Families Together Clinician

Stepwise Community Services; Sydney; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Stepwise Community Services is seeking a Families Together Clinician to deliver specialised therapeutic services for children, young people, and families at risk of entering the child protection system. You will focus on assessment, formulation and intervention within a trauma-informed, family-led framework, working across home-based and outreach settings.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, conduct assessments, and use evidence-based tools while maintaining high-quality records.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field and current professional registration.
• Experience delivering trauma-informed services to children, young people and families.
• Knowledge of mandatory reporting and information-sharing obligations.
• Current Working with Children Check and National Police Check.
• Valid driver licence and ability to travel for home-based work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver trauma-informed, culturally responsive therapeutic interventions to children, young people and families.
• Provide counselling, family therapy and psychoeducation targeting trauma and emotional regulation.
• Deliver home-based and outreach services to support engagement and access.
• Conduct clinical assessments and develop formulations and care plans.
• Use standard tools (e.g., Family Outcome Star, K10, SDQ, CBCL) and document findings.
• Collaborate with the Families Together Team and external partners to support families.
• Monitor safety, respond to changes in risk, and contribute to safety planning.

Skills

Trauma-informed practice

Child and family engagement

Risk assessment & safety planning

Culturally responsive practice

Working with Children Check

National Police Check

Driver Licence

Family-led practice

Interagency collaboration

Education

Tertiary qualification in Social Work / Community Services / Psychology / Welfare

Job description

About the role

Families Together Clinician delivers specialised therapeutic services to children, young people, and families at risk of entering, or escalating within, the statutory child protection system. Working within the Families Together framework, the role focuses on therapeutic assessment, formulation, and intervention to address trauma, mental health concerns, and relational challenges, using child-centred, family-led, strengths-based, and trauma-informed practice to support children to remain safely at home. The Clinician works collaboratively with the Families Together Team Leader, Families Together Practitioners, and external partners to deliver coordinated, culturally responsive, and outcomes-focused therapeutic support to families experiencing complex and intersecting challenges.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver trauma-informed, culturally responsive therapeutic interventions to children, young people, and families
• Provide counselling, family therapy, and psychoeducation targeting trauma, attachment, and emotional regulation
• Deliver services through home-based and outreach models to support engagement and accessibility
• Conduct therapeutic and psychosocial assessments and develop clinical formulations
• Administer and interpret evidence-based tools (e.g. Family Outcome Star, K10, SDQ, CBCL)
• Contribute to family-led case plans and integrate therapeutic goals into casework
• Monitor child safety and wellbeing and respond to changes in risk
• Contribute to safety planning and risk escalation in collaboration with the team
• Work collaboratively with the Child and Family Therapeutic Clinician to embed therapeutic strategies into everyday practice
• Maintain accurate, timely, and high-quality case notes, assessments, and records in approved data systems

About you

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Community Services, Psychology, Welfare, or a related discipline
• Current Professional Registration with AHPRA, APS, AASW or PACFA (as applicable)
• Experience working with children and families experiencing complex needs, including child protection risk, trauma, and psychosocial challenges
• Knowledge of child-centred, family-led, and trauma-informed practice
• Understanding of mandatory reporting and information-sharing obligations
• Current Working with Children Check
• Current National Police Check
• Current Driver Licence
• Strengths-based and trauma-informed family practice skills
• Ability to engage families experiencing high levels of stress, trauma, and disadvantage

Stepwise is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports an inclusive approach in the workplace. We celebrate our diversity and welcome applications from all cultures, ages, religions, genders, LGBTQIA+ people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people with disabilities.More information about Stepwise, please visit www.stepwise.org.au

All offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, provision of a current Working with Children Check and confirmation of the right to work in Australia.