Therapeutic Children's Practitioner

Wayss; Greater Dandenong; Hybrid; AUD 106,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900 per ann

Hybrid/Remote work up to 1 day per wk

Five weeks annual leave

Job summary

Wayss is seeking a Therapeutic Children’s Practitioner to provide outreach-based therapeutic support to children and young people affected by family violence in Melbourne’s south-east. You will use trauma-informed, child-centred approaches to promote emotional wellbeing, safety and healthy development.

Reporting to the Practice Leader, you will plan and deliver interventions, assess needs, and collaborate with families, practitioners and external services while complying with mandatory

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work or Psychology.
• Experience therapeutically with children, young people and families affected by family violence or trauma.
• Understanding of child development and attachment.
• Strong assessment and report-writing skills.
• Current Working with Children Check and Police Check.
• Victorian Driver’s Licence is required or in progress.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and review therapeutic activities for children and youth.
• Identify strengths, risks and protective factors for case planning.
• Collaborate with caregivers, practitioners and external services.
• Advocate for safety and developmental needs of children and youths.
• Provide child-focused consultation to practitioners.
• Deliver culturally safe, inclusive and child-centred practice.

Skills

Therapeutic work

Child development

Trauma-informed

Documentation

Professional boundaries

Education

Tertiary qualification in Social Work or Psychology

Job description

• Part Time Maximum Term Opportunity (6/7 months)
• Opportunity to work from home up to 1 day per week subject to operational requirements
• Salary range $105,577 – $110,359(SCHADS Level 5) - Pro Rata for Part Time
• Generous Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 per annum
• Five weeks annual leave

Wayss provides safe housing and support to people experiencing family violence, housing insecurity and homelessness across Melbourne’s south-east. Our vision is for the people we support to have a safe home and freedom from discrimination and violence.

We are seeking a Therapeutic Children’s Practitioner to provide outreach-based therapeutic support to children and young people impacted by family violence. Reporting to the Therapeutic Children’s Practice Leader, you will use child-centred, trauma-informed and age-appropriate approaches to promote safety, emotional wellbeing and regulation, recovery and healthy development.

In this role, you will:

• Plan, deliver and review therapeutic activities and interventions tailored to individual children and young people
• Identify strengths, needs, risks and protective factors and contribute to child-focused assessment and case planning
• Work collaboratively with caregivers, Family Violence Practitioners and external services
• Advocate for the rights, safety and developmental needs of children and young people
• Provide child-focused consultation and secondary support to Family Violence Practitioners
• Deliver culturally safe, inclusive and child-centred practice.

About you

You will bring:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology or a related discipline
• Experience working therapeutically with children, young people and families impacted by family violence, trauma, adversity, mental health concerns or other complex needs
• An understanding of child development, attachment, trauma and the impact of family violence
• Strong assessment, documentation and report-writing skills
• A commitment to reflective practice, professional development and professional boundaries
• A current Working with Children Check, National Police Check and Victorian Driver’s Licence.

Additional qualifications in Play Therapy, Youth Work or a related discipline are desirable. Applicants must also meet, or be willing to work towards, the Family Violence Minimum Mandatory Qualifications under Recommendation 209, in accordance with Victorian Government requirements.

Why work with Wayss

At Wayss, we are:

• Thoughtful and intentional in what we aim to achieve
• Courageous, speaking up when it matters
• Compassionate, inquisitive and non‑judgmental in how we work
• Inclusive and diverse team environment
• Encourages creativity and innovative thinking

Wayss is proud to be an inclusive and child safe organisation.

Wayss is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to being an organisation that embraces a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion within our workforce and approach to service delivery. We encourage people with lived experience to apply for roles at Wayss. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic communities, people of all ages and LGBTIQ people. Wayss is a proud Rainbow Tick accredited organisation that welcomes everyone across the LGBTIQ community.

Enquiries about the position can be directed to Veronika on 0407 877 ***.