Psychologist or Social Worker. Permanent Full Time - Newcastle or Taree

About the Organisation

Every day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, as we work collaboratively with families, carers, and communities, to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow. With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

 About the role

As a Psychologist or Social Worker based in Newcastle or Taree, you will be responsible for providing therapeutic support to strengthen placements for children and young people in care, and support permanency outcomes including restorations, guardianship, adoption, and long-term care.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake child focused assessment of children and young people
• Provide evidence informed advice and recommendations on understanding and minimising negative impacts of trauma, promoting healthy age appropriate development and building and strengthening skills and competency
• Provide evidence informed training and support for carers and staff regarding therapeutic support
• Lead implementation, maintenance and monitoring of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention – Families (TCIF)
• Provide behaviour management support

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work or similar and current registration or eligibility for registration with the professional body or Psychology board of Australia to practice as a psychologist
• Completed, currently completing or agreement to undertake a unit of learning consistent with nationally recognised competency CHCDIS006
• Demonstrated experience in working with children or young people
• Ability to develop and promote positive person-centred behaviour supports
• Strong understanding of the impact of trauma and complex behaviours
• Current Driver’s Licence

Benefits

• Competitive salary with a tool of trade vehicle for work or personal use
• On-going training opportunities in a supportive and collaborative team environment
• Join an organisation that champions diversity, inclusivity and equality
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Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Emma Kennedy at recruitment@lwb.org.au

Applications close at midnight on 25th July 2021

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview. 
  
Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA