improve the overall stability in placements, continuity in care, and carers quality, tangible support they need to thrive.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provision of clinical supervision and debriefing to care staff members.
• Conducting psychosocial screen interviews for applicants to Lighthouse.
• Consultation with internal and external care team members to develop and support young people’s therapeutic journey.
• Involvement in the development and implementation of clinical care protocols and therapeutic interventions.
• In consultation with the Manager of Clinical Services, to develop and amend, current assessment tools and processes.
• Periodic psychometric assessments of young people for recovery progress reviews.
• Development and administration of individual development plans for young people.
• Producing detailed case studies, reports/papers and research.
• Delivering training as part of the Lighthouse Professional Development Program as required.
• Role modelling the values of Lighthouse Foundation and our Model of Care.

ABOUT YOU

Essential Requirements:

• Experience working with youth and adolescents in a therapeutic setting.
• Experience in counselling and/or psychotherapy with children, young people or families.

Knowledge of:

• Attachment Theory.
• Trauma and Trauma Informed Theory.
• Psychodynamic and or Object Relations Theories (Desirable), Family Therapy
• Theory and skills in responding to the fluidity and patterns of child and adolescent development.
• Psychological research methodologies and report writing.

Demonstrated skills in:

• Suicide recognition, prevention and intervention.
• Ability to assess level of risk surrounding decision and outcomes.
• Group facilitation skills.
• Program development skills.
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills.
• Psychological research implementation and reports.

Minimum qualifications required:

• Registered Psychologist
• Social Worker - Membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
• Allied Health Professional with formal Psychotherapy / Family Therapy training
• Current driver’s licence.
• Valid first aid certificate (or willingness to obtain one).
• Criminal Records check.
• Current Working with Children check.

APPLICATION PROCESS

We welcome your application and ask that you please review the attached position description, provide your Resume and Cover letter, broadly addressing the key selection criteria highlighted.

To submit your application, click Apply Now.

Lighthouse celebrates diversity and affirm the right of access, equity, and equality for every young person, staff member and volunteer in the Lighthouse Community. Our organisation is inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities. We also practice from a position of cultural safety and awareness, across diverse languages, religions, and cultures. we respect, respond and continue to learn about the unique needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.

Lighthouse Foundation is a Child Safe Organisation, we are committed to a thoughtful and protective environment that supports our babies, children and young people to feel safe and respected, and to build their capacity to feel deeply cared for and important to other human beings.

Please find attached the position description.