Children's Family Violence Clinical Therapist

Brief Description

• Permanent part time opportunity (0.8 FTE)
• Salary packaging, gifted leave at Christmas and Easter, paid parental leave
• Competitive above-award salary, SCHADS Level 7 - $121,475.39 pro rata (plus super)

About The Role

The Children’s Family Violence Clinical Therapist delivers specialised, trauma-informed therapeutic support to children and their mothers who have experienced family violence. Working within the Strength to Strength Program, you will provide evidence-based interventions to support children’s recovery, emotional regulation and sense of safety.

This is a specialist clinical role suited to practitioners with a strong background in therapeutic work with children. Services are delivered through outreach and centre-based models, primarily based at Frankston, with travel across Sandringham and other sites as required.

A regular weekly presence at Hastings (minimum one day) is also required to support collaboration and integrated practice across partner organisations, with shared clinical supervision across organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based, trauma-informed therapeutic support to children impacted by family violence
• Provide developmentally appropriate interventions tailored to individual emotional, safety and wellbeing needs
• Manage a caseload of children, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework to achieve positive outcomes
• Undertake risk assessments and safety planning in line with the MARAM framework
• Deliver services across multiple sites (primarily Frankston, with travel to Sandringham and Hastings as required)
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation and actively participate in supervision, meetings and ongoing professional development

About You

• Postgraduate qualification in Counselling, or registration as a Psychologist, with eligibility for relevant professional membership
• Demonstrated experience delivering therapeutic interventions to children impacted by trauma and family violence
• Strong working knowledge of the MARAM framework and family violence risk assessment and management practices
• Ability to apply child development, trauma and attachment theories in therapeutic practice
• Experience working with diverse client presentations, with a commitment to culturally safe, inclusive and intersectional practice
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team

Family Violence Minimum Mandatory Qualifications Under Recommendation 209

As per the minimum mandatory qualifications requirements via https://www.vic.gov.au/mandatory-minimum-qualifications-specialist-family-violence-practitioners

All candidates wishing to apply for this role must be able to demonstrate that they:

• are considered EXEMPT under the policy OR
• hold a Bachelor of Social Work or other equivalent qualification OR
• have minimum 5 years relevant professional experience, OR a related qualification as per the mandatory minimum qualification requirements. OR
• hold significant cultural knowledge and experience or lived experience, and have faced barriers to educational pathways

Please note that candidates wishing to enter the specialist family violence workforce via a related qualification or 5 years related professional experience pathway, OR the significant cultural knowledge and experience or lived experience pathways will be required to work towards an equivalent qualification within specified timeframes (as per the mandatory minimum qualifications policy). If you believe these pathways may apply to you and would like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact ***email_hidden*** to discuss this further.

Benefits

• Salary packaging - up to $15,900 in tax-free pay per year, plus entertainment up to $2650
• 4 days gifted leave at Christmas and Easter (pro rata)
• Up to 100 hours of paid study leave (where relevant to role)
• 12 weeks paid parental leave (primary carer)
• Additional leave through purchase leave pathways
• Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service
• Eligible for participation in the portable long service leave program

Our 2023-2027 strategy outlines the world we want to see and our role in advancing it. We aspire for all women, girls, and families to be safe, well, strong, and connected. We strive for equity, dignity and social justice for women, girls and families by collaborating globally and acting locally, supporting our communities in Australia and New Zealand to thrive.

We want women, girls and families to live full and dignified lives, have dignified income and enjoy financial wellbeing. We aim to provide place-based, people-centred, holistic services while working at the system level to achieve bold and audacious reform. We currently offer microfinance programs and products, financial counselling and coaching, family and domestic violence support services, family and youth programs, playgroups, education programs and community houses. These services are complemented by research and strong advocacy to address the underlying structural causes of injustice, exclusion, and inequality.

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How To Apply

Please click 'Apply' to complete your application. Please upload your resume and a brief cover letter addressing the requirements of the role.

Applications are considered as they are received. APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 7th June 2026

To view the position description, please visit

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