Senior Child and Family Practitioner (Child Trauma and Refugee Focus)
Job No:
77598
Location:
Melbourne Northern Region, VIC
- Truly make a difference to the lives of children and families in the local community!
- Join a dynamic not-for-profit organisation!
- Salary packaging to maximise your take home pay!
- Flexible hours and TOIL scheme to ensure you achieve a healthy work life balance!
About the Organisation
drummond street services (DS) is a not-for-profit, non-denominational agency that has over 127 years in the development and delivery of innovative services that strengthens families and communities with a strong focus on evidence-based/informed practice and across the prevention and early intervention spectrum of universal and targeted support.
drummond street has played a crucial role providing specialist support to members of the LGBTQI community for over thirty years through its Queerspace program.
In addition, drummond street delivers services across the following programs:
- Mental Health programs (Better Access/ATAPS)
- Family Mental Health Support Services
- Family & Relationships Services
- Royal Commission Support Services
- Group Programs
- Parent engagement, education & Support
About the Opportunity
drummond street has a fantastic opportunity for a full-time Senior Child and Family Practitioner to join the Family Services team in Melbourne's Northern suburbs.
Reporting to the Family Services Manager, you'll be responsible for delivering high quality child and family focused prevention and intervention services to support children dealing with, or at risk of developing, child and adolescent mental health issues.
Key responsibilities of this pivotal role include:
- Provide centre based and outreach support to reduce risk and increase protective factors for children, young people, and their families;
- Conduct bio-psycho-social assessments of family-based risk and protective factors associated with child mental health outcomes;
- Utilise evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies that are holistic and family centred;
- Facilitate psycho-social and skills-based educational and therapeutic groups and seminars;
- Provide high quality supervision to a small number of practitioners; and
- Develop and deliver training to community members, partners and the broader sector.
The successful candidate must have the following:
- Be eligible to deliver child ATAPS with full registration as a psychologist or mental health social worker, and experience providing evidence-based psychological interventions to children;
- Have strong knowledge and experience in working with refugee families;
- Have considerable experience and understanding of trauma informed practice models in working with children and their families; and
- Have a demonstrated knowledge and application of a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches as well as experience supporting complex cases such as mental health, family violence, and substance abuse issues.
This role is well suited to someone who is organised, client-focused and who can effectively manage tasks and deadlines while maintaining a high degree of self-awareness and professionalism. You will also demonstrate a positive, creative and collaborative approach to the delivery of support services.
As a reflection of their values and mission, drummond street is a non-discriminatory organisation that delivers universal and targeted interventions to families, individuals, adults, children, youth and diverse communities. They are seeking candidates who embody these values and who have particular experience working with diverse communities and families.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to join an organisation that is truly making a difference to the community by promoting well-being for life. Apply Now!
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