Child Inclusive Practice Specialist

3 days ago

Wollongong, Australia Uniting Full time

About the Role
This is a permanent full -time opportunity working 5 days / week (35 hours) and can be based at any of the eight Uniting Counselling and Mediation sites
We’re seeking a passionate and experienced child, youth and family practitioner to join our team in a permanent full-time capacity as a Child Inclusive Practice Specialist. This role can be based at any of Uniting’s eight Counselling and Mediation sites: Newcastle, Gosford, Sydney CBD, Parramatta CBD, Penrith, Fairfield, Campbelltown, Wollongong, or Nowra. Regular travel across all sites will be required.
This is a leadership position that provides day-to-day operational support and clinical oversight of Child Inclusive Practice (CIP) and children and youth counselling across Uniting’s Counselling and Mediation programs. Working closely with Operations Managers, Practice Leads and local Managers, you will ensure the effective delivery, integration, and continual development of CIP services.
About you in the role
- Providing clinical supervision and training to practitioners delivering the child, youth and families work.
- Attending team, leadership, and project meetings.
- Coordinating and co-facilitating group work alongside therapists.
- Supporting the rollout of specialist trauma interventions (modality-specific projects), including extended therapy sessions of up to 22 sessions for children.
- Embedding and promoting CIP frameworks across programs.
- Supporting capacity building internally and externally, ensuring practice aligns with the principles of a Child Safe Organisation.

About You
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work or Counselling.
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the field of counselling and therapy with children and families.
- Strong experience managing high-conflict families with complex needs.
- Demonstrated clinical expertise in post-separation and family violence contexts, including knowledge of the Family Law Act.
- High-level skills in providing individual and group clinical supervision.
- Experience in delivering training, coaching, and professional development.
- A commitment to trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and child-safe practice.
- A current driver’s licence and willingness to travel across sites.

Application Requirements
1. Describe your experience in facilitating CIP supervision, training new child consultants/therapists in the CIP Model, including developing feedback to parents and therapy with children. Can you give an example of how you balanced clinical supervision with broader goals of Family Law and child safety and wellbeing?
2. Describe your experience in coaching and mentoring the supervision of Child and Adolescent therapy and Family Therapy.
3. How would you incorporate the Child Safe Organisation Principles when supporting the growth of CIP internally and externally?
Applications without responses to these three questions will not be considered.
**Closing date**: 11:55pm, Monday 26th May 2025
About Uniting
When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference. We work across all ages and stages of life, focused on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability.
We’re proud to be a Child Safe Organisation and an employer that celebrates diversity and inclusion, guided by our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative, and bold.
We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians of the land past, present, and emerging, honouring their connection to land, culture, and community.

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