Child & Family Therapist – Behaviour & Wellbeing (Hybrid)

CatholicCare Sydney; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 106,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible hybrid work

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

CatholicCare Sydney’s SPARK Child and Family Wellbeing Program in Sydney’s Inner West seeks a Child & Family Practitioner - Behaviour and Wellbeing to assess and intervene with children aged 5–11, within a multidisciplinary team. You will work closely with families, schools and professionals to promote emotional regulation and resilience.

The role offers a full-time opportunity with hybrid work arrangements, ongoing supervision, and professional development within a leading not-for-profit

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Counselling or another relevant allied health or mental health discipline.
• Demonstrated experience providing mental health assessment and therapeutic intervention to children and families.
• Strong knowledge of behavioural assessment, formulation and intervention for children.
• Ability to engage parents and carers through coaching and psychoeducation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed mental health assessments for children aged 5–11.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions including CBT, emotional regulation and social skills.
• Develop functional behaviour assessments and evidence-based intervention plans.
• Coach and provide psychoeducation to parents and carers to strengthen parenting capacity.

Skills

Child mental health

Behavioural assessment

Parent coaching

Documentation

Education

Bachelor-level qualification in Psychology

Bachelor-level qualification in Social Work

Bachelor-level qualification in Occupational Therapy

Bachelor-level qualification in Counselling

Job description

CatholicCare Sydney’s SPARK Child and Family Wellbeing Program in Sydney’s Inner West seeks a Child & Family Practitioner - Behaviour and Wellbeing to assess and intervene with children aged 5–11, within a multidisciplinary team. You will work closely with families, schools and professionals to promote emotional regulation and resilience.

The role offers a full-time opportunity with hybrid work arrangements, ongoing supervision, and professional development within a leading not-for-profit