33996

Closes: 06 May 2024

Classification: Health Professional Level 5
Salary: $135,355 - $152,377 plus superannuation
Position No: 33996
Directorate: Community Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 22 April 2024
Contact Officer: Tina Brendas on Tina.Brendas@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 3341

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Details: Bimberi Youth Justice Centre (Bimberi) is seeking a highly motivated individual with strong leadership, advocacy, and communication skills to join the team as Principal Practitioner.

The Principal Practitioners role is focused on providing trauma-informed advice, consultation, and treatment to young people in Bimberi. The Principal Practitioner provides advise and input to operations to ensure the programs and services are therapeutically focused and trauma-informed and addresses the needs of individual young people in Bimberi.

The role is also responsible for providing leadership, supervision, training, mentorship and support to staff and students. The successful candidate will liaise and work in collaboration with young people, their families, carers, government, and non-government agencies and legal services to facilitate improved outcomes within a statutory framework.

This position does involve direct supervision of staff and is based at Bimberi.

CSD is an inclusive employer where all people are respected and valued for their contribution. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, People with Disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people.

Eligibility/ Other Requirements:

Essential experience and requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications (or equivalent) in human services, allied health, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years’ experience working in human services fields.
• This position does require a Working with Vulnerable People Check.
• This position does require a First Aid Certificate.

Highly desirable qualifications and experience:

• Driver’s license.

Note: An order of merit will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months.

How to Apply: Your application should be no more than three pages outlining your strengths against the Selection Criteria, details of two referees and a current curriculum vitae.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now Button Below

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