Child Psychologist

Inside Out Therapy; Burpengary; Hybrid; AUD 319,000 - 419,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9 day fortnight

Flexible caseload

MDT collaboration

Professional development budget

Admin support

Therapy dogs

Job summary

Inside Out Therapy is seeking a Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary team on Brisbane's northside. You’ll work with neurodivergent children and families in a child-centred, play-based model that emphasises relationships over paperwork.

Provisional Psychologists encouraged to apply. Enjoy a 9 day fortnight, flexible caseload, and strong admin support in a centre-based setting with ongoing professional development and MDT collaboration.

Qualifications

• Registration with AHPRA (or provisional)
• Experience with paediatrics
• Interest in working with neurodivergent clients and families
• Adaptable and collaborative in MDT settings
• Have a car and driver’s licence

Responsibilities

• Support caseload of paediatric clients with play-based, relationship-focused therapies
• Develop individualized treatment plans and goals
• Promote emotional, attentional and sensory regulation in children
• Engage children in play-based sessions in a sensory-rich environment
• Collaborate with occupational therapists, speech therapists, physiotherapists, and counsellors
• Liaise with families to extend therapy to daily life

Skills

Empathy

Child-focused nervous system

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Flexible schedule

Job description

Burpengary | 9 Day Fortnight | 6 Clients Max Per Day | $2,000+ PD

Are you...

Are you a passionate, Psychologist who’s looking to work with a multidisciplinary team of therapy legends?

Are you looking for a workplace that truly respects your individuality and excited to hear about your new ideas?

Are you compassionate, fun and have an incredible knack for providing outstanding support to clients and their families?

This might be the change you are looking for!

About Inside Out

“When you start from the inside and work outward, magical things happen.”

Inside Out Therapy supports neurodivergent children, teens and families across three purpose built clinics on Brisbane's northside.

Our multidisciplinary team includes Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Counselling and Allied Health.

We provide family centred, relationship focused and neurodiversity affirming therapy that recognises every child as an individual.

Our role isn't to change who they are. It's to understand them, build their capacity and help them participate meaningfully in their everyday world.

Providing centre based sessions, Inside Out, is looking for aPsychologistto join our new integrated model where parents and children can receive support from the same team.

Provisional Psychologists are encouraged to apply.

What we can offer:

A therapist run, founded and owned organisation that has been built on values with our clients and their care at the centre of all that we do

Flexibility with your caseload;opportunity to work from home and have a 9 day fortnight!

Low KPIs and bonuses available for your dedicated work

Continuous shadowing opportunities, working alongside other clinicians, lots of time to debrief and reflect so you have time to continue to develop and grow as a therapist

Rare find: Psych role working closely with OTs, Speechies and Counsellors, MDT work is truly exciting and rewarding

Strong focus on Professional Development particularly around trauma, regulation, play-based and relationship based therapy - Professional Development budget for each staff member of $2000 minimum

Little to no formal assessment, without the need for long Psychological reports! Focus on therapy with your clients, not paperwork!

State of the art facilities with endless resources; you will have your own therapy room with swings, rock walls and motivating games and equipment to ensure you are never stifled for creative games and ideas. Our little people LOVE coming to their sessions and they will love sessions with you

Peer support and peer mentoring from your colleagues

Move away from your standard clinic room and into our sensory rooms, learn how to use sensory equipment to support your clients in sessions

Fortnightly Supervision

2 hours of non clinical time per day, 4 days per week, 5th day is at home or day off!

Incredible admin support so you can just focus on delivering amazing service to your little people

Work with our therapy dogs

Our team loves coffee dates!

Above award wages, with a focus on rewarding you for your consistency, efficiency and effectiveness in your role

Up to 36 sessions available to you and members of your household over the age of sixteen through our EAP; take care of you so you can take care of your clients

Duties and Responsibilities:

You will support a caseload of clients through weekly or fortnightly appointments offering play-based, relationship-focused and neurodiverse affirming approaches to build the child's capacity for self regulation, independence in daily routines, having authentic and meaningful relationships with others, participation in learning occupations and develop a positive and genuine sense of self

Assessment and developing individualised treatment plans for your clients

Support people to develop their capacity for improved emotional, attentional and sensory regulation

Engage your clients in a play-space rather than a small clinic room sitting at a desk!

You will see no more than six clients per day, four days per week. Your day will be made up of appointments on the hour, 8am, 9am, 10am, 1pm, 2pm and 3:15pm - each appointment runs for 50 mins each.

You will work closely with a passionate multi-disciplinary team made up of; occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, counsellors and allied health assistants

You will work closely with families on their therapy journey. This is a role for someone who genuinely enjoys working with children - you won't write endless reports you will be focused on therapy!

You will liaise with external stakeholders to ensure what you do in the clinic can be utilised in the child's everyday contexts

About you:

Registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist, Provisional Psychologists may apply and be considered for this role

Experience with Paediatrics

Have a strong commitment to learning and growing as an individual and as a clinician through truly rewarding and complex work with children and families

Have a real passion for working with clients who are Neurodivergent, preferably with some experience in working with Autism, ADHD and/or trauma

Adaptable and flexible in order to meet client’s needs and expectations

Fun, bubbly and prepared to bring your passion for working with children to work each day

Have a car and driver’s licence

For more information, explore our social pages or contact *******@iotherapy.com.au.

Come as you are. Bring what makes you different. Let's do meaningful work together.