Clinical Senior Manager, Therapeutic Residential Care

3 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Berry Street Full time

About Take Two

Take Two provides a range of therapeutic services for infants, children and young people who have suffered trauma, neglect and disrupted attachment, and contributes to the service system that provides care, support and protection for these children.

Take Two is also involved, in partnership with other community service agencies in the provision of therapeutic family violence services, therapeutic foster care, therapeutic residential care, and therapeutic services for the Family Preservation and Reunification Response Program.

Take Two is establishing a statewide Therapeutic Specialists Program with responsibility for delivering therapeutic services to Residential Care homes across Victoria.

The Opportunity:

Berry Street has implemented the Teaching Family Model (TFM), an evidence based holistic approach to supporting young people in out of home care with a focus on teaching age-appropriate social skills, problem solving and self- determination in a family style group setting. Berry Street's Residential Care staff are also trained in the use of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), a proactive prevention and de-escalation approach to crisis situations. Within the program there are also Take Two Clinicians - Therapeutic Specialists.

Therapeutic Specialist work closely with the young people and Residential Care team focusing on facilitating reflective practice and building team members knowledge of therapeutic parenting strategies.

  • Flexible location, can work from any Berry Street office in the state.
  • Full Time, Permanent role
  • Competitive Remuneration, plus salary packaging, and a Motor Vehicle
  • Will be expected to travel regularly to other Take Two service delivery sites.

Key Responsibility:

The Clinical Senior Manager holds specific responsibility within their area for practice development which includes; contract monitoring; strategic management; performance; clinical governance; monitoring and improvement of Take Two clinical services; evidence-based practice; stakeholder feedback; staff and student recruitment, management and development of clinical staff; client information management and for the management of risk and safety in clinical practice and work environments.

Our ideal candidate will have:

  • Experiencein managing program administration, including clinical measures, data collection, and quality assurance.
  • Solid consultation skills, this role will provide expert secondary consultation and guidance on mental health and therapeutic needs.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality clinical expertise in assessments and interventions for children, young people, and families, aligned with service outcomes.
  • Demonstrated leadership in coaching, mentoring, team building, and performance management, aligned with Berry Street's supervision model.
  • In-depth understanding of Residential Care settings and relevant guidelines (e.g., Berry Street, DFFH).
  • Bachelor level qualification in Health or Welfare relevant fields
  • Post graduate qualification in Health or Welfare relevant fields

The Benefits:

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

How to Apply:

Please send through resume and cover letter addressing key selection criteria by 11pm, Tuesday 24 June 2025

Queries to Shaune Barry, Assistant Director sbarry@berrystreet.org.au.

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 and International Police check if required and Workers Carer Exclusion Scheme clearance if applicable.

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 as LGBTIQA+. 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.

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