Our Purpose

Our Purpose is to support children, young people, and their families to build skills and capacity, address the impacts of trauma and adverse childhood experiences, and develop capabilities that will enable them to be the best versions of themselves.

Our Vision

We see a future where Western Australia is the safest place in the world and all children, young people, and their families feel safe to dream, to thrive, and to reach their fullest potential.

Multiagency Investigation Support Team

The Multi-Agency Investigation and Support Team (MIST) provides essential trauma-informed services for children and their families, tailored to the highly complex needs of sexual abuse survivors. This program is an innovative and holistic approach to the support of children (and their families), who have experienced sexual abuse and is based at the Stan and Jean Perron Child Advocacy Centre – our purpose-built headquarters in Midland, and the George Jones Child Advocacy Centre in Armadale. MIST delivers integrated services to survivors, combining acute, trauma-informed, response recovery support, with a long-term therapeutic care program. MISTs provide a response where the child and family are central, and their needs are supported through different stages of treatment and recovery.

About the Role

We have secured funding to develop a therapeutic program and clinical interventions for children and young people impacted by Homicide. This pilot project provides the right person with the opportunity to lead and develop an innovative and responsive model that supports healing and recovery. This project will develop a strong evidence base to help inform how we can support children and young people impacted by homicide.

This role is offered on a Fixed Term, full-time contract.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive assessment of the children, young people and adults that access the service.
• Develop, organise, and undertake therapeutic interventions (individual and group) such as educative, psychotherapy and cognitive behaviour programmes with children, young people and adults.
• Manage a caseload of identified children, young people, adults and/or families that you provide services for (assessment and interventions).

Skills required:

• Formal university qualifications in the field of Psychology and ability for full registration with AHPRA.
• Demonstrated therapeutic skills, including assessment, treatment planning and intervention skills in regard to children, youth and adults.
• Excellent self-management skills and ability to work with a significant degree of autonomy in a team environment.

Benefits:

• HPPS Level H2 – H2R - $42.03 - $43.63, dependent on applicant
• Clinical supervision will be provided by APHRA board approved registered supervisors.
• Salary packaging of up to $15,900
• EAP Service with wellness resources
• Discounted health insurance plans

Parkerville Children and Youth Care have a zero tolerance to alcohol and drugs.

It is essential that all applicants meet the above criteria and are permitted to work and remain in Australia with no limitations.

Would you like to know more about this position? For further inquiries, please reach out to Louise Hanna, at [email protected] using the subject line: Psychologist / Clinical Psychologist Registrar enquiry via EthicalJobs or call on 0459 134 292 during business hours.

Applications will be assessed on a regular basis, and we may not wait until the closing date before you hear from us. We reserve the right to close the position earlier.

Parkerville Children and Youth Care Inc. has met the Safeguarding Children Standards set out by the Australian Childhood Foundation and received full Safeguarding Children accreditation in September 2019 and achieved re-accreditation in June 2022.

Parkerville CYC is committed to ensure that we maintain a diverse and inclusive workplace where our staff are welcomed and feel safe to be their authentic selves. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of gender, sexuality, age, disability, religion or cultural background.

We are committed to increasing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.