Child & Family Therapeutic Specialist

Your role:

Leading therapeutic practice at the Care Hub based in Bendigo. The Therapeutic Specialist primarily assists the team providing assessment and support to children, young people and their families providing family therapy interventions and training for clinical staff working with children and young people experiencing impacts of trauma.

Positions objectives:

• To promote ability of children and young people to recover from the effects of abuse, family violence, trauma and loss.
• To resource Care Hub staff and others to provide nurturing, therapeutic, reparative care for children and young people who present with complex needs and challenging behaviours using a trauma framework.

More information about the Care Hub can be found here:

What are we looking for:

• Experience developing intervention plans and mentoring and coaching staff in therapeutic responses
• Experience with trauma/mental health of children and young people
• Experience facilitating reflective practice and clinical supervisions for staff
• Experience providing secondary consults and training for clinical staff working with children and young people experiencing impacts of trauma

Qualifications:

A relevant degree in Social Work, Psychology, Family Therapy, Occupational Therapy or a related degree in Behavioural Sciences.

What makes this such a great role for you:

This is a great opportunity to join one of Victoria's leading organisation's that has led major change to the system through its services and impact, and is an opportunity for you to be a part of our continued journey in working and servicing the needs of vulnerable children youth and families.

As a Therapeutic Specialist at AV you'll receive:

• SCHCADS level 8.3 which equates to $134,288 ($67.96 per hour) plus super at 12% at full time.
• Access to Salary Packaging of up to $15,900.
• Fixed term contract covering parental leave to 15th January 2027.
• Based at the Loddon Care Hub in Bendigo.
• Access to discounted health insurance and other retail discounts.
• Access to AV's suite of Health and Wellbeing benefits, such as our Well Worth It Program, Fitness Passport, EIP and EAP.
• Supervision provided by our Principal Practitioner.

What our people say- "I feel really supported - probably the most supported I've ever felt in a workplace. This job can be really difficult, so if you're supported, that's half the battle for me. Knowing it's there means I can go out and do the work."

Ready to take the next step:

You can download and review the full position description here:  Out of Home Care (OOHC) Child and Family Therapeutic Specialist PD OOHC E AW V1.1

We would like to receive applications by no later than Sunday 19th October.

All you need to do is click APPLY wherever you see this advertisement or you can visit our careers where you can simply "apply for this job" over on the right-hand side.

To support your application, please provide us with a resume, along with a 1-page cover letter that describes you, your motivation to apply, your desire to work with new carers, children and young people in out of home care as well as anything else that you feel might add value to your application and set you apart.

We may reach out during the advertising period to discuss your application in more detail and ask some further questions. We would also invite you to do the same. Please contact Jemma Ketteridge via email at

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

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