• Job no: 7G73Q

• Mallee location (based at Mildura office), covering Latji Latji, Ngintait, Nyeri Nyeri and Wegaia Countries
• Part Time 0.8FTE, Permanent position
• Base rate Clinician $98K-$100K pa pro rata, plus super and salary packaging
• Full Private Use Vehicle

Your Opportunity 

This is an amazing opportunity to join an innovative and inspiring program in helping young people and their families understand trauma and the impact it has on attachment and developmental milestones, through short and long term therapeutic treatment.

Berry Street Take Two offers therapeutic support to young people (age 12-17 years old and their families) residing in the Mallee region, who use family violence in their family home. Mallee Accommodation and Support Program (MASP) is the partner agency providing the case management component of the partnership. This clinician role will work closely with our colleagues at MASP. 

The program utilises an ecological model to understand young people’s behaviours and recognises that a young person’s use of violence is situated within several complex and interrelated systems. Many young people who use violence may concurrently be experiencing attachment difficulties, mental health vulnerabilities, drug/alcohol misuse, risk of homelessness, disability, disengagement from education along with childhood experiences of family violence and family discord.

This particular Clinician role will work within the Adolescent Family Violence Program, working with young people who use violence within the home with their families.

Key Responsibilities

As a Clinician you will create a welcoming space and provide high quality trauma and violence therapeutic services to infants, children, young people and their families at each stage of the stepped care model. You will work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the care provided is holistic and looks at child development, mental health and well-being of all participants.

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.

Experience within the Child Protection system or Out of Home Care sector will be highly regarded.

• A minimum Bachelor level or higher qualification in relevant field
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Safe & Together™ Model of practice
• Strong understanding of developmental trauma
• An understanding of the issues involved in working with families with diverse needs - i.e. CALD or disability (physical, sensory, intellectual or psychiatric)
• Training (e.g.EMDR) or experience in working with vulnerable children, adults and families, individually and in group work 
• Strong decision making skills
• Sound understanding of the complexities of the service systems
• Significant experience conducting clinical work with children.
• Strongly align with Berry Street's core values

The Benefits

• Hybrid working from home and the office!
• Committed to providing Fortnightly supervision
• Work within in a multi-disciplinary team who value regular debriefing
• Use of evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions and treatments
• We are able to provide a relocation package for a driven person who sees the value in this role!
• Flexible working between home and the office
• Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
• Flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions.
• Additional professional development opportunities.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.

How to Apply

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

Queries to John Ayling on [email protected] using the subject line: Clinician - Mildura enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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 with a sexual and or gender minority identity. 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.