MST Clinical Supervisor. Permanent Full Time - Gold Coast

About theOrganisation

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 8000 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 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 clients 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 Robina office as an MST Clinical Supervisor leading a team of up to four clinicians in delivering the evidence-based Multisystemic Therapy (MST) model to support young people (1117) with offending behaviours. This full-time permanent role involves providing clinical supervision managing a small caseload and collaborating with stakeholders like youth justice and schools to drive systemic change. Youll ensure program fidelity contribute to quality improvement and foster clinician development in a dynamic supportive environment dedicated to transforming lives.

About the MST Program

Multisystemic Therapy (MST) is a globally recognised research-backed model targeting anti-social and offending behaviours in youth through tailored interventions across family peer school and community systems. As a supervisor youll champion this model to achieve lasting outcomes for young people and their families.

Professional Development Opportunities

As an MST Clinical Supervisor youll engage in a transformative training model that goes beyond traditional reflective practice. Our structured supervision system includes comprehensive clinical training weekly group and individual supervision and a rigorous on-the-job learning plan. Supervisors consistently report significant growth in their expertise equipping them to lead with confidence and drive systemic change.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide weekly group and individual supervision to ensure MST model adherence and clinician competency.
• Manage a caseload of 12 families delivering evidence-based systemic interventions.
• Oversee MST program planning administration and budget driving continuous quality improvement.
• Foster strong relationships with stakeholders (e.g. youth justice schools) to enhance program impact.
• Support clinician development through training skill assessments and tailored strategies.
• Ensure accurate reporting of clinical outcomes and adherence data via the MSTI website.
• Promote MST to stakeholders and manage referrals and caseloads for program efficiency.
• Contribute to clinical governance policy development and team recruitment.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Qualifications: Masters degree (Ph.D. preferred) in Psychology Social Work or related field with registration or eligibility with a professional body (e.g. AASW Psychology Board of Australia).
• Experience: Extensive clinical expertise in treating youth offending behaviours using pragmatic family therapies cognitive-behavioural therapy and systemic interventions. Proven leadership in supervising multidisciplinary teams including hiring and performance management.
• Skills: Strong knowledge of MST principles behavioural therapies and social learning theory. Excellent communication organisation and leadership skills with a commitment to cultural responsiveness and organisational values of respect and inclusivity.
• Additional Requirements: Valid Class C Drivers Licence flexibility for 24/7 clinician support willingness to travel and compliance with criminal record and working with children checks.

What we offer

• Generous salary packaging options (up to $15900 per annum).
• A mobile phone laptop and tool-of-trade vehicle.
• A rostered day off per month.
• Opportunities to work from home.
• A supportive multidisciplinary team and structured pathways for career growth.

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 Joelene at with the subject heading MST Supervisor - GC.

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

Current application closing date is midnight Wednesday 10th September 2025.