Position DescriptionCognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Practitioner

Position Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic (CBT) Practitioner

Team Family Safety

Employment Type

Hours

Full Time, Fixed Term

38 hrs per week, required to work 1-2 evenings per week

Location Sandringham and Frankston

From time to time the incumbent may be requested to work from, or

be based at, other Family Life sites.

Reports To Team Leader, Family Safety

Effective Date October 2021

The Family Safety team is a client-centred, trauma informed service, designed to providecounselling and support to families experiencing relationship difficulties. The team providesspecialist family violence services to men, women and children who have, or are currentlyexperiencing family violence. In addition, the team provides accountability and behaviourchange services for perpetrators of family violence, through individual interventions andgroup work.

The CBT Practitioner provides one-to-one intensive, innovative and holistic short-termpsychosocial interventions to men who have perpetrated family violence. The purpose ofthis role is to support a change in the thought-behaviour process of men who perpetrateFamily Violence, through the provision of CBT informed intervention, to enable men toparticipate meaningfully in behaviour change. The position provides therapeutic support,using techniques that include mindfulness, to create conditions that enable bothaccountability and change.

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The key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

● Providing one-to-one specialist Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and psychoeducation

with men who have complex issues that present as barriers to service engagement

including AOD and mental health diagnoses.

● Effectively managing a caseload of men and drawing on other evidence informed

approaches, including mindfulness, to build skills to enhance the safety of affected

family members impacted by Family Violence.

● Working flexibly to support the effective operation of the Service and the

management of appropriate levels of service provision for urgent and routine

support, and waiting times.

● Providing interventions through a range of delivery methods, including face to face,

outreach, remote or web based services (e.g. telephone assessments and therapy,

and email or video based consultations).

● Conducting on-going risk assessments and developing safety plans to mitigate risk

and ensure safety of women and children. Conducting risk assessments for suicide

risk and ideation to harm children and / or others and developing safety plans for

men who use violence.

● Delivering services to quality standards, complying with relevant legislation and

contractual requirements.

● Maintaining professional documentation and administrative systems according to

program and legislative requirements, including planning and documentation of

group and education programs.

● Attending regular reflective practice groups, which explores the role privilege plays

with particular reference to sexism across the Family Violence and Family Services

sector.

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1. Post Graduate Degree in Mental Health, Social Work, Psychology, or a relevant

clinical, therapeutic field and relevant training/ accreditation in CBT.

2. Membership or accreditation with a relevant professional body.

3. Working knowledge of the complexities of family violence.

4. Demonstrated experience delivering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and

mindfulness.

5. Demonstrated experience working with CALD and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander populations.

6. Demonstrated experience with separation, Family Law, mental health, sexual abuse,

alcohol and other drugs and family violence issues.

7. Demonstrated clinical experience working with multidisciplinary teams.

8. Demonstrated ability undertaking risk assessments and developing safety plans to

keep women and children safe.

9. Counselling experience, with a particular emphasis on working with men who have

used violence and their families.

10. Information technology skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, video

conferencing platforms and client management systems.

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Our six principles are at the heart of the work that we do at Family Life, they inspire usto achieve the best results for our clients and the communities we serve. The principlesexemplify our commitment to support our people to produce quality services andoutcomes.

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● Family Life is a youth and child safe organisation that values, respects, and listens to

children and young people.

● All offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory Working with Children Check,

Police Records Check and Covid vaccination certificate

● Family life operates across multiple sites, therefore it is essential that all employees

hold a current Driver’s License.

● Family Life offers generous salary packaging benefits.

● All offers of employment at Family Life are subject to a six-month probationary

period.

● Family Life is committed to providing a safe, healthy and friendly working

environment.

● Family Life prides itself on being flexible and family-friendly wherever possible for the

mutual benefit of employees and the organisation.

● Family Life expects all employees and volunteers to understand and behave in

accordance with our principles, purpose, values and code of conduct.

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