• Ballarat location, Wadawurrung Country with work from home opportunities
• Part time (0.8- 0.6EFT), permanent position
• Salary package full time equivalent up to $117,000pa (inclusive of base salary $97K, super and salary packaging)
• Access to training in EMDR and Child-Parent Psychotherapy

For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision. Together.

About Take Two

Take Two is a state-wide service providing high quality therapeutic services to children and young people who have suffered significant abuse, neglect or disrupted attachment and are clients of Child Protection. We work with the traumatised child, and with their caregivers, families and communities. We help them understand the child’s trauma, and how it’s impacting their development and behaviours.

About the Role

The Restoring Childhood Model (RCM) has been funded by the Victorian Government providing therapeutic services to children and young people impacted by family violence. Grounded in evidence informed practice, the RCM will involve specialist intake & assessment, medium term therapeutic support including use of Eye Movement, Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy and Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP).

Key Responsibilities

The clinician will provide high quality dyadic and child-focussed parenting clinical interventions to infants, children and mothers affected by Family Violence. Working cooperatively with both internal and external stakeholders will be required in this role.

 About You

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Clinician with experience conducting clinical work with children, as well as post graduate training in a relevant field.
• Someone with strong understanding of the complexity of family violence, service systems, and the issues involved in providing services to our clients.

 The Benefits

• Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
• Flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.
• Access to training in EMDR and Child-Parent Psychotherapy.

How to Apply

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted as soon as possible as applications will be assessed as they are received.

Queries to Skye Petrie, Clinical Team Leader - Restoring Childhood on (03) 5330 5000.

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 people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.

A position description is attached.