Therapeutic Specialist. Permanent

3 weeks ago


Canberra, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time

**Job no**: 503386

**Employment type**: Full Time

**Location**: ACT, Albury Wodonga & Murray, Blue Mountains & Central West, Coffs Harbour & North Coast, Dubbo & Central NSW, Far West & North Central NSW, Gosford & Central Coast, Goulburn & Southern Tablelands, Lismore & Far North Coast, Newcastle, Maitland & Hunter, Port Macquarie & Mid North Coast, Richmond & Hawkesbury, Sydney, Tamworth & North West NSW, Tamut, Southern Highlands & Snowy, Wagga Wagga & Riverina, Wollongong, Illawarra & South Coast, Darwin, Alice Springs & Central Australia, Katherine & Northern Australia, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Bundaberg & Wide Bay Burnett, Cairns & Far North, Gladstone & Central QLD, Hervey Bay & Fraser Coast, Ipswich, Logan, Mackay & Coalfields, Mt Isa & Western QLD, Norfolk Island, Rockhampton & Capricorn Coast, Somerset & Lockyer, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba & Darling Downs, Townsville & Northern QLD, Adelaide, Adelaide Hills & Barossa, Coober Pedy & Outback SA, Fleurieu Peninsula & Kangaroo Island, Mt Gambier & Limestone Coast, Riverland & Murray Mallee, Whyalla & Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula & Clare Valley, Hobart, Central & South East, Devonport & North West, Launceston & North East, Bairnsdale & Gippsland, Ballarat & Central Highlands, Bendigo, Goldfields & Macedon Ranges, Dandenong, Epping, Geelong & Great Ocean Road, Horsham & Grampians, Sunshine, Mildura & Murray, Melbourne, Morning Peninsula & Bass Coast, Shepparton & Goulburn Valley, Taralgon & La Trobe Valley, Yarra Valley & High Country, Perth, Albany & Great Southern, Broome & Kimberley, Bunbury & South West, Geraldton, Gascoyne & Midwest, Kalgoorlie, Goldfields & Esperance, Mandurah & Peel, Northam & Wheatbelt, Port Hedland, Karratha & Pilbara

**Categories**: Child, Youth & Family
- **Relocation Assistance Provided - a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in a regional location.**:

- **Excellent remuneration package | Roles sought for both Darwin and Alice Springs**:

- **Make a difference in the lives of children, young people, families, and communities across the NT**

**About the Organisation**

Every day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, as we work collaboratively with families, carers, and communities, to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow. With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

**About the Role**

We are seeking a Therapeutic Specialist to join our Northern Territory team in Darwin or Alice Springs. The Therapeutic Specialist plays a critical role in overseeing and coordinating the functions within the Intensive Therapeutic Care programs undertaken by Life Without Barriers.

As a Therapeutic Specialist you will provide therapeutic support and intervention development for Children & Young People in our care who have backgrounds of complex trauma, abuse and/or neglect, and in some cases physical and/or psychosocial disabilities requiring support. You will also deliver specialist support to our care teams through practice support and leading reflective practice sessions.

Experience the unique rewards of working in the NT, where you'll have the opportunity to support practice uplift and achieve amazing outcomes for the children and young people in our community. In this role, you'll have the chance to make a real impact, helping children overcome challenges and thrive in nurturing environments. Join us in the NT and be part of a team dedicated to transforming lives and creating brighter futures.

A high level of cultural competency is extremely important for these roles, prior experience working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people will be highly regarded.

**Please Note**: We are advertising two positions, one permanent full-time position and one 12 month maximum term full-time contract. Either position can be based in Darwin or Alice Springs.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide evidence informed advice and recommendations on understanding and minimising negative impacts of trauma, promoting healthy age-appropriate development and building and strengthening skills and competency.
- Provide evidence informed training and support for carers and staff regarding therapeutic support.
- Lead implementation, maintenan



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