Senior Practitioner

DCC Industry Group is dedicated to enriching lives through our key divisions: Youth & Communities, Disability, Allied Health and Workforce Services. Our goal is to provide services that empower individuals across all stages of life, supporting their well-being and personal growth in every aspect of their journey.

About The Role:

We're seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Practitioner to lead trauma-informed, high-quality care for children and young people. In this pivotal role, you'll work alongside the General Manager – Quality & Practice to drive continuous improvement across our Youth and Communities, Foster and Kinship Care, and Disability and Allied Health programs.

You'll provide professional supervision, on-the-ground guidance, and practice leadership that aligns with organisational frameworks and evidence-based models of care. Your relational, culturally safe approach will help implement wrap-around, strengths-based case management for children and young people with complex trauma backgrounds.

Key responsibilities include enhancing outcomes, mitigating risk, and strengthening practice across programs. You'll collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, support care planning, risk assessment, and promote resilience and self-determination for children and young people, as well as:

Provide clinical guidance, support therapeutic care planning, and model professional, resilient practice.

Mentor and train staff, support onboarding, and foster a positive, reflective team culture to ensure consistent, quality service delivery.

Ensure safe work practices and adherence to child protection protocols. Support incident response and reporting and contribute to continuous improvement and staff training in crisis intervention.

What's on Offer:

Company laptop and mobile phone provided

No use of a personal vehicle

Career growth and progression

Access to our Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications/Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Human Services or a related discipline is required.

Demonstrated understanding of trauma-informed care, attachment theory, and child development.

Experience working with culturally diverse communities, including First Nations young people.

Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and interpersonal skills.

Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Training in therapeutic crisis intervention models (e.g., TCI, or equivalent) is desirable

Experience in leading teams, providing supervision, or acting in a senior capacity within a therapeutic or care setting is desirable.

Working with Children Check and LCS check or willing to obtain

Police check or willing to obtain

Valid Open or P2 driver's licence

If this sounds like an opportunity for you, or should you have further questions or require more information, please contact hr@dccgroup.org.au .

We're serious about diversity and cultural inclusivity. DCC Industry Group is an employer of equal opportunity and encourages people from a background of First Nations, LGBTQIA+, women, and CALD people to apply.

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Your application will include the following questions:Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia? Do you have a current Working With Children (WWC) Check? Do you have a current Australian driver's licence? Do you have a current Police Check (National Police Certificate) for employment? What's your expected annual base salary? How much notice are you required to give your current employer? What's your highest level of education? Do you have experience working with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island communities?