• Job no: 3NX64
• Part time (0.6FTE), fixed term 12 month opportunity
• A culture that values and support professional development!
• Located at our Mildura office on Latji Latji, Ngintait, Nyeri Nyeri and Wergaia Country.
• Salary range $100K-$112K + superannuation + salary packaging (pro rata) depending on experience.

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. Our Clinicians work with children, their caregivers, families and communities. We help them understand the child’s trauma, and how it’s impacting their development and behaviours.

This role is based in the Take Two fee-for-service program and provides tailored and targeted assessments and intervention to young people and their support networks; as well as professional services and training to the community services, education and broader sectors.

Key Responsibilities

In addition to holding a caseload, a Clinician will:

• Provide responsive clinical services to clients who are at various stages of the episode of care, such as assessment, treatment and closure. Therapeutic work can range from short to long term.
• Conduct assessments and develop therapeutic treatment plans guided by the Neurosequential model and/or other clinical measures, with clear goals that are reviewed regularly.
• Work in a systemic and collaborative manner with the client, family and the care team to achieve the goals within the specified time frame. 
• Provide face-to-face clinical services across the Loddon-Malle region.
• Provide nation-wide clinical services via telehealth.

A Senior Clinician will:

• Provide leadership in the team and support the clinical team leader, including building and maintaining important partnerships and supporting the team to meet key performance indicators. 
• Provide clinical supervision to clinicians and students as required. 
• Facilitate referrals into the fee-for-service program by providing intake consultations and quoting for services.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of training requests from external agencies.
• Conduct assessments and develop therapeutic treatment plans, with clear goals that are reviewed regularly.

About You

We are seeking a qualified Clinician or Senior Clinician who has relevant Bachelor level or higher qualification in Psychology, Social Work or a related discipline. You will have a sound understanding of the complexities of the service system, a demonstrated ability to provide direct service in the clinical assessment and treatment of young people and families, and a sound understanding and demonstrated ability to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and community.

Berry Street Benefits?

• Regular reflective supervision
• $15,900.00 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging + Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation
• Flexible work arrangements
• 10 weeks paid parental leave + other generous leave conditions!
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff's immediate family
• Leave loading 17.5%
• Extra carers leave! 

How to Apply

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted by midnight on Wednesday 13 November

Queries to Dr Lauren Codd - Clinician Manager on 0499 800 415.

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.

A position description is attached.