- Narre Warren Berry Street School, on Bunurong/Boonwurrung Country
- 2 days per week, Permanent opportunity
- Base salary of $98k - $100k + 11% Superannuation + Salary Packaging up to $15,900 (pro rata)
- School year calendar January - December*
Your Opportunity
The Berry Street School is a specialist independent school that supports around 200 students from years 7 to 12, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Narree Warren campus as a School Clinician.
Students at the Berry Street school have become disengaged from mainstream education. They come from a variety of backgrounds: some have experienced bullying in mainstream schools and some are in out-of-home care (foster, kinship and residential care). This means they often have gaps in their learning.
As the school Clinician, you will support our students through individualised needs and keep them on track with their learning. Without this support, young people are at risk of disengaging completely from school, which can lead to poorer life outcomes.
You will provide clinical services to students who are facing mental health or wellbeing concerns and help to develop clear therapeutic treatment plans and achievable goals.
*Please note you will be required to take leave over the December/January School holiday period.
Your Skills and Experience
This is a unique role to use your strong clinical skills to support young people reach their educational and emotional goals and make a real difference. As a School Clinician, you will hold an appropriate Bachelor degree or higher in a Health or Welfare related field, such as Psychology, Social Work, Family therapy or related discipline, as well as extensive experience conducting trauma and developmentally informed clinical work and assessments with children and young people.
A strong understanding of the complexities of child development, trauma theory, attachment theory and have the ability to communicate appropriately with all levels of staff, professionals and key stakeholders.
You will have an understanding and appreciation for the internal and external stressors young people experience in our modern day, and how this effects their ability to engage in education.
Berry Street
Join our team! We are one of the largest independent agencies within Australia, providing over 40,000 diverse programs to young people, children and families across Victoria each year. We pride ourselves on our ingenuity, evidence based and multi-dimensional thinking to provide the best outcomes for our young people!
We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful and strive to make this happen each day!
Extra benefits
- Above award salaries & allowances
- Regular reflective supervision
- A culture that values and support professional development
- $15,800.00 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging + Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation
- Flexible work arrangements
- 10 weeks paid parental leave + other generous leave conditions!
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff's immediate family
- Leave loading 17.5%
- Extra carers leave!
- Ongoing training opportunities in therapeutic frameworks
Apply now!
Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted by midnight on the 5th of January 2024.
Interviews to be held at the start of the 2024 school year.
Queries to Kate Ward, Clinical Manager on 0447 096 133
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.
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.