Therapeutic Specialist - Permanent Full Time - Greater Sydney
Core
Deliver therapeutic interventions and trauma-informed care to children and young people who have experienced significant trauma, guiding decisions based on permanency planning principles.
Role type
Senior clinical social worker / therapeutic specialist
Builds
Treatment plans, restoration, fostering, adoption, kinship care, and alternative placements for children in care
Domain
Child protection and trauma-informed mental health services
Required skills
Trauma-informed care, treatment planning, case management, group facilitation, risk assessment, care team coordination, data collection and reporting, crisis intervention, supervision and training delivery
Preferred skills
Experience with complex trauma backgrounds, family systems work, evidence-based practice implementation
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Assess needs of children and young people; develop and implement treatment plans; provide therapeutic supervision and training to staff and carers; coordinate care team meetings and reflective practice; create and monitor behavior support plans; facilitate group-work sessions; support transitions into and out of programs; complete matching reports and risk management plans; provide post-crisis debriefing
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC