Intake Clinician – Restoring Childhood

About Take Two & Restoring Childhood

Restoring Childhood is part of Berry Street’s Take Two service. It focuses on providing therapeutic support to babies, children and young people to help them recover from family violence.

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.

Berry Street’s Restoring Childhood Program is Rainbow Tick accredited.

Key Responsibilities

This role includes, but is not limited to:

• Providing high-quality, evidence-based therapeutic interventions in collaboration with the client, family and care team
• Contribute to the delivery of clinical services comprising of traige, assessment and treatment of families referred to the Restoring Childhood team
• Working cooperatively with both internal and external stakeholders, providers concerning the child development, mental health, and well-being needs of infants, children, young people, and their caregivers affected by violence.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date client records according to Australasian standards.

About You

• A minimum Bachelor level or higher qualification in relevant field
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Safe & Together™ Model of practice
• Experience triaging and screening parents and children who have experienced family violence and the ability to identify therapeutic needs
• Strong understanding of developmental trauma
• An understanding of the issues involved in working with families with diverse needs – i.e. CALD or disability (physical, sensory, intellectual or psychiatric)
• Training (e.g.EMDR) or experience in working with vulnerable children, adults and families, individually and in group work
• Strong decision making skills
• Sound understanding of the complexities of the service systems
• Significant experience conducting clinical work with children.
• Strongly align with Berry Street’s core values

Berry Street Benefits!

• Committed to providing Fortnightly supervision
• Work within 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 via the Apply Now link below.

Queries to Allen Jeffress – A/Clinical Manager – Restoring Childhood, Take Two on 0439 826 809.

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 (International Police Checks may be applicable) and Worker Care Exclusion Scheme clearance if applicable.

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In 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. 

A position description is attached.