Senior Therapeutic Worker

Relationships Australia South Australia; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Relationships Australia South Australia (RASA) invites applications for a senior clinical leadership role across Adelaide CBD, Marion and Elizabeth to influence therapeutic practice and staff development.

You will lead a team delivering client-centred services under the National Redress Scheme, with a focus on DOORS risk screening integration and high-quality therapeutic supervision, ensuring safe, responsive and supportive care for clients.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge and competencies appropriate to the work.
• Experience in trauma informed and trauma responsive practices.
• Ability to implement organisational practices, processes and policies across a team.
• Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Experience working within the community services industry.
• Experience working with clients who have experienced Out-of-Home-Care.
• Experience in leadership and understanding of service provision.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to Redress staff to support effective and purposeful case management strategies, including the provision of therapeutic support based on screening, risk assessment, case reviews, and assessment frameworks.
• Provide high-quality support to people considering and applying to the National Redress Scheme, including clients in correctional facilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Promote the integration of therapeutic approaches throughout the client journey and ensure the team delivers a client-centred intake process, including universal holistic screening and risk assessment using the DOORS.
• Provide clinical supervision and practice support to Therapeutic Case Workers and other staff delivering therapeutic interventions, in accordance with RASA's clinical governance framework
• If this role is what you are looking for, we’d love to hear from you.
• Enquiries: Any enquiries can be addressed to Rosie Hemsley on 08 042.
• Applications close Wednesday 23 September 2026, 5pm.

Skills

Trauma-informed practices

Leadership

Community engagement

Supervision experience

Team leadership

Education

AQF Level 7 in Social Work, Psychology or related discipline

Job description

• Full-time position (76 fortnightly hours). Fixed term until 30 June 2027.
• $106,194 p.a + Super + Salary Packaging* (to increase your take home pay)
• Located in across Adelaide CBD, Marion & Elizabeth.

Join RASA in a senior clinical leadership role where you can influence therapeutic practice, support staff development and help deliver safe, responsive and client-centred services for people accessing the National Redress Scheme.

The National Redress Scheme is for people who experienced child sexual abuse while in an institution.

About RASA

Relationships Australia South Australia (RASA) is a not-for-profit, secular, community organisation, helping people to overcome difficulties and bring about positive change in their lives. We offer services for families, couples and individuals of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. To find out more about RASA go to rasa.org.au .

Who we are looking for

• Tertiary qualification (AQF Level 7) in Social Work, Psychology or related discipline and demonstrated knowledge and competencies appropriate to the work.
• Extensive experience working with complex client matters.
• Experience in trauma informed and trauma responsive practices.
• Ability to implement organisational practices, processes and policies across a team
• Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Experience working within the community services industry.
• Experience working with clients who have experienced Out-of-Home-Care.
• Experience in leadership and understanding of service provision.

It would be a bonus if you have:

• Experience in community engagement.
• Experience around working with victim/ survivors’ sexual violence
• Experience in delivering clinical and operational supervision.

What you will be doing

Provide leadership and direction to Redress staff to support effective and purposeful case management strategies, including the provision of therapeutic support based on screening, risk assessment, case reviews, and assessment frameworks.

Provide high-quality support to people considering and applying to the National Redress Scheme, including clients in correctional facilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Promote the integration of therapeutic approaches throughout the client journey and ensure the team delivers a client-centred intake process, including universal holistic screening and risk assessment using the Detection of Overall Risk Screen (DOORS).

Provide clinical supervision and practice support to Therapeutic Case Workers and other staff delivering therapeutic interventions, in accordance with RASA's clinical governance framework

If this role is what you are looking for, we’d love to hear from you.

Enquiries: Any enquiries can be addressed to Rosie Hemsley on 08 042.

Applications close Wednesday 23 September 2026, 5pm.