Clinician (Multi Systemic Therapy-Child Abuse & Neglect). Permanent Full Time - Tamworth

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

Join our small but well supported team of committed therapists, focussed on providing intensive family therapy based on Multi-Systemic Therapy (Child Abuse and Neglect) framework in Tamworth NSW. Enjoy a welcoming regional community located on the traditional lands of the Kamilaroi, Gamilaroi, and Gomeroi people where you will have the opportunity to experience the world class Tamworth Country Music festival, street buskers, award-winning restaurants set amongst a laid back, easy-going lifestyle.  

As a Clinician within our Multi-Systemic Therapy (Child Abuse and Neglect) team, you will provide in-home clinical services to families, negotiate therapeutic goals and use systemic resources to assist in meeting these goals. The mission of MST-CAN is to keep families together and ensure that children are safe, while reducing mental health difficulties and increasing social supports.

This is an internationally recognised program, specifically designed to treat 6-17 year-olds and their families. MST-CAN is unique, in that it supports all family members to be involved with treatment, which reduces the risk of children entering out-of-home care.

This is a challenging role that requires outside the box thinking; and a “Whatever it takes” attitude.  Having said that we'll invest in you with full MST training and opportunities to learn, we will evolve your practice and provide you with the opportunity to work in ways that make a genuine difference for vulnerable children and families within the community.

Further information is available here: http://mstservices.com/ & http://www.mstcan.com/.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct MST-CAN assessments including review of referral information, identifying and engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing an analysis of the fit of problem behaviours within the ecological context.
• Engage primary caregiver and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement.
• Using the MST Analytic Process implement problem conceptualisation, treatment planning, intervention implementation, outcome review and strategy revision procedure.
• Provide direct clinical treatment using methods compatible with MST principles and practices.
• Maintain clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with MST Principles and the MST Analytic Process.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with community stakeholders to ensure collaboration among service providers.

Skills and Experience

• Masters level qualification in psychology, clinical social work, counselling and/or mental health nurse (Candidates possessing bachelor degree qualifications and relevant experience may be considered)
• Registration / Eligibility for registration with relevant professional body
• Experience working with children and families in a therapeutic setting
• Child Protection experience preferable
• Experience in working in the area of drug and alcohol rehabilitation
• Experience in delivering a range of therapies including Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Trauma focussed CBT, Prolonged Exposure (PE), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Structural Family Therapy, Strategic Family Therapy, and behaviourally based treatments preferred. 
• Ability and willingness to undertake regular regional travel throughout the New England Region
• Current Australian drivers’ licence

Benefits

• Opportunity to deliver a unique, internationally recognised program supporting Children, Young People & Families
• Flexible working hours + monthly rostered day off + company vehicle
• Salary between $97 – $115k (dependent on skills and experience) + 11% Superannuation + Generous Salary Packaging benefits

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and NSW Working with Children Check.

How to Apply 

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts.

For those seeking a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact Denise Heung MST-CAN Supervisor, via email denise.heung@lwb.org.au. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Kristy Crowe at recruitment@lwb.org.au  

?Applications close at midnight on Monday 1st April 2024

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications are continuously reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.

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)