Family Therapist

• Permanent full time position based in Macquarie Park on Darug Country ( with occasional travel to Hurstville required)
• $89k - $95.7k Super Salary Packaging (salary dependent on qualifications and experience)
• Join a passionate team dedicated to helping children remain safely at home with their families

Our Organisation

The Benevolent Societys vision is to build a just society where all Australians can live their best life. For more than 200 years we have supported people at the margins of society: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians; children young people and their families; older people; carers and people with disability. We are an independent non-religious service provider which supports people to live life their way.

As part of The Benevolent Societys vision we are strongly committed to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia. We remain steadfast in our commitment to promoting the economic political and social inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

About the role

As our Family Therapist you will work closely with children young people and families experiencing complex challenges to create meaningful and lasting change. You will provide intensive strengths-based therapeutic support addressing child safety while building trust connection and resilience. You will assess family strengths needs and goals and develop tailored behaviour change plans using motivational interviewing and relational practice.

Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is an evidence-based model grounded in respect accountability and hope. It focuses on addressing risk and protective factors within and beyond the family system that impact childrens safety and wellbeing. The model is relational and requires therapists to maintain a non-judgmental culturally responsive and strengths-based approach.

What you get to do

• Work intensively with high-risk families for up to six months delivering in-home family therapy and child protection interventions using a whole-of-family approach.
• Provide home visiting (minimum once per week) and practical evidence-informed interventions.
• Engage and motivate young people and families to reduce conflict negativity and blame and build hope and commitment to change.
• Develop and implement individualised skills-based behaviour change plans tailored to each familys risks strengths and goals.
• Participate in weekly group supervision to support reflective practice peer learning and fidelity to the FFT model.
• Maintain accurate documentation to measure outcomes and contribute to sector-wide practice improvement.
• Refer families to relevant community services to strengthen long-term support and sustain positive change beyond FFT involvement.
• Travel toHurstville once a week for group supervision
• Ability to work flexible hours (latest finish time 8pm)

Our Benefits

We support people to live their best life. That includes you our employee. A best lifeis unique to everyone and can change as life changes:

• Salary Benefits - You can package up to $18550pa of your pre-tax salary to pay for everyday expenses before income tax is calculated meaning you take homeeven more pay!
• Work/Life Balance-Enjoy flexible work arrangements including hybrid home/office options and accrue an additional day off each month (a bonus of 12 days per year) as a full-time employee.
• Recognition and Reward-Sector competitive remuneration various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years.
• Wellness -Stay fit with a Fitness passport utilise our Employee Assistance Program and even purchase additional leave.
• Professional development -We tailor career development opportunities to all employees and volunteers for career enrichment fulfilment and growth.
• Our Reconciliation Commitment - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees are entitled up to 2 days paid plus up to 10 days unpaid cultural leave as well as the option to be a voice on reference networkinggroupsthe opportunity for cultural and professional development that supports career pathways and your social and emotional wellbeing.

What YoullBring

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work Welfare Psychologyor a related discipline (or equivalent industry experience).
• Demonstrated experience identifying and responding to child protection risk is essential.
• Australian drivers license.
• Experience supporting families with complex needs including work within child protection and/or counselling settings.
• Ability to actively engage assess and case manage at risk families using a strengths-based approach.
• Strong administration and documentation skills with attention to detail in case notes and reporting.
• Excellent relationship building skillsand experience engaging with reluctant clients.
• Desire and confidence to learn new practices and immediately implement techniques and strategies with clients.

If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples then we want to hear from you. The Benevolent Society recognises and values cultural knowledge and wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities we therefore strongly encourage you to apply. We are strongly committed to being an Employer of Choice one who offers provides and practices cultural safety in our workplace.

Take the next step and apply today!

Need moreinformation or have questions Feel free to reach out to Saiesha Moodleyon/ for a friendly confidential chat.

The artwork above is by Jasmine Sarin a proud Kamilaroi and Jerrinja woman from NSW who grew up on the South Coast in Jerrinja and Yuin country (Nowra) and Dharawal country (Wollongong).