Child & Family Clinician

**Does making a difference mean something to you**?**:
If making a positive, permanent impact on the lives of children and their families is your mission, this job could be for you.

Kids First Children’s Services in Sydney’s northern beaches has a unique career opportunity for a qualified Counselor or Mental Health Social Worker who has experience helping kids and families overcome their social, emotional and behavioural challenges.

**_ Of course, you:_**:

- Are a fun, confident, and innovative Counsellor or Mental Health Social Worker who loves to support kids and their families.
- Have great people skills, are a fantastic communicator, and enjoy working as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team.
- Are keen to contribute to a culture where whole-hearted connection with children, families, and colleagues is an everyday reality.
- Want to be of a vibrant practice where banter and a few laughs are the norm.
- Are committed to using your skills for good.

**_ And maybe right this moment_**:

- You’re looking for that ‘perfect paediatric role’ that will give you the chance to build meaningful relationships with children and families.
- You understand that to truly make a difference in the world, learning from like-minded colleagues is vital.
- You want more satisfaction from your job than you are currently experiencing
- You’re new to your clinical career, but have extensive experience working with and supporting children and families (such as education, behaviour, or disability support services)
- You’re working in another paediatric environment (e.g. school or community health) and are keen to experience the advantages of private practice.

If this sounds like you, an opportunity to create an enormous impact as a **Child & Family Clinician** is waiting for you at Kids First Children’s Services.

**_ About Us_***:

- Kids First Children’s Services is a thriving, family-owned private practice in Sydney’s northern beaches.
- Since 2007, our multi-disciplinary team of psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, and early intervention specialists has supported more than 20,000 local children and their families.
- Our longevity as the Northern Beaches’ most awarded multi-disciplinary team is the result of passionate people who are outstanding professionals. We genuinely care about our work, the clients we support and one another.
- Our ‘all under one roof’ approach gives clinicians a unique opportunity to learn, be supported, and build a broad range of clinical skills

**_ When you join the Kids First team, you’ll:_***:

- Provide warm, responsive, and evidence-based therapeutic support to children aged 3 to 16
- Work in partnership with families to help children to overcome their social, emotional, and behavioural challenges
- Collaborate with psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and early intervention specialists who are part of Kids First’s on-site multi-disciplinary team
- Be part of our innovative service delivery program which includes individual interventions, fun small group programs, and valuable school holiday activities
- Benefit from allocated collaborative time, weekly case conferences as well as regular off-site team retreats
- Get the chance to broaden and deepen your skills through daily contact with like-minded professionals who share your commitment and values
- Develop your professional skills under the guidance of experienced team leaders.

**_ Days and hour_**s**:
Initially, we are looking for a Child & Family Clinician to join us 3 to 4 days per week. Future capacity for full-time hours may be available as the demand for your support grows

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Remuneration_**:
Our team members benefit from the security of generous salaried positions. Remuneration for this role will be aligned with your experience and the value that you bring to our practice.

**_ Our Core Values_**:
At Kids First, our Core Values; _Care, Kindness, Compassion, _and_ Making a Contribution_. play a daily role in our practice and the charities we support through our ‘Therapy For Good’ initiative.

We want to hear from you if you are an exceptional accredited Mental Health Social Workers or Counsellors who:

- Is dedicated to building a career in child and adolescent behaviour and mental health support
- Have demonstrated previous experience in a paediatric setting with children who have unique needs
- Want career development and security as a long-term member of our visionary, award-winning and friendly multi-disciplinary team

**_ Our Child & Family Clinician Team_**:
Child and Family Clinicians at Kids First are members of our psychological services team.

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Essential Criteria_**:

- Enthusiastic consumer of cake, treats and the occasional team lunch that may or may not involve pizza - yes, Kids First is that kind of place
- Membership of the Australian Counselling Association or full registration with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation