Child & Family Behaviour & Wellbeing Therapist

Catholiccare Sydney; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional supervision

Salary packaging

Flexible hybrid work

Ongoing development opportunities

Job summary

CatholicCare Sydney is seeking a Child & Family Practitioner - Behaviour and Wellbeing for our SPARK program in Sydney’s Inner West. You will work therapeutically with children aged 5–11 and their families, delivering assessment and intervention within a multidisciplinary team to support emotional wellbeing and positive behaviour.

Using a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach, you will conduct assessments, provide evidence-based interventions such as CBT and emotional regulation, coach

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Counselling or similar.
• Experience providing mental health assessment and therapeutic intervention to children and families.
• Strong knowledge in behavioural assessment, formulation and intervention for children.
• Ability to understand developmental, emotional, relational and environmental factors.
• Experience coaching parents and carers to strengthen parenting capacity.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, schools and services.

Responsibilities

• Conduct trauma-informed mental health assessments for 5–11 year olds.
• Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions including CBT and emotional regulation.
• Develop behavioural supports and behaviour management plans.
• Coach and educate parents and carers with practical strategies.
• Collaborate with schools and professionals for coordinated care.
• Maintain high-quality clinical documentation and practice.

Skills

Behavioural assessment

Therapeutic intervention

Psychoeducation

Coaching parents

Collaboration with schools

Documentation

Communication skills

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Psychology/Social Work/etc.

Job description

CatholicCare Sydney is seeking a Child & Family Practitioner - Behaviour and Wellbeing for our SPARK program in Sydney’s Inner West. You will work therapeutically with children aged 5–11 and their families, delivering assessment and intervention within a multidisciplinary team to support emotional wellbeing and positive behaviour.

Using a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach, you will conduct assessments, provide evidence-based interventions such as CBT and emotional regulation, coach