Senior Clinician Restoring Childhood

Take Two provides a range of therapeutic services for infants children and young people who have suffered trauma neglect and disrupted attachment and contributes to the service system that provides care support and protection for these children.

The Restoring Childhood Program sits within the Take Two service and is part of a consortium funded by the Victorian Government to provide therapeutic services to victim survivors of family violence.

In the Central Highlands the Consortium is a partnership comprises of Berry Street WRISC Family Support and Ballarat Community Health Service.

• Mt Helen Location on Wathawurrung Country
• Part time (0.6 FTE) Permanent role
• $116k pa (pro rata) Super & Salary Packaging

About the Role

The Restoring Childhood Model (RCM) has been funded by the Victorian Government providing therapeutic services to children and young people impacted by family violence. Grounded in evidence informed practice the RCM will involve specialist intake & triage supported referrals and secondary consultations and medium term counselling.

The role will involve working across the broader Restoring Childhood program and also the MI Village program. MI Village is a voluntary program supporting caregivers infants and young children who have experienced family violence. Managed by Berry Street MI Village provides trauma-informed early intervention through residential properties and community referrals helping caregivers and young children rebuild safety confidence and healthy relationships.

We provide trauma-informed therapeutic care for victim survivor families.

Berry Streets Restoring Childhood Program is Rainbow Tick accredited

Learn more about The Take Two Approach: Senior Clinician will:

• Deliver high-quality trauma-informed therapeutic interventions and manage a complex caseload aligned with program goals and KPIs.
• Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to support professional development and team leadership.
• Conduct assessments develop therapeutic plans and participate in reflective practice to guide effective recovery-focused interventions.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure integrated service delivery and positive client outcomes.
• Maintain compliance with documentation standards and contribute to program development innovation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support MI Village program as required providing trauma-informed early intervention support to caregivers infants and children recovering from family violence.

Please see the position description for detailed key responsibilities

About You

• You will have a Bachelor degree level or higher qualification in a Health or Welfare related field such as Occupational Therapy Psychology Social Work Family Therapy Speech Pathology or related discipline.
• You will be an experienced Senior Clinician with experience conducting clinical work with children as well as post graduate training in a relevant field.
• You will have a strong understanding of the complexity of child protection and family violence service systems and the issues involved in providing services to our clients.
• You will have experience in providing clinical supervision to clinical staff supporting infants children and families.

Berry Street Benefits!

• Hybrid working from home and the office (1 day a week WFH)
• Committed to providing Fortnightly supervision
• Work within in a multi-disciplinary team who value regular debriefing
• Use of evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions and treatments
• Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
• Flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions.
• Additional professional development opportunities.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including access for staff members immediate family.

How to Apply

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted by midday on 11pm Sunday 23 November.

Queries to Allen Jeffress Clinical Team Leader on

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check.

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe child friendly and child empowering everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background ability ethnicity gender identity sexual orientation spirituality or religion.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply