• DURATION: 12 month fixed term position available, with
  option of extension dependent on funding  
• First Nations
  People, LGBTIQA+ people, people with disability, people of colour, public
  housing residents or people with a lived experience are encouraged to apply
• DS is committed to
  child safety and strictly adheres to the Reportable Conduct Scheme for organisations.
  The safeguarding and wellbeing of our clients is our core focus. All staff must
  undergo thorough recruitment process including screening and providing evidence
  of current Working With Children Check and National Police Check.

About the role

Drummond Street Services (DS) delivers responsive,
intentional and evidence-based prevention, early intervention and treatment
programs, within a public health framework for a range of communities,
including a range of family violence programs. We strive to build and enhance
the innate resilience of children, young people, adults, their families and
communities and to increase protective factors. Growth in our services has led
to a range of new exciting opportunities to join our team, including a TPS
Practitioner, Queerspace and Family Violence Response. Please look out for
other current Drummond Street employment listings.

Working within Queerspace and the Family Violence Response
Team, the TPS Practitioner will lead and provide high quality therapeutic,
mental health and family violence services to LGBTIQA+ people and their
families, and other clients, within DS’ Family Services Model of Practice. Based
primarily in Carlton, with one- two direct reports, you will also support the
team to provide secondary consultation, reflective practice, training and
co-work to other staff and programs across our organisation. Ideal candidates
are passionate, committed to social justice and cultural safety, are trauma
informed and are affirmative of all children, young people, families, adults
and communities.

Your responsibilities

• Provision of psychological services to clients under Better
  Access and/or TPS programs
• Provision of inspired, supportive supervision through
  coaching and mentoring with a focus on the development of service outcomes for
  clients and the quality practice and performance management of staff
  individually and in teams.
• Collaborate with a trans-disciplinary team to ensure
  delivery of high quality, client led counselling, family violence and support
  services across Queerspace and the Family Violence Response Team
• Contribute to and foster a positive and affirmative team
  environments
• Contribute to the preparation of reports for funders
• Ensure performance targets are met and that data and
  evaluation material is collected and input into our client information systems
  consistently and in a timely way

About you 

• Highly skilled and experienced individual and group
  practitioner eligible to provide psychological services to clients under Better
  Access and/or TPS programs
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of LGBTIQA+ specialist
  and mainstream therapeutic & supportive approaches for individuals and
  families, including children
• Belong to LGBTIQA+ communities or other communities with
  whom DS assertively engages
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of child and adolescent
  development, whole of family practice, recovery-oriented trauma informed
  practice and the impact of structural disadvantage on individuals, families and
  communities, such as racism, sexism, Islamophobia, homophobia or transphobia

Selection Criteria – all of the following must be addressed
in your application to be considered.

Essential

• Relevant tertiary qualification in health or welfare, such
  as social work, psychology, or counselling
• Eligibility to provide psychological services to clients
  under Better Access and/or TPS programs
• Highly skilled and experienced individual and group
  practitioner
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of LGBTIQA+ specialist
  and mainstream therapeutic and supportive approaches for families and
  specifically children and young people with particular focus on early
  intervention and preventative family-based interventions.
• Demonstrated understanding of a gendered analysis of family
  and intimate partner violence and the limitations and challenges it offers when
  working with LGBTIQA+ communities and women, transgender, gender diverse people
  and young people who are enacting harm
• Demonstrate your genuine interest and commitment to
  collaborating with First Nation, LGBTIQA+, and people of colour. Use examples.

Application process

• Applications close at midnight on Sunday 24th September 2023
• All applications will be directed to our careers portal – TPS
  Practitioner- Queerspace and Family Violence Response
• All applicants must include a resume with a cover letter
  addressing all the key selection criteria for the position

Please contact Tara Dempster-Clark on 03 9663 6733 or [email protected] to discuss your application.

To
review the PD please visit the careers page on our website