Therapeutic Specialist. Permanent Full Time

6 days ago

Hunter Valley, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time

**Job no**: 505275
**Employment type**: Full Time
**Location**: Newcastle, Maitland & Hunter
**Categories**: Child, Youth & Family
- **Based in Newcastle with flexible hybrid working arrangements**:

- **Generous Employee Benefits
- Access to salary packaging, Fitness Passport + More**:

- **Monthly rostered day off (RDO)**

**About the role**

As a Therapeutic Specialist you will coordinate and deliver high quality assessment, consultive and referral services to support the development for Children & Young People in our care 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 therapeutic supervision, practice support and leading reflective practice sessions.

This permanent Full-Time opportunity is based in **Newcastle**with flexible working arrangements negotiated with the successful applicant. Regular travel throughout Newcastle and the mid north coast will be required.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead therapeutic assessments and planning through comprehensive assessments and Positive Behaviour Support Plans
- Develop, review and support implementation of relevant therapeutic support plans, such as Positive Behaviour Support Plans
- Provide therapeutic expertise and guidance to support managers with reflective practice, and facilitate the development of effective strategies to prevent and respond to pain-based behaviour for young people
- Develop a thorough working knowledge of the CARE and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) models to deliver training as required
- Advocate and lead ethical, evidence-informed therapeutic practice, in alignment with the CARE and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) models
- Proactively engage and collaborate with relevant internal and external stakeholders

**Skills & Experience**
- Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing or other related discipline.
- Current registration or eligibility for registration with the professional body relevant to your qualification.
- Experience using evidence-based assessment tools with young people with trauma informed behaviour
- Ability to develop and promote positive person-centred behaviour supports
- Current Driver’s Licence

**How to Apply**:
**Applications close at midnight, Sunday 10th August 2025**

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.

**Advertised**: 29 Jul 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 10 Aug 2025 23:55 AUS Eastern Standard Time

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