Careers

• Relocation Assistance Provided - a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in a regional location.
• Excellent remuneration package | Roles sought for both Darwin and Alice Springs
• Make a difference in the lives of children, young people, families, and communities across the NT

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

We are seeking a Therapeutic Specialist to join our Northern Territory team in Darwin or Alice Springs. The Therapeutic Specialist plays a critical role in overseeing and coordinating the functions within the Intensive Therapeutic Care programs undertaken by Life Without Barriers.

As a Therapeutic Specialist you will provide therapeutic support and intervention development for Children & Young People in our care who have backgrounds of complex trauma, abuse and/or neglect, and in some cases physical and/or psychosocial disabilities requiring support. You will also deliver specialist support to our care teams through practice support and leading reflective practice sessions.

Experience the unique rewards of working in the NT, where you'll have the opportunity to support practice uplift and achieve amazing outcomes for the children and young people in our community. In this role, you'll have the chance to make a real impact, helping children overcome challenges and thrive in nurturing environments. Join us in the NT and be part of a team dedicated to transforming lives and creating brighter futures.

A high level of cultural competency is extremely important for these roles, prior experience working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people will be highly regarded.

Please Note: We are advertising two positions, one permanent full-time position and one 12 month maximum term full-time contract. Either position can be based in Darwin or Alice Springs.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide evidence informed advice and recommendations on understanding and minimising negative impacts of trauma, promoting healthy age-appropriate development and building and strengthening skills and competency.
• Provide evidence informed training and support for carers and staff regarding therapeutic support.
• Lead implementation, maintenance and monitoring of Children and Residential Experiences (CARE) principles and practice and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) 
• Provide expertise and support to House Managers & Therapeutic Support Workers in the formulation and ongoing management of Therapeutic Care Plans, and to ensure purposeful supports are provided in line with CARE principals
• Coordinate preventative strategies to ensure continuity of care and mitigate placement breakdowns
• Advocate on behalf of Children & Young People by engaging agencies and organisations to support consistent therapeutic practice
• Contribute to client matching and intake assessment processes and support the transition of Children & Young People into homes

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work,  Mental Health Nursing or other related discipline. 
• Current registration or eligibility for registration with the professional body relevant to your qualification. 
• Completed, currently completing or agreement to undertake a unit of learning consistent with nationally recognised competency CHCDIS016 - Develop and promote position person-centred behaviour supports. 
• Demonstrated experience in working with children or young people in our of home care who have experienced trauma, abuse and/or neglect
• Ability to develop and promote positive person-centred behaviour supports
• Strong understanding of the impact of trauma and complex behaviours
• Current Driver’s Licence

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

Benefits

• Based in either Darwin or Alice Springs with flexible hybrid working arrangements.
• Generous Salary Packaging Benefits – claim up to $15,900 per year, tax free!
• Monthly RDO 

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 recruitment@lwb.org.au with the subject heading ‘Therapeutic Specialist – NT’

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 1st May 2024. 

Please note: 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

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview. 

 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