Play Therapist Salisbury, SA

At Child and Family Play Therapy, we are passionate about supporting children to grow up to be the best versions of themselves. We use evidence-based models, our experience from working with children across education, counselling and mental health environments and the therapeutic powers of play to support children’s ongoing social and emotional development. We offer a range of Play Therapy interventions, including Child Centered Play Therapy, Theraplay and Child Parent Relationship Therapy and Sandtray Therapy. 

What’s the role?

Here’s some more details about what your new workdays could involve:

Delivering Play Therapy sessions aligned to evidence-based frameworks and best practice guidelines;

• Conducting initial intake consultations with families to fully understand the individual circumstances of each child and how you can support the family unit to achieve their goals;

• Take part in regular training and supervision activities to ensure your confidence that your therapy sessions are the best they can be for the benefit of the children and their families; 

Prepare reports for all stakeholders, including the child’s school or other educational facility, NDIS and / or other agencies including government and private.

What will you bring to our team?

We’re excited to learn about the skills and experience you’ve gained through your work as a qualified and registered Play Therapist and how they’ll benefit the children and families we work with.

Your nurturing nature and ability to effortlessly relate to and build relationships with children and families will complement the high-quality therapy sessions you facilitate. You’ll also love to communicate with families and other service or therapy providers to positively contribute to a holistic approach to each child’s development.

Like us, you’ll have a thirst for learning and development for yourself so that we can bring up-to-date best practice therapy to the children we support.

What’s in it for you?

Besides a competitive market rate, a fully stocked playroom and the opportunity to make a difference to the lives of children and families, you’ll also have the flexibility to negotiate with us what your perfect working arrangements look like. Whether that’s part-time, casual or even as a contractor, we are open to chatting about an arrangement that works best for everyone!

How do you apply?

If this sounds like the role you’ve been waiting for, we’d love to hear from you! Please send us your CV and a cover sheet (no word limit) via email to: [email protected] by 30/12/2022, telling us why you’re the perfect addition to our team. Please note that only shortlisted candidates may be contacted.