Make a real difference in our community.

At South Coast Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation (SCMSAC), you’ll be part of a culturally safe, inclusive, and values-driven team making meaningful change across communities in the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Far South Coast, and Goulburn regions. We're a not-for-profit Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation delivering holistic health, wellbeing, and family services. While many of our programs and services are designed specifically for Aboriginal children and families, some of our teams also work with and support the broader community. Cultural connection is at the heart of everything we do, shaping how we support families, strengthen communities, and inspire future generations.

Work with purpose, in a location you love, with an organisation that makes a difference.

The Role

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Child & Adolescent Therapist. In this role you will be responsible for delivering culturally appropriate, evidence based therapeutic services and support to Aboriginal children, their families and carers in both individual and group based settings, utilising a variety of therapeutic techniques.

key responsibilities

• Ensure that clients have a K5 (Outcome Measure) completed at the start and end of each episode.
• Completion of episodes recorded appropriately with an initial and final outcome measure recorded.
• Clients at risk of suicide are to be followed up within seven days of referral and reported appropriately.
• Maintain an up to date appointment book, ensuring all appointments for all client contacts are booked in and actioned as required.
• Provide appropriate counselling, referral and support to children, young people and their families using a wide range of strategies including individual, group, family and community-based interventions.
• Ensure open and transparent communication with parent/carers is offered during all episodes of care and recorded appropriately.
• Case notes to be entered into the database within 48 hours of all contacts.
• Ensure client satisfaction documentation is completed at the review and exit.
• Complete PMHC start and end episode clinical items for each new client.
• Parent/Carer feedback forms completed after all episodes.
• Ensure the satisfaction forms are uploaded into client file within 48 hours of receipt.
• Assist in the preparation of all reporting requirements.
• Attend relevant team meetings. Be punctual, prepared, and ready to participate.

Essential Criteria

• Relevant tertiary qualification (Psychology, Social Work, Counselling).
• Understanding of the impact of child emotional, behavioural, wellbeing and health problems in Aboriginal communities, and the capacity to develop and implement programs and counselling techniques to address them.
• Theoretical knowledge and demonstrated experience in delivering therapeutic services to children, young people, their families and carers.
• Experience in maintaining detailed documentation, writing reports, collecting statistics, and developing presentations and promotional materials.
• Demonstrated computer proficiency, including the use of all Microsoft Office applications and client record and data management systems.
• Ability to effectively communicate with people from a variety of backgrounds.
• Current Working with Children Check, National Police Check and Working with Vulnerable People Registration.
• Current Drivers Licence.

Desirable

• Aboriginality*.
• Experience in play and art therapies.