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Therapeutic Specialist. Permanent Full Time

Life Without Barriers
$85,822 - $108,670 a year
New South Wales
Full time
5 days ago
Job no: 505275
Employment type: Full Time
Location: Newcastle, Maitland & Hunter
Categories: Child, Youth & Family
  • Based in Newcastle with flexible hybrid working arrangements
  • Generous Employee Benefits- Access to salary packaging, Fitness Passport + More!
  • Monthly rostered day off (RDO)

About the role

As a Therapeutic Specialist you will coordinate and deliver high quality assessment, consultive and referral services to support the development for Children & Young People in our care 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 therapeutic supervision, practice support and leading reflective practice sessions.

This permanent Full-Time opportunity is based in Newcastle with flexible working arrangements negotiated with the successful applicant. Regular travel throughout Newcastle and the mid north coast will be required.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead therapeutic assessments and planning through comprehensive assessments and Positive Behaviour Support Plans
  • Develop, review and support implementation of relevant therapeutic support plans, such as Positive Behaviour Support Plans
  • Provide therapeutic expertise and guidance to support managers with reflective practice, and facilitate the development of effective strategies to prevent and respond to pain-based behaviour for young people
  • Develop a thorough working knowledge of the CARE and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) models to deliver training as required
  • Advocate and lead ethical, evidence-informed therapeutic practice, in alignment with the CARE and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) models
  • Proactively engage and collaborate with relevant internal and external stakeholders

Skills & Experience

  • Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing or other related discipline.
  • Current registration or eligibility for registration with the professional body relevant to your qualification.
  • Experience using evidence-based assessment tools with young people with trauma informed behaviour
  • Ability to develop and promote positive person-centred behaviour supports
  • Current Driver’s Licence

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

How to Apply:

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For general role enquiries contact Emma Kennedy via [email protected]

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Applications close at midnight, Sunday 10th August 2025

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

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.

Advertised: 29 Jul 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 10 Aug 2025 23:55 AUS Eastern Standard Time

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